TILE WITH WIDE COUPLING CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

摘要

A method and apparatus providing a tile (110) configured to form a modular floor covering including an array (100) of substantially identical tiles. The tile (110) includes a top surface (112), bottom side (114), a front side (116), a rear side (118), a first lateral side (120), and a second lateral side (122). The top surface (112) includes an elongated shape and the bottom side (114) includes a support grid (128). The front and rear sides (118) and (120) are defined along a longitudinal length of the elongated shape. The front side (116) includes at least one first hinge member (140) and the rear side (118) includes at least one complementary second hinge member (150) configured to be engageable with at least one first hinge member (140) of an adjacently positioned tile. The first and second lateral sides (120) and (122) define a width of the elongated shape with the first and the second lateral sides (120) and (122) including respective coupling portions (160) and (170), such as tab and slot configuration, each ahving a coupling length at least one-third the width of the elongated shape.