Floor tile system with electrical activation at randomly placed locations

• US 20050102935A1
• Filed: 10/22/2004
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wiremold Co (Legrand SA)
• Original Assignee: Wiremold Co (Legrand SA)
• Inventors: Picard, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US10/971,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20050102935A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/220.100
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/02 Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of webs E04F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/145 Details, e.g. end pieces or joints H01R25/147 takes precedence

Abstract

Floor tiles have conductors embedded and define male and female sockets to run power and data signals to randomly placed devices designed to interface therewith any where along the conductor(s) path.

Claims

1. A plurality of polygon shaped floor tiles, including tiles with conductors embedded therein, said floor tiles having interfitting side edges, said tiles with conductor embedded defining at least one recess in one of said interfitting side edges, and said tiles with said conductors further defining conductive protuberances for electrically connecting said conductors in one tile to conductors in an adjacent tile, said tiles with conductors further including an upper surface defining upwardly open slots alongside said embedded conductors for receiving prongs of male plugs associated with electrical outlet devices.

2. The combination of claim 1 further comprising closure means for said slots coextensive with said slots to cover said slots in at least some of said tiles with said embedded conductors therein.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said tiles with embedded conductors are of generally rectangular shape and include linear conductors extending from one edge to an opposite edge of said tile.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein other of said tiles where embedded conductors having arcuately shaped conductors extending from one edge of said other tile to an adjacent edge thereof.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said tiles have a vertical thickness in the range between ⅜

and ½

inch approximately.