Patent ID: 11899370
Assignee: TAC-FAST SYSTEMS SA
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  B  C  E | IPC B  C  E  G

Claim 0:
1. A tile system for installation on a free floating basis to form a surface covering on a substrate without bonding the tile assembly to the substrate, the tile system comprising:
a first tile assembly configured for connection to a second tile assembly, each of the first and second tile assemblies comprising:
a first tile bonded to a layer of stabilizing material, the first tile being made from a stone or ceramic material;
wherein the first tile assembly further comprises a first attachment component connected thereto and extending along a side surface of the first tile of the first tile assembly, the first attachment component including a plurality of alternating magnetic elements and polymer elements to define a first continuous attachment surface, and the second tile assembly further comprises a second attachment component connected thereto and extending along a side surface of the first tile of the second tile assembly, the second attachment component including a plurality of alternating magnetic elements and polymer elements to define a second continuous attachment surface, the plurality of magnetic elements of the second tile assembly being complementary to the plurality of magnetic elements of the first attachment component,
the second attachment component being complementary in shape to the first attachment component and configured to receive the first attachment component to form a detachable connection between the first tile assembly and the second tile assembly, the detachable connection having a magnetic force attracting the first and second tile assemblies.