Apparatus for supporting a tile counter cap

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is therefore a primary object to provide a method and apparatus to isolate the stresses created in the structures of the cabinets and their foundations and to keep them from reaching the tile corner cap to minimize cracking.
Another object is to provide a corner tile support strip (hereafter referred to as "P-strip II") in a form which will perform as a mud screed in lieu of the prior art metal strip.
Another object is to replace the conventional A-metal screed strip and/or the P-strip of our U.
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5,348,384, with the above noted P-strip II.
Still another important object is to construct the P-strip II in two units consisting of a first main body screed, which may be made from metal, and a second stress barrier member, which in the preferred embodiment, is made of a substantially rigid and high density small bead foam.
Yet another object is to provide the P-strip II and/or screed with multiple nailing slots there through which are of a shape and size to receive a fastener means, such as a nail therein, so as to fixedly attach the P-strip II and/or screed to the cabinet structure.
Also another object of the present invention is to shape the above noted "P" strip (which is also our first main body screed) substantially to form a backward "L" having a short leg which forms a lip and a long leg, with the long leg being substantially straight forming an elongated flat surface having an elongated top edge which is folded over upon itself forming an elongated hem, and the hem, the flat surface and the lip each facing toward the vertical leg of a corner tile structure.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide substantially an elongated, rectangular stress barrier member having a first side and a tile-side surface.
The first side conforming in size and shape to mate with the hem and the elongated flat surface when installed, and the stress barrier member being fixidly attached to the screed by caulking.
A further object is to apply a thin, smooth plastic coating on the tile-side surface of the stress barrier and on at least one of the its longest edges for reinforcement, if so desired