Ceramic flooring tile

Description

The FIGURE is a front elevational view of a ceramic flooring tile showing my new design, the rear and side being plain and unornamented. The tile is of a conventional thickness.

It is a characterizing feature of the present invention that lines defined by unpatterned areas define a minor rectangle within a larger area of a rectangular tile and that speckled shading is applied in order to shade the minor rectangle oppositely to the major area of the tile.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D78443 May 1929 Cartwright
D218235 August 1970 Madsen
D294662 March 15, 1988 Davidson
Other references
  • Forms and Surfaces Publication .COPYRGT.1985 illustration on left center of page number EM104.
Patent History
Patent number: D341897
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 1990
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1993
Assignee: Gres Du Nules, S.A. (Nules)
Inventor: Rafael Benavent Adrian (Nules)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Darby & Darby
Application Number: 7/592,115