Patent ID: 8590252

Claim:
A groutless tile system for use in creating tiled floor, wall or ceiling surfaces comprising a plurality of tiles composed of a material selected from the group consisting of cement based tiles, softwood, hardwood, fiberboard, engineered plywood, agglomerated cork, rubber, and composite tile materials, each tile being formed with (i) a top portion having a first surface area and a bottom portions having a second surface area, the top portion's first surface area being larger than the bottom portion's second surface area to form a substantially 90° overhang around the circumference of each tile and (ii) sides under the overhang which are substantially planar and lacking incurvature; and coupling means for coupling the tiles in the system to each other, the coupling means including a plurality of tongue and groove mating and interlocking polyvinyl chloride coupling members, each member having a height at least matching the sides of the tile under the overhang and a width at least matching the width of the overhang, the plurality of tiles and coupling means forming a substantially gapless floor, ceiling or wall surface when coupled.