Patent ID: 7690160

Claim:
An edge system for a modular floor comprising: a first edge piece having an elongated shape and including a front, a back, a first end, a second end, and a leading edge which extends along the front and the second end of the first edge piece, the first edge piece being sloped upward from the leading edge of the first edge piece to provide a smooth transition from a support surface to the modular floor; a second edge piece having an elongated shape and including a front, a back, a first end, a second end, and a leading edge which extends along the front of the second edge piece, the second edge piece being sloped upward from the leading edge of the second edge piece to provide a smooth transition from the support surface to the modular floor; a main, rectangular floor tile; wherein the first edge piece and the second edge piece are coupled together so that the leading edge at the second end near the back of the first edge piece is aligned with the leading edge at the first end near the front of the second edge piece and surround two sides of the rectangular floor tile; and wherein the front of the second edge piece is positioned adjacent to the second end of the first edge piece to provide a corner of the modular floor having a smooth transition to the support surface; wherein an entire floor tile assembly is made from a plurality of first edge pieces, second edge pieces, and main, rectangular floor tiles.