US 11,732,484 B2
Flooring system
Kirkland W. Vogt, Simpsonville, SC (US); and Dale S. Kitchen, Boiling Springs, SC (US)
Assigned to Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US)
Filed by Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/82,283.
Application 17/082,283 is a continuation of application No. 16/196,119, filed on Nov. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,851,550.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/615,084, filed on Jan. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0062516 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04F 15/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01); E04F 15/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 15/0215 (2013.01) [B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); E04F 15/02155 (2013.01); E04F 15/107 (2013.01); E04F 15/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01); E04F 2201/07 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flooring system comprising:
(a) a plurality of floor tiles, wherein the plurality of floor tiles contains individual floor tiles, wherein the individual floor tiles are comprised of: (i) a first wear layer (125) and (ii) a second layer (119) having an adhesive layer thereon (121), and wherein the floor tiles are vinyl tile; and
(b) at least one adhesive fastener (540) containing an adhesive layer (501) and one of a film layer (502) and a textile substrate layer (504);
wherein at least a portion of the adhesive fastener (540) is attached to at least a portion of the adhesive layer (121) of the individual floor tiles to form a plurality of floor tiles interconnected to one another via the at least one adhesive fastener.