US 12,460,429 B2
Linear spacing system
Nathan Charles Maurice Golden, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed by Nathan Charles Maurice Golden, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/219,855.
Prior Publication US 2025/0019980 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. E04F 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 21/0092 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A linear spacer for creating a uniform spacing between a first tile unit and a second tile unit disposed on a foundation surface, the linear spacer comprising:
a body portion comprising a first end and a second end and at least one external side surface extending between the first end and the second end and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body portion;
one or more first through-holes extending through the body portion in a first direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and extending from a first external opening on the at least one external side surface of the body portion to an opposing second external opening on the at least one external side surface of the body portion; and
one or more second through-holes extending through the body portion in a second direction different than the first direction and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and extending from a third external opening on the at least one external side surface of the body portion to an opposing fourth external opening on the at least one external side surface of the body portion;
wherein, when the linear spacer is disposed in a gap between the first tile unit and the second tile unit such that the third external opening is substantially adjacent to a first edge of the first tile unit, the fourth external opening is substantially adjacent to a corresponding first edge of the second tile unit, the second external opening is adjacent the foundation surface, and the first external opening faces substantially away from the foundation surface, the linear spacer defines and maintains a linear spacing between the first tile unit and the second tile unit.