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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Barrington, IL (US);
Thomas Malewig, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
David S. Iverson, Chicago, IL (US);
Allan R. Thom, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Barrington, IL (US);
Thomas Malewig, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
David S. Iverson, Chicago, IL (US);
Allan R. Thom, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
MACNEIL IP LLC, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Abstract
A plastic floor tile is formed by molding a body of a first polymer compound and overmolding features onto the body from a second polymer compound. The compounds may be different from each other in hardness and/or color. The overmolded features may include raised pads on the upper surface of the tile. The pads on the upper surface may be injection-molded from the lower surface through through-holes, which are smaller in area than the area of the pads.