Backlight tile system
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1. A backlight tile system, configured to be attached to a wall stud and to be surrounded by tile attached to drywall;
- the backlight tile system comprising;
a rear channel, mechanically coupled to the wall stud and extending through the drywall;
a first lighting strip, detachably coupled to the rear channel with a first adhesive strip;
a front channel, detachably coupled to the rear channel with a first magnetic strip; and
a mosaic tile, directly attached to the front channel;
wherein the first lighting strip is configured to render light through the mosaic tile, and wherein the mosaic tile attached to the front channel is substantially flush with the tile when the front channel is coupled to the rear channel.
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Abstract
A backlight tile system is configured to be attached to a wall stud and to be surrounded by tile attached to drywall. The backlight tile system has a rear channel that is mechanically coupled to the wall stud and extending through the drywall. A first lighting strip is detachably coupled to the rear channel with a first adhesive strip. A front channel is detachably coupled to the rear channel with a first magnetic strip. A mosaic tile is directly attached to the front channel. The first lighting strip is configured to render light through the mosaic tile.
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1. A backlight tile system, configured to be attached to a wall stud and to be surrounded by tile attached to drywall;
- the backlight tile system comprising;
a rear channel, mechanically coupled to the wall stud and extending through the drywall; a first lighting strip, detachably coupled to the rear channel with a first adhesive strip; a front channel, detachably coupled to the rear channel with a first magnetic strip; and a mosaic tile, directly attached to the front channel; wherein the first lighting strip is configured to render light through the mosaic tile, and wherein the mosaic tile attached to the front channel is substantially flush with the tile when the front channel is coupled to the rear channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- the backlight tile system comprising;
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5. A process for installing a backlight tile system into a wall stud and to be surrounded by tile attached to drywall;
- the process comprising;
mounting a rear channel to the wall stud with at least one screw; adhering a lighting strip to the rear channel;
adhering a mosaic tile to a front channel;connecting the lighting strip to a power source with wiring and a switch; connecting the front channel to the rear channel with at least one magnetic strip; and joining the mosaic tile to the tile with grout such that the mosaic tile and the tile are substantially flush with one another. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
- the process comprising;
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