AU2015255196B2 - System and method for floor covering installation - Google Patents

System and method for floor covering installation

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AU2015255196B2
AU2015255196B2 AU2015255196A AU2015255196A AU2015255196B2 AU 2015255196 B2 AU2015255196 B2 AU 2015255196B2 AU 2015255196 A AU2015255196 A AU 2015255196A AU 2015255196 A AU2015255196 A AU 2015255196A AU 2015255196 B2 AU2015255196 B2 AU 2015255196B2
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tiles
connectors
floor
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adjacent
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Horace Eddie Bradley Jr.
Susan F. Fezer
Keith N. Gray
Connie D. Hensler
Chung-Hsien Zah
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Interface Inc
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System and Method for Floor Covering Installation Abstract Connectors for joining adjacent modular floor covering units. Embodiments of the connectors include a film and an adhesive layer coated on one side of the film. The connectors can have a conductive component that allows electrical continuity to be maintained between adjacent tiles. In yet another embodiment, the connectors can be equipped as radio frequency identification tags by including radio frequency transponders. To install tiles using the connectors, a first tile is placed on the floor and a connector is positioned so that the adhesive layer faces upward and does not contact the floor. The connector is typically positioned so that only a portion of the adhesive layer adheres to the underside of the tile, leaving the remainder of the connector extending from the underside of the tile. One or more tiles are then positioned adjacent the first tile so that a portion of the connector adheres to the adjacent tiles. In this way, the connectors span adjacent tile edges. The tiles are assembled on an underlying flooring surface without the need to attach them to the floor surface. Rather, the tiles are linked to each other with the connectors, so that the tiles create a floor covering that "floats" on the underlying floor surface. Additionally, the tiles need not be installed directly on the floor surface. Rather, an underlayment, such as a film or cushion or cushion composite, may be positioned on the floor surface prior to the installation of tiles. Fig. 21
AU2015255196A 2004-10-15 2015-11-10 System and method for floor covering installation Ceased AU2015255196B2 (en)

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US60/619,340 2004-10-15
US11/018,947 2004-12-21
US60/690,762 2005-06-15
AU2014201289A AU2014201289B2 (en) 2004-10-15 2014-03-07 System and method for floor covering installation
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WO2016118797A1 (en) 2015-01-22 2016-07-28 Interface, Inc. Floor covering system with sensors

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EP0237657A1 (en) * 1986-03-13 1987-09-23 Tsugo Nakano A method of seaming for bonding carpet strip and tape therefor
DE10001551A1 (en) * 2000-01-14 2001-07-19 Medes Heuser & Szabo Gmbh Electrically conductive floor covering consists of tile-like metal conducting elements connected together via electrically conducting arrangements between floor covering and floor

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EP0237657A1 (en) * 1986-03-13 1987-09-23 Tsugo Nakano A method of seaming for bonding carpet strip and tape therefor
DE10001551A1 (en) * 2000-01-14 2001-07-19 Medes Heuser & Szabo Gmbh Electrically conductive floor covering consists of tile-like metal conducting elements connected together via electrically conducting arrangements between floor covering and floor

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