Patent ID: 8468772

Claim:
A floor covering comprising a plurality of carpet tiles cut from a carpet web, wherein each of the plurality of carpet tiles comprises a textile face size and an underside, wherein a first textile face size of a first set of the plurality of carpet tiles is smaller than a second textile face size of a second set of the plurality of carpet tiles, wherein at least one of the carpet tiles of the first set is connected to at least one of the carpet tiles of the second set along adjacent edges of the tiles without attaching either of the carpet tiles to a floor surface on which the carpet tiles are positioned, each connector comprising: a. a film configured to resist stretching; and b. a layer of adhesive located on a side of the film, wherein the layer of adhesive is capable of forming a bond with the undersides of the carpet tiles so that, when the connector is positioned above the floor surface and spans the adjacent edges of the at least one of the carpet tiles of the first set and the at least one of the carpet tiles of the second set so that the layer of adhesive contacts the undersides of the tiles, the layer of adhesive prevents relative movement between the tiles, and the connector does not adhere to the floor surface.