Floor tile with elastomer jacketed bottom support members
US8640403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24983
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A modular plastic floor tile has a body of a first polymer compound and features overmolded onto the body from a second polymer compound. The compounds may be different from each other in hardness and/or color. The features may include skins on support member cores disposed below the tile lower surface. The skins adhere to the bottom and at least a portion of the sidewall of the support member core.
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