US 12,320,132 B2
Tile leveling system
Kaolino O Kalani Richard Baker, Kailua Kona, HI (US); and Paul Trpkovski, Kailua Kona, HI (US)
Assigned to Kaolino O Kalini Richard Baker, Kailua Kona, HI (US)
Filed by Kaolino O Kalani Richard Baker, Koloa, HI (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/437,069.
Application 18/437,069 is a continuation of application No. 17/349,691, filed on Jun. 16, 2021, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/039,944, filed on Jun. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0301703 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. E04F 21/18 (2006.01); E04F 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 21/18 (2013.01) [E04F 13/0885 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool for guiding installation of tiles on an installation surface, the tool comprising:
an elongated main body extending along a longitudinal axis thereof, from a first end to a second end, the elongated main body comprising:
a front including a front reference surface that is flat;
a rear, opposite the front, which faces the installation surface during use;
a side including a side reference surface that is straight and extends between and is perpendicular to the front reference surface and parallel to the longitudinal axis; and
a threaded aperture extending from the front to the rear of the elongated main body;
a leveling pad comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end is pivotally connected to the rear of the elongated main body, and the distal end is adjustably extendable out from the rear of the elongated main body; and
a screw configured to move along the threaded aperture of the elongated main body to adjust the extension of the distal end of the leveling pad.