Magnetic tile holder

• US 3,975,813 A
• Filed: 11/12/1975
• Issued: 08/24/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William A. Bell
• Original Assignee: William A. Bell
• Inventors: Bell, William A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Jr., James L.
• Application Number:
  US05/631,320
• Time in Patent Office: 286 Days
• Field of Search: 29/270, 294/65, 294/65.5, 294/64 R
• US Class Current: 29/270
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/088 fixed directly to the wall by means of magnets, hook and loop-type or similar fasteners, not necessarily involving the side faces of the covering element
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 21/1883 by simultaneously applying several elements, e.g. templates
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53909 Means comprising hand manipulatable tool

Abstract

A holder for setting a group of tiles on a receiving surface has a base plate provided with permanent magnets dispersed over its surface to hold an array of magnetically attractable tiles. Pusher pins slide through the plate to push tiles therefrom. In an alternate form the plate is made of or incorporates magnetically attractable material for holding tiles having permanent magnets therein.

Claims

1. A holder for releasably holding a plurality of tiles in predetermined array comprising:

a generally planar base member having spaced magnetic means dispersed throughout the area thereof for holding a plurality of magnetically attractable tiles on a forward face thereof; and

selectively operable means movable forwardly through said base member to engage tiles thereon and push said tiles from said base member against the action of said magnetic means, said last named means comprising a plurality of pins slidable forwardly through said base member between said magnets, and

2. A holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said magnetic means comprises a plurality of permanent magnets in said base member and substantially flush with the forward surface thereof.

3. A holder as defined in claim 1 including spring means arranged to urge said pins rearwardly of said surface free of contact with any tiles thereon.