Flooring tile collections and methods of making and installing same
AssigneeInterface, Inc.
InventorsDavid D. Oakey, Carson Machell-Archer, Sydney D. Daniel
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AssigneeInterface, Inc.
InventorsDavid D. Oakey, Carson Machell-Archer, Sydney D. Daniel
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Embodiments are directed to collections of flooring tiles, such as carpet tiles, that can include (1) a first group of tiles that has a first uniform appearance, visual field, and/or pattern across the entire tile, (2) a second group of tiles that has a second uniform appearance, visual field and/or pattern across the entire tile, and (3) a third group of tiles that are divided into three portions: a first portion that bears the first visual field, a second portion that bears the second visual field, and a third portion generally interposed between the first portion and the second portion and that has an appearance different from both the first and the second visual field. Tiles from the collections can be installed to create a desired appearance on a floor.
A collection of carpet tiles, each tile comprising a tile face and a first edge having a length, a second edge having a length, a third edge having a length, and a fourth edge having a length, wherein the first and third edges of each tile oppose each other and the second and fourth edges of each tile oppose each other, wherein the collection of carpet tiles comprises:
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