Laminated glass floor tile and flooring made therefrom and method for making same
AssigneeCongoleum Corporation
InventorsAnthony A. Parker, Peter J. Rohrbacher, Scott M. Wootten, John A. Shost, Richard A. Sabo, Robert Dempsey
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Abstract
A laminated glass floor tile is disclosed, comprising a glass plate, a backing substrate and a decorative layer disposed between the glass plate and the backing substrate. A glass flooring made using laminated glass floor tiles is also disclosed, as well as, a method for making a laminated glass floor tile comprising the steps of placing a decorative layer between a backing substrate and a glass plate and laminating the glass plate, the backing substrate and the decorative layer.
Claims52
A laminated glass floor tile, comprising:
- a glass plate;
- an opaque backing substrate that extends beyond the entire perimeter of said glass plate and having a top surface;
- a decorative layer comprising a printed decorative pattern on said top surface of said opaque backing substrate, wherein said printed decorative pattern comprises an ink that comprises an adhesive for bonding said top surface of said opaque backing substrate to said glass plate;
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- wherein said glass plate, said backing substrate and said decorative layer are a laminate.
A laminated glass floor tile, comprising:
- a glass plate;
- an opaque backing substrate that extends beyond the entire perimeter of said glass plate;
- a decorative layer comprising a polymeric film having a decorative pattern printed thereon disposed between said glass plate and said backing substrate;
- an adhesive disposed on a top side of said polymeric film for bonding said top side of said polymeric film to said glass plate;
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- wherein said glass plate, said backing substrate and said decorative layer are a laminate.
A glass flooring, comprising:
- a plurality of laminated glass floor tiles positioned on a floor, each of said laminated glass floor tiles comprising a glass plate, an opaque backing substrate that extends beyond the entire perimeter of said glass plate, a decorative layer comprising a printed decorative pattern on a top surface of said opaque backing substrate, wherein said printed decorative pattern comprises an ink that comprises an adhesive for bonding said top surface of said opaque backing substrate to said glass plate, wherein each of said laminated glass floor tiles is positioned such that said glass plate is on top;
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- a flooring adhesive disposed between each of said plurality of laminated glass floor tiles.
A laminated glass floor tile, comprising:
- a glass plate having texture on a first side and having a second side opposite said first side;
- an opaque backing substrate that extends beyond the entire perimeter of said glass plate;
- a decorative layer comprising a polymeric film having a decorative pattern printed thereon disposed between said second side of said glass plate and said backing substrate;
- an adhesive disposed on a top side of said polymeric film for bonding said top side of said polymeric film to said second side of said glass plate;
- an energy absorbing layer disposed between said second side of said glass plate and said backing substrate;
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- wherein said glass plate, said backing substrate, said decorative layer, and said energy absorbing layer are a laminate.
A glass flooring, comprising:
- a plurality of laminated glass floor tiles positioned on a floor, each of said laminated glass floor tiles comprising a glass plate, an opaque backing substrate that extends beyond the entire perimeter of said glass plate, a decorative layer comprising a polymeric film having a decorative pattern printed thereon disposed between said glass plate and said backing substrate, an adhesive disposed on a top side of said polymeric film for bonding said top side of said polymeric film to said glass plate, wherein each of said laminated glass floor tiles is positioned such that said glass plate is on top;
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- a flooring adhesive disposed between each of said plurality of laminated glass floor tiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.