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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
David D. Oakey, Atlanta, GA (US);
Graham A. H. Scott, LaGrange, GA (US);
John P. Bradford, LaGrange, GA (US);
Keith N. Gray, Marietta, GA (US);
David D. Oakey, Atlanta, GA (US);
Graham A. H. Scott, LaGrange, GA (US);
John P. Bradford, LaGrange, GA (US);
Keith N. Gray, Marietta, GA (US);
Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments utilize carpet tiles of varying sizes and/or shapes that are connected together using connectors to form a carpet tile installation. In some instances, the carpet tiles used in the carpet tile installation have different colors, patterns, shapes, and/or styles. In some embodiments, carpet tiles of a standard size and shape, such as one-half square meter carpet tiles, are partitioned into carpet tile fractions. In certain embodiments, these carpet tile fractions are used in conjunction with larger carpet tiles in a carpet tile installation. In other embodiments, these carpet tile fractions may be connected to other carpet tile fractions to form a combination carpet tile that is then used in a carpet tile installation. Among other things, the use of different sized and/or shaped carpet tiles increases the randomness or diversity and/or improves other aspects of the appearance of the floor coverings formed by the carpet tile installations.