Patent ID: 8156705

Claim:
A groutless tile system comprising: a plurality of groutless tiles, wherein each groutless tile comprises: a substrate; a durable surface disposed within a first groove defined by the substrate, the durable surface having bottom surface; and a first coupling member disposed on an edge of the substrate, wherein the first coupling member comprises a first bendable portion and a second groove, the second groove having an upper surface and a lower surface; wherein the bottom surface of the durable surface is substantially coplanar with a point between the upper and lower surfaces of the second groove; wherein at least a portion of the substrate extends beyond the durable surface; wherein the first coupling member and a second coupling member of an adjacent groutless tile comprising a tongue and a body portion are operable for coupling adjacent groutless tiles under at least the portion of the substrate that extends beyond the durable surface; wherein at least a portion of the first bendable portion is disposed below the durable surface of the adjacent tile when coupled to the adjacent tile.