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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Tom Alford, Rockwall, TX (US);
Mark Cappelle, Staten, BE;
Inventors:
Tom Alford, Rockwall, TX (US);
Mark Cappelle, Staten, BE;
Assignee:
Mohawk Carpet Corporation, Calhoun, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A groutless tile system including: a plurality of groutless tiles, wherein each groutless tile includes: a durable surface disposed on a substrate; and a first coupling member disposed on an edge of the substrate; wherein at least a portion of the substrate extends beyond the durable surface, wherein the first coupling member and a second coupling member of an adjacent tile are operable for coupling adjacent groutless tiles, and wherein the substrate prevents the durable surfaces of adjacent groutless tiles from contacting one another.