| US 7,601,413 B2 | ||
| Random installation carpet tiles | ||
| Sydney D. Daniel, LaGrange, Ga. (US); and David D. Oakey, LaGrange, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Interface, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/433,977. | ||
| Application 11/433977 is a continuation of application No. 10/417630, filed on Apr. 16, 2003, abandoned. | ||
| Application 10/417630 is a continuation of application No. 09/783354, filed on Feb. 14, 2001, granted, now 6,908,656. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0240210 A1, Oct. 26, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B32B 3/14 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 428—88 [428/89; 428/44; 428/48] | 15 Claims |
| 1. Carpet tiles comprising tile edges and textile faces, each face having a pattern comprising a plurality of shapes having
shape edges, wherein the pattern on each tile face comprises:
a. a plurality of shapes, at least two of which are adjacent to each other and comprise at least one common color;
b. a first yarn having at least one color and a second yarn having at least one color different from the at least one color
of the first yarn;
c. a shape comprising at least one shape edge parallel to a first pair of opposed edges of the tile on which the shape appears
and at least one shape edge parallel to a second pair of opposed edges of the tile on which the shape appears;
wherein:
d. the tiles all comprise the at least one color of the first yarn;
e. at least some of the tiles comprise at least one color in common in addition to the at least one color of the first yarn;
f. each tile comprises a color of intensity similar to the intensity of a color on another tile; and
g. when the tiles are assembled on a flooring surface so that each tile is adjacent to and abuts at least one other tile,
the tiles exhibit orthogonal ambiguity without pattern alignment between adjacent tiles.
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