Resilient floor tile

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2003-04-30

2009-06-23

McNeil, Jennifer (Department: 1794)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Edge feature

C428S195100, C428S161000, C428S204000, C428S212000, C428S220000

Reexamination Certificate

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07550192

ABSTRACT:
A resilient floor tile is described that comprises a base; a protective film layer; and a decorative layer disposed between the base and the protective film layer; wherein the resilient floor tile has a top surface and a convex edge along a perimeter of the top surface. In another embodiment, the resilient floor tile comprises a decorative layer comprising a printed ink forming a decorative pattern disposed between a base and a protective film layer; wherein the decorative pattern extends over at least a portion of a contoured edge of the tile such that the decorative pattern is substantially undistorted. The process for making a resilient floor tile comprises preheating a printed tile blank; cutting and molding the printed tile blank concurrently to form a resilient floor tile having a convex edge along a top, outer perimeter of the resilient floor tile.

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