Quick-assembly interlocking tile

Claim 1

A quick assembly, interlocking tile, which comprises a. an edge region having a periphery having a bottom, said edge region having four corners, the periphery of said edge region provided with four corner interlocks extending from each of the four corners of said edge region and a plurality of central interlocks extending from said edge region between said corner interlocks to interconnect and lock said tile with contiguous tiles whereby a surface covering is constructed, b. said central interlocks comprising central projecting elements and alternating slots in the form of inversions of the central projecting elements formed thereby, c. each of said corner interlocks comprising a right corner projecting element, an alternating slot in the form of an inversion of the central projecting elements formed between the right corner projecting element and the central projecting elements, and a left corner projecting element comprising a square knob having sides of fixed length, said square knob positioned at a distance from said corner equal to the square knob's side's length, d. said central projecting elements and right corner projecting elements interlocking with a contiguous tile's adjacently positioned slots in the form of the inversion of a central projecting element, e. said edge region including a bevel at the bottom of the periphery of the edge region to facilitate the assembly of contiguous interlocking tiles, f. said tile including an inner region integral with said edge region.