Patent ID: 8961182
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47F,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method of assisting a consumer with a selection of a wood-flooring product, comprising: allowing the consumer to access at least one web page, the at least one web page including a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of wood-flooring samples, each of the wood-flooring samples being made of a flexible material and having a substantially flat primary surface that includes a wood-flooring image replicating a wood-flooring product, the primary surface having a width and a length, at least one of the length and the width of each wood-flooring sample being at least 18 inches, the wood-flooring image for each wood-flooring sample being an image of only a single wood-floor product and having multiple wood plank images with width dimensions that substantially correspond to width dimensions of wood planks of the wood-flooring product being replicated, each of the wood-flooring samples includes a coating over the wood-flooring image so that the wood-flooring sample better matches the reflectivity of the corresponding wood-flooring product than the flexible material on which the wood-flooring image has been printed, the wood-flooring products being replicated by the plurality of wood-flooring samples having different characteristics; based on the interaction of the consumer with the at least one webpage, receiving selections of at least one of the plurality of wood-flooring samples; rolling the at least one selected wood-flooring sample into a generally cylindrical shape such that the primary surface containing the wood-flooring image is facing outwardly; and while in the generally cylindrical shape, placing the at least one selected wood-flooring sample into a tubular package for transportation to the consumer.