Patent ID: 8741085
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B26D,B26F,B29C,B29L,B32B,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a resilient floor tile, comprising conveying a continuous sheet of a base layer into a press; moving a press die included in the press to a closed position, the press die including a cutting tool, a forming tool and a stripper plate, the forming tool abutting the cutting tool, a clearance provided between the stripper plate and the forming tool; cutting the continuous sheet with a blade of the cutting tool of the press die to form side walls of the resilient floor tile when the press die is actuated; concurrently forming a shaped edge on at least a portion of a perimeter of an upper surface of the resilient floor tile with the forming tool of the press die when the press die is actuated; returning the press die to an open position upon completion of the concurrent cutting and forming; stripping the cut and formed resilient floor tile from the press die with the stripper plate; moving the cut and formed resilient floor tile and an associated frame scrap from the press die; and advancing a next portion of the continuous sheet of the base layer into the press.