Non-square rectangular flooring tiles and methods for cutting same
AssigneeInterface, Inc.
InventorsJorge Del Angel, William Nathan Jones
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Abstract
Methods of cutting a flooring web into rectangular flooring tiles such that at least one vertical cut along the length of the web defines a shorter edge of the rectangular tiles and horizontal cuts across the width of the web define the longer edges of the rectangular tiles.
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A method of manufacturing rectangular carpet tiles each having a first tile edge, a second tile edge opposite the first tile edge, a third tile edge, and a fourth tile edge opposite the third tile edge, wherein the first and second tile edges each have a first edge length and wherein the third and fourth tile edges each have a second edge length more than twice as long as the first edge length, the method comprising:
- a. tufting a carpet web having a web width and a web length;
- b. cutting at least one rectangular carpet tile directly from the carpet web by:
- providing at least one vertical cut along the web length;
- and
- providing horizontal cuts that extend across the web width so as to intersect with the at least one vertical cut, wherein a distance between adjacent horizontal cuts substantially equals the first edge length,
- wherein the at least one vertical cut along the web length defines the first or second tile edge of the at least one rectangular carpet tile, a first of the horizontal cuts defines the third tile edge of the at least one rectangular carpet tile, and a second of the horizontal cuts adjacent the first of the horizontal cuts defines the fourth tile edge of the at least one rectangular carpet tile.
A method of manufacturing rectangular flooring tiles each having a first tile edge, a second tile edge opposite the first tile edge, a third tile edge, and a fourth tile edge opposite the third tile edge, wherein the first and second tile edges each have a first edge length and wherein the third and fourth tile edges each have a second edge length more than twice as long as the first edge length, the method comprising cutting at least one rectangular flooring tile directly from a flooring web having a web length and a web width by:
- providing at least one vertical cut along the web length;
- and
- providing horizontal cuts that extend across the web width so as to intersect with the at least one vertical cut, wherein a distance between adjacent horizontal cuts substantially equals the first edge length,
- wherein the at least one vertical cut along the web length defines the first or second tile edge of the at least one rectangular flooring tile, a first of the horizontal cuts defines the third tile edge of the at least one rectangular flooring tile, and a second of the horizontal cuts adjacent the first of the horizontal cuts defines the fourth tile edge of the at least one rectangular flooring tile.
A method of manufacturing rectangular flooring tiles each having a first tile edge, a second tile edge opposite the first tile edge, a third tile edge, and a fourth tile edge opposite the third tile edge, wherein the first and second tile edges each have a first edge length and wherein the third and fourth tile edges each have a second edge length more than twice as long as the first edge length, the method comprising cutting a first and a second rectangular flooring tile directly from a flooring web having a web length and a web width and a web pattern comprising stripes that extend at least partially along the web length, wherein cutting the first and the second rectangular flooring tile comprises:
- providing at least one vertical cut along the web length;
- and
- providing horizontal cuts that extend across the web width so as to intersect with the at least one vertical cut, wherein a distance between adjacent horizontal cuts substantially equals the first edge length,
- wherein the at least one vertical cut along the web length defines the first or second tile edge of each of the first and the second rectangular flooring tile, a first of the horizontal cuts defines the third tile edge of each of the first and the second rectangular flooring tile, and a second of the horizontal cuts adjacent the first of the horizontal cuts defines the fourth tile edge of each of the first and the second rectangular flooring tile, wherein the first and second of the horizontal cuts respectively define the third and fourth tile edges of only the first and the second rectangular flooring tile.
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