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US 2024/0384464 A1Published application
Tile, in Particular Carpet Tile, and Covering of Such Tiles
Assigneei4F Licensing NV
InventorEddy Alberic Boucké
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Abstract
A tile, in particular a carpet tile, is disclosed. Further, the use of a tile as floor tile, wall tile, or ceiling tile is disclosed. A tile covering including a plurality of tiles according to the disclosure is disclosed. A carpet covering including at least one carpet tile according to the disclosure is disclosed.
Claims26
A tile, comprising:
- a base comprising a decorative layer and a transparent wear layer covering said decorative layer, and
- 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, and
- at least one substrate layer situated in between the base and the elastic layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.