Title:
床カバー材設置システムおよび方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008517190
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Connectors for joining adjacent modular floor covering units. The connectors include a film and an adhesive layer coated on one side of the film. To install tiles using the connectors, a first tile is placed on the floor and a connector is positioned so that the adhesive layer faces upward and does not contact the floor. The connector is typically positioned so that only a portion of the adhesive layer adheres to the underside of the tile, leaving the remainder of the connector extending from the underside of the tile. Tiles are then positioned adjacent the first tile so that a portion of the connector adheres to the adjacent tiles. In this way, the connectors span adjacent tile edges. The tiles are assembled on a underlying flooring surface without the need to attach them to the floor surface. Rather, the tiles are linked to each other with the connectors, so that the tiles create a floor covering that "floats" on the underlying floor surface.
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Inventors:
Scott, Graham, A., H.
Okay, David, Dee.
Bradford, John, Pea.
Gray, Keith, N.
Cochran, craig
Okay, David, Dee.
Bradford, John, Pea.
Gray, Keith, N.
Cochran, craig
Application Number:
JP2007537027A
Publication Date:
May 22, 2008
Filing Date:
October 17, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Interface, Incorporated
International Classes:
E04F15/00; C09J7/38; E04F15/16
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kijuro Kawakita