Adjustable pedestal assembly

Abstract

A pedestal assembly receivable on a support surface to support at least one flooring element over the support surface, the assembly comprising first and second members which are telescopically interengaged so as to be able to assume an extended state and a retracted state, whereby a height of the pedestal assembly is adjustable to set a spacing between the flooring element(s) and the support surface, the assembly including a locking mechanism operable in the extended state by way of relative rotation of the members such that the first and second members are locked in the extended state.

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         73 . A pedestal assembly receivable on a support surface to support at least one flooring element over the support surface, the assembly comprising:
 first and second members which are telescopically interengaged so as to be able to assume an extended state and a retracted state, whereby a height of the pedestal assembly is adjustable to set a spacing between the flooring element(s) and the support surface; and   a locking mechanism operable in the extended state by way of relative rotation of the members such that the first and second members are locked in the extended state.   
     
     
         74 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 73 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises circumferentially spaced locking grooves located on one of said members and complementary locking projections located on the other member, the locking projections being arranged to be received in the grooves such that the locking condition is assumed. 
     
     
         75 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 73 , wherein the locking mechanism includes at least one projection arranged on one of said members and resiliently biased in a radial direction so as to abut a respective shoulder on the other of said members in the locking condition to restrain the members from rotation relative to each other in a direction opposite a direction of said relative rotation. 
     
     
         76 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 73 , further comprising:
 a support member having a support portion for receipt of the flooring element(s) thereagainst; and   a base securable against the support surface.   
     
     
         77 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 76 , further comprising a body between the support member and the base, the body comprising said first and second members. 
     
     
         78 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 77 , wherein:
 the support member comprises a threaded portion which projects downwardly from said support portion; and   the body is configured with a correspondingly threaded portion with which the threaded portion of the support member is engaged such that the support member can be screwed relative to the body whereby the height of the pedestal assembly is adjusted.   
     
     
         79 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 76 , wherein the first member and base are telescopically interengaged so as to be able to assume an extended condition and a retracted condition whereby said height of the pedestal assembly is further adjustable. 
     
     
         80 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 79 , further comprising, in addition to said locking mechanism (“the first locking mechanism”), a locking mechanism operable to lock the first member and base rotationally when in the extended condition (“the second locking mechanism”). 
     
     
         81 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 80 , wherein the second locking mechanism is operable in the extended condition by way of relative rotation of the first member and base such that the first member and base are locked in the extended condition. 
     
     
         82 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 81 , wherein the second locking mechanism comprises:
 circumferentially spaced locking grooves, located on one of the base and the first member; and   complementary locking projections, located on the other of the base and the first member, the locking projections being arranged to be received in the grooves such that a locking condition is assumed.   
     
     
         83 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 76 , wherein the support member is configured to hold a spacer comprising at least one spacer portion, such that the spacer portion is receivable between the elements of a respective pair of adjacent said elements. 
     
     
         84 . A pedestal assembly for supporting at least one flooring element over a support surface, comprising:
 a base having an underside receivable against the support surface; and   a support portion arranged for receipt of the flooring element(s) thereagainst,   wherein the base comprises rotatably interengaged first and second members configured with abutting surfaces which are inclined relative to said underside such that rotation of the first member relative to the second member adjusts an angle between said underside and said support portion whereby that angle can be set equal to an angle of slope of the support surface so that the slope is offset and the or each flooring element is thus level.   
     
     
         85 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 84 , wherein:
 one of the rotatably interengaged members is configured with formations arranged at spaced positions therearound; and   the other of the rotatably interengaged members is configured with a complementary formation with which the spaced formations are successively engageable, at respective rotational positions of said first member relative to said second member, to retain the first member in the respective rotational position, whereby the angle between said underside and said support portion can be incrementally adjusted.   
     
     
         86 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 84 , further comprising a gauge arranged to indicate the degree of adjustment of the angle between said underside and said support portion. 
     
     
         87 . A pedestal assembly for supporting at least one flooring element over a support surface, comprising:
 a support member having a support portion for receipt of the at least one flooring element thereagainst;   a base, securable against the support surface; and   a body, via which the support member is connected to the base, comprising members which are telescopically interengaged so as to be able to assume an extended state and a retracted state, whereby a height of the pedestal assembly is adjustable to set a spacing between the flooring element(s) and the support surface,   wherein the support member and body are configured with interengaging threads, via which they are connected, such that the height can be further adjusted by screwing the support member relative to the body.   
     
     
         88 . A pedestal assembly according to  claim 87 , wherein:
 the support member includes a threaded portion which projects downwardly from said support portion and on an exterior of which the thread with which the support member is configured is formed; and   the thread with which the body is configured is formed on an interior of a said member of body which is arranged so as to be an uppermost one of said members of the body when in said extended state.   
     
     
         89 . A spacer for use with a pedestal for supporting at least one flooring element over a support surface, the spacer comprising a base have opposite sides, at least one first spacer portion projecting from one side, and at least one second spacer portion projecting from the other side, the base being engageable with the pedestal selectably in either of two orientations, such that at least one of the first and second spacer portions are exposed to be receivable between the elements of a respective pair of adjacent said elements, wherein the first and second spacer portions have differing transverse dimensions to hold at alternative spacings the elements between which they are receivable. 
     
     
         90 . An assembly comprising:
 a spacer according to  claim 89 ; and   a pedestal, wherein the spacer is engaged with the pedestal in one of said orientations.