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 that is 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;
- and
- 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 horizontal cut 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 horizontal cut defines the fourth tile edge of the at least one rectangular flooring tile.
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