Patent ID: 9187910
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A47G,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A carpet tile, comprising: a horizontal interlocking tray having an outer horizontal edge with at least a male connector and a female connector, where an area defined within the outer horizontal edge is a plate with an underside for laying down the carpet tile on a flat surface and an upper side opposite to the underside; and a textured carpet attached to the upper side of the horizontal interlocking tray for securing the carpet to the horizontal interlocking tray; wherein the male connector and the female connector on the outer horizontal edge are designed to interlock each with a different adjacent carpet tile laid down on the flat surface; and wherein the male connector comprises a tab protruding from the outer horizontal edge substantially parallel to the flat surface with a centering lug protruding from the tab in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the flat surface and a snap lock configured to deflect in the vertical direction, and the female connector comprises a vertical slot in the outer horizontal edge configured to receive the tab and a horizontal opening configured to receive the snap lock.