Patent ID: 9394700
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: E04F

Claim Text:
1. A floor tile for a data center floor, comprising: a first tile module comprising a main tile portion with opposite inner and outer main surfaces and a first side wall and a second side wall extending away from the opposite main surfaces to an edge, the first side wall and second side wall being opposing side walls and each sidewall edge comprising at least one recess for receiving cabling, wherein the recesses do not extend to the inner main surface; and a second tile module comprising a further main tile portion adapted to form a removable lid of the first tile module, and having opposite inner and outer further main surfaces with a first further side wall and a second further side wall extending away from the opposite further main surfaces to an edge, the first further side wall and the second further side wall being opposing side walls and each sidewall edge comprising at least one further recess for receiving the cabling, wherein the further recesses do not extend to the inner further main surface; and wherein, with the floor tile in position, the first side wall and the first further side wall align and contact, and the second side wall and the second further side wall align and contact to support the second tile module on the first tile module, and together the at least one recess in each of the first side wall and the second side wall and the least one further recess in each of the first further side wall and the second further side wall define at least one aperture in the aligned first side wall and first further side wall, and at least one further aperture in the aligned second side wall and the second further side wall, the at least one aperture and the at least one further aperture facilitating passing the cabling through the floor tile.