ES1084681U - Pavement floor (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Tile (1) for pavements that incorporates an area equipped with a material configured as artificial turf (3) attached to the tile. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Pavement tile

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a floor tile and floor tiles, which can be located both indoors and outdoors; as well as on horizontal, vertical or inclined surfaces; where said tile is included in the construction and interior decoration sector.

This floor tile object of the invention aims to obtain an ecological design tile, capable of simulating being located in an outdoor space whose base of support is a lawn garden; all this through a series of elements of simple configuration; and that do not require additional maintenance by the user, in order to maintain his configuration of floor tile of ecological design.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

By way of introduction, the current desire of society in search of elements of ecological or green aspect, in the environmental sense, is known; so that although it is not strictly necessary that they be formed by living beings, it is necessary that they have a simple, natural and ecological design that transmits that feeling to the user.

In this sense, multiple tiles made of materials considered green or ecological are known, such as wood, which gives an aspect of being located in an outdoor space as it is an element of green spaces and gardens; or even materials such as natural stone or ceramics.

In the same way; There are tiles made of certain materials whose surface finish emulates natural and ecological spaces, so that with a vinyl or similar element, the tile can appear to be made of grass, earth, stone, wood, etc. But once the user approaches the tile, or comes into contact with it, he realizes that it is only a finish and cannot interact tactilely with the fictional material of the tile.

That is why, in view of the absence of being able to simulate a green or ecological design tile in a realistic way, capable of being located both indoors or outdoors; and that resembles a tile formed in natural materials that allows interacting with the user, it is necessary the appearance of a new tile capable of resolving said absence of properties or characteristics of the tiles currently used in the state of the art; in a way that simulates a landscaped environment and is able to interact tactically with a nearby user.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a pavement tile, which incorporates an area provided with a material configured as artificial grass attached to the tile; obtaining therefore a novel tile that has at least a portion of area that incorporates the artificial grass, simulating that said tile object of invention is located on a garden or the like.

In this sense, and as a preferred embodiment, said tile has a perimeter recess in at least one of its sides; and where the artificial grass is disposed within said perimeter recess; simulating, at least on one side of the tile, that the pavement tile is placed on grass.

It is therefore observed that another of the novelties of this type of tile, is that thanks to the perimeter recess, the coupling of a certain amount of artificial grass is allowed; in this way, with the recess, the optical effect is achieved that the artificial grass grows from a lower level with respect to the surface visible by a user of the tile.

This set of technical characteristics simulates that the tile object of the invention is placed on grass, as an exterior space; when in fact it is the artificial grass that is coupled to the tile, but when located on the perimeter of the tile, the user does not appreciate either the naked eye, or the touch, if the support surface of the tile is grass or other surface.

The tile object of the invention can therefore be located both in exterior or interior areas; since it only requires a flat surface to be placed; giving preference that the ecological or green effect to be achieved is carried out with a plurality of tiles placed next to each other.

In a preferred design option, the option is contemplated that the coupling between the artificial turf and the perimeter recess is made with an adhesive element; giving preference to an adhesive element that has high adherent properties, mainly because it will suffer continuous tractions of the artificial turf as long as the tile object of the invention is located on a horizontal surface of high frequency of user traffic over it.

As a preferred embodiment, the artificial grass is arranged along the entire perimeter of the tile, guaranteeing the simulation that the tile is located on grass.

With regard to the types of geometries of the tile object of the invention, two preferred but not unique options are contemplated, where:

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In the first option, the tile has a prismatic geometry, and preferably quadrangular, where all the sides have the perimeter recess, and the artificial grass is adhered to said perimeter recess. This is the preferred option, since the coupling between different tiles object of the invention guarantees the achievement of the effect of arranging multiple tiles on grass; since the tiles are placed next to each other taking advantage of the aforementioned quadrangular prismatic geometry.

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In the second option, the tile has a circular geometry; where in this case all its perimeter presents the perimeter recess; and the artificial grass is adhered to said perimeter recess, where in said option the simulation of tiles on grass is hindered, but that said simulation can be obtained by using additional elements such as carpets or fabrics that resemble a lawn as a surface.

Finally, it is worth mentioning the multiple manufacturing possibilities of the tile, which can be made of materials such as concrete, cement, ceramics or any other type of material that allows the coupling of the artificial grass on the perimeter recess.

Thus, according to the described invention, the floor tile of the invention constitutes an important novelty in green or green design tiles suitable for use both indoors and outdoors, so that its design resembles being located in an exterior space whose base of support is a garden, and all this through a series of elements of simple configuration; and that it does not require additional maintenance by the user in order to maintain its eco-friendly floor tile configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made, and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a series of drawings are attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a first two-dimensional schematic view in section of the floor tile object of the invention.

Figure 2.- Shows an overhead view of the floor tile object of the invention; resembling a tile placed on grass in a garden.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of Figures 1 and 2, it can be seen how the floor tile (1) object of the invention has a quadrangular prismatic geometry, which comprises a perimeter recess (2) on all its four sides; and where an artificial grass (3) is coupled to the surface of said perimeter recess (2) simulating a floor tile (1) placed on grass.

Specifically in view of Figure 1, it is observed that the coupling between the artificial grass (3) and the perimeter recess (2) is carried out with an adhesive element (4) between said tile (1) and the artificial grass (3) ; It can be a plastic glue commonly used in carpentry and interior decoration.

And finally, it should be noted that the floor tile (1) of the invention is made of concrete with white dyes, so that it stands out against the dark green color of the artificial grass (3) of said tile (1).

In view of this description and set of figures, the person skilled in the art will be able to understand that the embodiments of the invention that have been described can be combined in multiple ways within the scope of the invention. The invention has been described according to some preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be apparent to the person skilled in the art that multiple variations can be introduced in said preferred embodiments without exceeding the object of the claimed invention.

Claims (8)

1.- Tile (1) for floors that incorporates an area equipped with a material configured as artificial grass (3) attached to the tile. 2. Tile (1) according to claim 1 characterized in that the tile has a perimeter recess (2) on at least one of its sides; and where the artificial grass (3) is disposed within said perimeter recess (2). 3. Floor tile (1), according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the coupling between the artificial grass (3) and the perimeter recess (2) is carried out with an adhesive element (4). 4. Floor tile (1), according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the artificial grass (3) is arranged along the entire perimeter of the tile (1). 5. Floor tile (1), according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a prismatic geometry. 6. Floor tile (1), according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a circular geometry. 7.- Floor tile (1), according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of 15 concrete. 8. Floor tile (1), according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it is made of cement. 9. Floor tile (1), according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it is made of ceramic.