System and method for floor covering installation
CA 2583532 C · Owner: Oakey, David D. · Inventors: Scott, Graham A. H.; Cochran, Craig; Oakey, David D.
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Connectors for joining adjacent modular floor covering units. The connectors include a film and an adhesive layer coated on one side of the film. 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. 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 , …
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- Filed October 17, 2005 and granted July 17, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 17, 2025.
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