Mosaic tile assembly for installation on a floor or wall surface

A mosaic tile assembly formed with a plastic injection mold in a continuous plastic injection process and configured for installation on a floor or wall surface, said mosaic tile assembly comprising:

• a plurality of mosaic tiles, each one comprising:
• a front face and a back face, said front face comprising a front surface configured for exposure to the exterior,
• said back face comprising a back surface and a plurality of grooves disposed in a predetermined array, said back surface and said plurality of grooves configured for attachment onto the floor or wall surface,
• two oppositely disposed horizontal sides and two oppositely disposed vertical sides collectively defining a rectangular shape,
• said predetermined array comprising at least one horizontal groove of said plurality of grooves extending between said two oppositely disposed vertical sides and three vertical grooves of said plurality of grooves extending between said two oppositely disposed horizontal mosaic tiles, said three vertical grooves disposed in a spaced apart relation to one another and said at least one horizontal groove disposed in an intersection relation to each of said three vertical grooves,
• each one of said back surface and said plurality of grooves collectively configured for attachment to the floor or wall surface, a plurality of links, a first group of said plurality of links disposed between vertical sides of different and adjacent ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles, a second group of said plurality of links disposed between horizontal sides of different and adjacent ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles, and
• each one of said plurality of mosaic tiles collectively disposed in a staggered arrangement comprising:
• a plurality of rows of adjacently disposed ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles, each one of said plurality of rows disposed at a horizontal offset relationship to a different adjacent row of said plurality of mosaic tiles,
• a left vertical groove of said plurality of grooves of a first mosaic tile of one of said plurality of rows disposed in a substantially vertical alignment to a middle vertical groove of said plurality of grooves of a different and adjacently disposed mosaic tile of a different one of said plurality of rows, said left vertical groove and said middle vertical groove of said different and adjacently disposed mosaic tile collectively defining at least a portion of a first extended vertical channel, and
• a middle vertical groove of said plurality of grooves of said first mosaic tile of one of said plurality of rows is vertically aligned with a right vertical groove of said plurality of grooves of an adjacently disposed mosaic tile of a different one of said plurality of rows, said middle vertical groove of said first mosaic tile and said right vertical groove collectively defining a second extended vertical channel.

A method of installing a mosaic tile assembly on a floor or wall surface, the method comprising:

• providing a mosaic tile assembly comprising:
• a plurality of mosaic tiles, each one comprising:
• a front face and a back face,
• said front face comprising a front surface configured for exposure to the exterior,
• said back face comprising a back surface and a plurality of grooves disposed in a predetermined array,
• said back surface and each one of said plurality of grooves collectively configured for attachment to the floor or wall surface,
• two oppositely disposed horizontal sides and two oppositely disposed vertical sides collectively defining a quadrilateral tile shape,
• a plurality of links,
• a first group of said plurality of links configured to connect vertical sides of different and adjacent ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles,
• a second group of said plurality of links configured to connect horizontal sides of different and adjacent ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles, and
• each one of said plurality of mosaic tiles collectively disposed in a staggered arrangement comprising:
• a plurality of rows of adjacently disposed ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles, each one of said plurality of rows disposed at an offset relationship to a different adjacent row of said plurality of mosaic tiles,
• at least one extended vertical channel defined by a group of aligned vertical grooves of individual ones of said plurality of mosaic tiles of adjacently disposed ones of said plurality of rows,
• at least one extended horizontal channel defined by a group of horizontally aligned grooves of individual, adjacently disposed ones of said plurality of tiles of a same one of said plurality of rows,
• prepping the floor or wall surface,
• applying moisture to the surface to at least partially enhance adhesion,
• applying an adhesive material to the floor or wall surface to form an adhesive layer,
• installing the mosaic tile assembly on the floor or wall
• surface, removing excess adhesive material,
• applying and distributing additional adhesive material on an exterior of the tile assembly,
• removing additional excess adhesive material from the joints and the exterior of the tile assembly, and
• cleaning the exterior surface.