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AssigneeInterface, Inc.
InventorsDavid D. Oakey, Jerry C. Hall
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A carpet tile (11) and tile cutting apparatus (20) that produces a carpet tile with a removable cutout section (13) defined by discontinuous slits (19) and held in place by bridges (14). The apparatus includes a perimeter cutting assembly (50) and retractable inner cutting assembly (40). The perimeter cutting assembly is used to cut the carpet tile and the inner cutting assembly simultaneously forms the discontinuous slits in the inner portion of the carpet tile. The inner cutting assembly can be engaged or disengaged during the carpet tile cutting process. The carpet tile is installed by severing the bridges and laying the border sections (12) on the floor with dissimilar cutouts within the borders to create a visually interesting floor covering.
A carpet tile having a slit defining a cutout section having a shape, wherein the cutout shape is removable from the carpet tile to form an opening having the shape in the carpet tile and wherein the tile is adapted to have the cutout shape removed or rotated at an installation site.
A carpet tile having a slit defining a cutout section having a shape, wherein the cutout shape is removable from the carpet tile to form an opening having the shape in the carpet tile, wherein the slit is discontinuous, leaving at least one connection between the cutout section and another portion of the tile.
A method for installing carpet tile on a floor at an installation site, comprising:
A carpet installation, comprising:
A carpet tile installation, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.