Repeating series of carpet tiles, and method for cutting and laying thereof
AssigneeMannington Carpets, Inc.
InventorPeter Desai
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Abstract
A repeating series of tiles has at least three tiles in a series. Each tile within the series has at least one side capable of interfacing with a side of at least one other tile within the series. Each tile within the series has a different shape in the pile direction than the other tiles within the series such that the last tile within the series is capable of interfacing with the first tile of the next series. Further, each tile within the series has at least one side capable of interfacing with at least one tile within another series in order to have adjoining rows of series of tiles. The present invention further includes both a method for producing and assembling a repeating series of tiles.
Claims45
A repeating series of tiles comprising:
- at least three tiles in a series, each tile within the series having at least one side capable of interfacing with a side of at least one other tile within the series, and a different shape in a pile direction than the other tiles within the series such that a last tile within the series has a curvilinear side shaped to match a complimentary side of a first tile of a next series of tiles.
A repeating series of tiles comprising:
- at least three tiles in a series, each tile within the series having at least one side capable of interfacing with a side of at least one other tile within the series, each tile within the series having a different shape in a pile direction than the other tiles within the series such that a last tile within the series is capable of interfacing with a first tile of a next series of tiles, each tile within the series having at least one side capable of interfacing with at least one tile within another series of tiles in order to have adjoining rows of series of tiles, each tile within the series having the same shape as a corresponding tile in another series of tiles.
A repeating series of tiles comprising:
- at least three tiles in a series, each tile within the series having at least two sides capable of interfacing with at least one of adjacent tiles within the series and a tile from another series of tiles, and a different shape in a pile direction than the other tiles within the series such that a last tile within the series has a curvilinear side shaped to match a complimentary side of a first tile of a next series of tiles, and wherein the last tile within the series is adjoined to the first tile of the next series of tiles so as to define a row of tiles.
A method for producing a repeating series of tiles comprising the steps of:
- providing tile material;
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- cutting the tile material into at least three tiles in a series, each tile within the series having at least one side capable of interfacing with a side of at least one other tile within the series, and a different shape in a pile direction than the other tiles within the series such that a last tile within the series has a curvilinear side shaped to match a complimentary shape a first tile of the next series.
A method for assembling a repeating series of tiles comprising the steps of:
- providing a repeating series of tiles having at least three tiles in each series, each tile within the series having at least one side capable of interfacing with a side of at least one other tile within the series, and a different shape in a pile direction than the other tiles within the series such that a last tile within the series has a curvilinear side shaped to match a complimentary shape of a first tile of a next series of tiles;
- placing each tile in the series on a floor surface adjacent to and in contact with the next tile in the series, and further placing the first tile of the next series on a surface adjacent to and in contact with the last tile of the previous series;
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- continuing to place tiles with each successive series on the floor surface to form a repeating series of tiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.