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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Macneil Ip Llc, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Barrington, IL (US);
Thomas Malewig, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
David S. Iverson, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Allan R. Thom, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
MacNeil IP LLC, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/10 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01); E04B 5/02 (2006.01); E04C 2/20 (2006.01); E04C 2/38 (2006.01); E01C 5/22 (2006.01); E01C 13/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/20 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); E01C 5/226 (2013.01); E01C 13/045 (2013.01); E04B 5/02 (2013.01); E04C 2/38 (2013.01); E04F 15/02 (2013.01); E04F 15/02172 (2013.01); E04F 15/105 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01); E01C 2201/12 (2013.01); E01C 2201/16 (2013.01); E04F 15/02022 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0138 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0146 (2013.01); E04F 2201/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Lateral edges of the modular plastic floor tiles are provided with latches which fit into loops with an interference fit. The latch and loop structure may include an undercut behind the lateral edge of the tile. The loops flex in order to impose a compressive force on mating tile edges.