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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Lynn M. Wise, Lancaster, PA (US);
James F. Mathis, Lancaster, PA (US);
Kean M. Anspach, Quarryville, PA (US);
John R. Eshbach, Jr., Mount Joy, PA (US);
Michael E. Buckwalter, New Providence, PA (US);
Charles H. Hines, Columbia, PA (US);
AWI Licensing Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An easy-to-install and remove flooring system comprises three components: 1) a plurality of rolled-out liners, 2) a plurality of tiles, particularly resilient tiles, and 3) an adhesive adhering the tile to the liner. A grid pattern matching the size of the tiles is printed on the liner to enable easy centering and balancing of the tile in the room. The edge portions of adjacent liners are adjacent or overlapped. At least some of the tiles are adhered to two of the liners.