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Abstract

A floor covering assembly, comprising: a metallic subflooring covering a defined area of flooring, said subflooring being included in a larger area of flooring having a first pattern thereon; and a plurality of groups of tiles for covering said defined area, each group having a different particular pattern, said tiles comprising a laminated structure having a periphery and formed from a bottom layer having a face for contacting with said subflooring and magnetic means for covering the entire face of said bottom layer securing said tile to said subfloor, said bottom layer formed from an elastomeric material having magnetic particles embedded therein, a middle layer bonded to said bottom layer and having support means for providing structural integrity to said tile and for locating said particular pattern, and a top layer bonded to said middle layer and having a surface for accommodating pedestrian traffic, each of said group of tiles having different particular patterns to permit different patterns to be displayed on said flooring by selection of one of said plurality of groups of tiles, said tiles being of a size collectively in said defined area to define a gap between the tiles and surrounding flooring to permit selective removal of tiles from said defined area when desired.

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