Patent ID: 8070382

Claim:
A tile for covering an area and which interlocks with an adjacent tile, which comprises: a main body having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface, the main body having at least a first lateral side and a second lateral side; at least one male connector situated on at least one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the main body and extending outwardly therefrom; and at least one female receptacle situated on at least one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the main body; wherein the male connector of the tile is engageable with a female receptacle of an adjacent tile so that the tile may interlock with the adjacent tile; wherein the main body of the tile resides generally in a plane; wherein the male connector includes a first segment extending outwardly from the main body co-planarly with the main body, and a second segment joined to the first segment and extending perpendicularly to the first segment; and wherein the female receptacle includes an inner wall, an outer wall disposed opposite the inner wall, sidewalls interposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a recessed bottom wall, the inner wall, outer wall, sidewalls and bottom wall of the female receptacle defining a recess for at least partially receiving the second segment of the male connector of an adjacent tile to interlock the tile with the adjacent tile.