Interfacing floor tile
OwnerJohn Austininventor
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Abstract
An interfacing floor tile in the form a right triangle with two adjacent sides of equal length is provided with elongated third side opposite the right triangle. Each side is formed with a row of female cavities located adjacent the sides and positioned to mate with a corresponding male connecting members of a neighboring tiles. Additionally, each of the adjacent sides is integrally formed with an edge which slopes downward to a male interlocking strip which extends outwardly in order to mate with female cavities of neighboring tiles. Alternatively, each of the adjacent sides may be formed with vertical edges which rise from the interlocking strip to the surface of the tile. In another embodiment the female cavities are omitted from the elongated side which has a vertical edge and the adjacent sides may have either sloping or vertical edges.
Claims9
An interfacing floor tile for a rectilinear flooring system, comprising:
- a. a top surface, a parallel bottom surface, and three side surfaces forming a right triangle;
- b. said three side surfaces being composed of a first side surface and a second side surface forming the adjacent sides of said right triangle and a third side surface forming the side opposite to said right triangle;
- c. said first side surface and said second side surface being integrally formed with an outwardly extending interlocking strip having a multitude of male interlocking members;
- and,
- d. said first side surface and said second side surface and said third side surface being formed with a multitude of female cavities in said bottom surface and located in a row adjacent to said side surfaces and said cavities being positioned to mate with male connecting members of any like tile.
An interfacing floor tile for a rectilinear flooring system, comprising:
- a. a top surface, a parallel bottom surface, and three side surfaces forming a right triangle;
- b. said three side surfaces being composed of a first side surface and a second side surface forming a adjacent sides of said right triangle and a third side surface forming the side opposite to said right triangle;
- c. said first side surface and said second side surface being integrally formed with an outwardly extending interlocking strip having a multitude of male interlocking members;
- and,
- d. said first side surface and said second side surface being formed with a multitude of female cavities in said bottom surface and located in a row adjacent to said first side surface and said second side surface and said cavities being positioned to mate with male connecting members of any like tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.