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US 12,234,653 B2Granted
Linkable tiles for covering a surface
OwnerJeremy Britton, Jacob Olsson +1inventors
InventorsJeremy Britton, Jacob Olsson, Domanic Chu
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Abstract
Various embodiments of tiles or devices that are used to create a structure used to cover a floor other surface are described. Preferred tiles or devices comprise one or more magnetized surfaces that may comprise one or more magnets or ferrous material. The magnetized surfaces can be used to magnetically couple adjacent tiles or devices to form the flooring or other structure. In some embodiments, the tiles or device may comprise one or more routed edges.
Claims13
A device used to create a structure covering a floor or other surface, comprising:
- a first piece comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface comprises a magnetized first portion and a non-magnetized second portion;
- a second piece comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises a magnetized portion and a non-magnetized second portion;
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- wherein the first piece and the second piece are permanently affixed to one another in an offset manner, such that the first piece and the second piece do not entirely overlap;
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- wherein that the non-magnetized second portion of the bottom surface of the first piece is attached to the non-magnetized second portion of the top surface of the second piece.
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