Tile retainer

Abstract

A tile retainer includes a base, a partition plate and a pull tab. The base includes a plurality of overflow holes. The partition plate is arranged on the base to separate a plurality of tiles disposed on the base. The pull tab is arranged on the partition plate.

1 . A tile retainer, comprising:
 a base including a plurality of overflow holes;   a cross-shaped partition plate arranged on the base to separate a plurality of tiles disposed on the base; and   a pull tab arranged on the partition plate,   wherein the pull tab is disposed on the cross-shaped partition plate and includes a single taper section, and the pull tab is connected with the partition plate through the taper section;   wherein the taper section is structured to sustain a vertical pulling force but not a rotational torque.   
     
     
         2 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the tile retainer fixes a plurality of corners of a plurality of tiles. 
     
     
         3 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the overflow holes pass through the base to enable slurry to overflow from one surface of the base to another surface of the base. 
     
     
         4 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the base is a rectangle, and the partition plate is a cross-shaped partition plate to separate four tiles; or a T-shaped partition plate to separate two or three tiles. 
     
     
         5 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the overflow holes are distributed symmetrically based on the partition plate. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a press cover equipped with an opening through which the pull tab passes. 
     
     
         8 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the press cover is operated with the base for clamping a plurality of tiles separated by the partition plate. 
     
     
         9 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the press cover including a upper wall and a plurality of side walls perpendicular to and connected with the upper wall, and the opening passes through the upper wall. 
     
     
         10 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the opening has an oblique inner wall, the pull tab has a saw-toothed outer wall, and the oblique inner wall of the opening matches with the saw-toothed outer wall of the pull tab. 
     
     
         11 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pull tab has a pull hole arranged at one end of the pull tab away from the partition plate. 
     
     
         12 . The tile retainer as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the press cover is equipped with a threaded hole, the pull tab has a threaded outer wall, and the threaded hole matches with the threaded outer wall of the pull tab.