US 7,536,802 B1
	Low-obscuring tile installation spacer
Armen Tavy, Plant City, Fla. (US); and Keith Tavshanjian, Oceanside, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Tavy Enterprises, LLC, South Windsor, Conn. (US)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/942,136.
Int. Cl. G01B 3/30 (2006.01); G01D 21/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 33—527

20 Claims

1. A device for spacing tiles on a surface having a selected conformation, the device comprising a base having a first surface having substantially the same contour as the selected conformation and a first spacer disposed on and extending from the first surface away from the base for engaging tiles, the base defining a window extending therethrough from the first surface, the first spacer bridging the window, whereby when the first spacer is engaged with tiles on the surface, engagement of a tile with the first spacer can be seen by a user through the window.