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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Daniel C. Fuccella, Cary, NC (US);
Douglas E. Alexander, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel C. Fuccella, Cary, NC (US);
Douglas E. Alexander, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tennessee Mat Company, Inc., Smyrna, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interlocking, modular floor tile that comprises a planar member defined by a perimeter having four sides and a top surface, a plurality of downwardly projecting support legs of common length dispersed pattern-wise inside the perimeter of the planar member and coupled with the top surface, and at least one female interlocking connector element that extends outside the perimeter of the planar member for receiving a support leg of a like tile and thereby forming an interlock with the like tile.