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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Robert Dempsey, Flemington, NJ (US);
Donald C. Ferguson, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Andrei Sharygin, Columbus, NJ (US);
Richard Whitehouse, Yardville, NJ (US);
Robert Dempsey, Flemington, NJ (US);
Donald C. Ferguson, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Andrei Sharygin, Columbus, NJ (US);
Richard Whitehouse, Yardville, NJ (US);
Congoleum Corporation, Merceville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A resilient floor tile is described that comprises a base; a protective film layer; and a decorative layer disposed between the base and the protective film layer; wherein the resilient floor tile has a top surface and a convex edge along a perimeter of the top surface. In another embodiment, the resilient floor tile comprises a decorative layer comprising a printed ink forming a decorative pattern disposed between a base and a protective film layer; wherein the decorative pattern extends over at least a portion of a contoured edge of the tile such that the decorative pattern is substantially undistorted. The process for making a resilient floor tile comprises preheating a printed tile blank; cutting and molding the printed tile blank concurrently to form a resilient floor tile having a convex edge along a top, outer perimeter of the resilient floor tile.