Patent ID: 8434282

Claim:
A system for installing carpet tiles on an underlying surface, the system comprising: a plurality of carpet tiles, wherein each carpet tile comprises an underside; and a plurality of carpet tile connectors for connecting the plurality of carpet tiles, each carpet tile connector comprising: a film having two sides; and a layer of adhesive located on a side of the film, wherein the layer of adhesive is capable of forming a bond between the film and the undersides of adjacent carpet tiles and comprises a sufficient shear strength so that, when a connector spans adjacent edges of the adjacent carpet tiles so that the layer of adhesive contacts the undersides of the adjacent carpet tiles, the connector prevents adjacent tiles from moving relative to the connector or each other thereby creating gaps between the adjacent tiles after installation, wherein the film comprises a plastic material sufficiently stiff for a connector positioned partly in contact with an underside of a carpet tile to project beyond the edge of the carpet tile in roughly the same plane as the underside of the carpet tile.