Flooring tile with interlocking connectors
AssigneeTarkett GDL
InventorJonas Bladh
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Abstract
A flooring tile (10) comprises a tile top (12), a tile bottom (14), and a lateral border (16). The lateral border comprises tenons (18) alternating with mortises (20) for interlocking with mortises and tenons, respectively, of a neighbouring flooring tile. Each tenon has a front butting face (22) and each mortise has a rear butting face (24). The front and rear butting faces extend from the tile 2024/052006 top to the tile bottom, preferably over the entire height of the flooring tile. Each one the front butting faces and the rear butting faces has a top face portion (22a, 24a) adjacent the tile top and a bottom face portion (22b, 24b) adjacent the tile bottom. The flooring tile has tenons or mortises, the bottom face portion of which is recessed with respect to the top face portion.
Claims18
A flooring tile, comprising:
- a tile top;
- a tile bottom;
- a lateral border, comprising tenons alternating with mortises, the tenons and mortises provided to interlock with mortises and tenons, respectively, of a neighbouring flooring tile;
- wherein each tenon has a front butting face and each mortise has a rear butting face;
- the front butting faces and the rear butting faces extending from the tile top to the tile bottom;
- each one the front butting faces and the rear butting faces having a top face portion adjacent the tile top and a bottom face portion adjacent the tile bottom,
- wherein the flooring tile comprises tenons or mortises, the bottom face portion of which is recessed with respect to the top face portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.