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US4267680A
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Tile for the construction of walls or diverse disassemblable surfaces
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-03-22
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Granted: 1981-05-19
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Expires: 1999-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A tile having top and bottom faces for use in constructing dismountable walls, floors and the like, comprising a plurality of flexible clips arranged along one of its faces.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Delattre
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:38
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/32; E04H15/56; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/02172; E04F15/024; E04F15/02405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A tile having top and bottom faces for use in constructing dismountable walls, floors and the like, comprising a plurality of flexible clips adapted to clip onto a frame arranged along one of its faces, said tile further comprising a plurality of bores extending through said tile, each of said clips comprising two elastic fingers, each of said bores being aligned with one of said clips and positioned to extend between each of said fingers whereby said tiles may be conveniently and securely stacked on one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A tile having top and bottom faces for use in constructing dismountable walls, floors and the like, comprising a plurality of flexible clips adapted to clip onto a frame arranged along one of its faces, said tile further comprising a plurality of bores extending through said tile, each of said clips comprising two elastic fingers, each of said bores being aligned with one of said clips and positioned to extend between each of said fingers whereby said tiles may be conveniently and securely stacked on one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The tile as defined by claim 1 in combination with a frame, said clips securing said tile onto said frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tile as defined by claim 1 wherein said clips are arranged in at least two rows.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tile as defined by claim 1 wherein said fingers and said tile are of one-piece construction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tile as defined by claim 1 wherein said clips and sad tile are unitarily molded out of a plastic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The tile as defined by claim 1 further comprising reinforcement ribs on one of its faces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The tile as defined by claim 6 further comprising roughened areas on one of its faces to prevent slippage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The tile as defined by claim 1 wherein each of said fingers is aligned to face one another and projects outwardly from the bottom surface of said tile, each of said fingers of a given up symmetrically converging towards one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The tile as defined by either of claim 1 or 8, wherein each of said fingers has an internal surface and an external surface, and wherein each of said surfaces has an identical slope over a portion thereof whereby the outer surfaces of said fingers of a clip on said tile is adapted to nest in the inner surfaces of fingers provided on another of said tiles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The tile as defined by either of claims 1 or 8 wherein the height of said clips extending from the bottom surface of said tile is greater than the thickness of the tile itself.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The tile as defined by either of claims 1 or 8 further comprising two reinforcements each being mounted on opposite sides of said clip and extending between each of said fingers thereby connecting each of said fingers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The title as defined by claim 11 wherein each of said reinforcements comprises an inner edge having a shape adapted to be mounted on said frame.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The tile as defined by claim 12 wherein said inner edge is in the form of an arc.
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