Patent ID: 7673378
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B26F,D05C,D05D,D06C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing decorative carpet tile comprising: cutting a carpet tile from carpet thereby providing a carpet tile tufted to at least one height with first, second, third, and fourth side edges forming a square perimeter, said carpet tile having an upper surface; moving the carpet tile to at least one treatment station; and then treating the upper surface of the carpet tile to provide a first separation internal to the square perimeter thereby defining a treated first portion extending from a side selected from the group of the first, second third and fourth side edges to the first separation, said first portion distinguished relative to a second portion by the first separation with the first portion tip sheared to an elevation below the second portion while moving the carpet tile during the treatment step; and wherein the first separation is parallel to one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides and extends from one of the first side to the third side and the second side to the fourth side.