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US 12,065,778 B2Granted
Tile, in particular carpet tile, and covering of such tiles
Assigneei4F Licensing NV
InventorEddy Alberic Boucké
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tile, in particular a carpet tile. The invention also relates to the use a tile according to the invention as floor tile, wall tile, or ceiling tile. The invention further relates to a tile covering consisting of a plurality of tiles according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to a carpet covering consisting of at least one carpet tile according to the invention.
Claims26
A tile, comprising:
- a base having pile yarns projecting upwardly therefrom,
- a backing structure attached to a lower side of said base, said backing structure comprising an elastic layer, made from an anisotropic material, defining a lower surface of the tile, wherein a plurality of superficial suction holes is formed in at least a lower surface of said elastic layer, wherein the plurality of superficial suction holes are open in a direction facing away from the base and substantially closed in a direction facing the base, wherein the plurality of superficial suction holes together define a void footprint, wherein material at the lower surface of the elastic layer in between said plurality of superficial suction holes define a material footprint, wherein a ratio of the void footprint to the material footprint is at least 4, thereby allowing the tile to be attached to a support surface and removed therefrom, wherein the lower surface of the elastic layer is provided with a sealing coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.