A modular sub-flooring system for supporting an overlayment above a ground surface includes a plurality of sub-floor tiles situated about a ground surface, with each sub-floor tile having a substantially-flat top surface that is adapted to receive and support an overlayment, and a connection interfa
A modular sub-flooring system for supporting an overlayment above a ground surface includes a plurality of sub-floor tiles situated about a ground surface, with each sub-floor tile having a substantially-flat top surface that is adapted to receive and support an overlayment, and a connection interface with opposing engagement surfaces. The sub-flooring system also includes a plurality of removable bridge connectors, with each of the bridge connectors having a plurality of tile interfaces, and with each tile interface having complimentary engagement surfaces configured to engage with the opposing engagement surfaces of the connection interfaces. The tile interfaces of the bridge connectors couple to the respective connection interfaces of any adjacent sub-floor tiles to restrain the relative vertical movement between the adjacent sub-floor tiles while facilitating controlled relative lateral movement between the sub-floor tiles.
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1. A modular flooring system for supporting an overlayment above a ground surface, the system comprising: a first floor tile having a first substantially-flat top surface;a second floor tile adjacent the first sub-floor tile and having a second substantially-flat top surface;at least one bridge conn
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A modular flooring system for supporting an overlayment above a ground surface, the system comprising: a first floor tile having a first substantially-flat top surface;a second floor tile adjacent the first sub-floor tile and having a second substantially-flat top surface;at least one bridge connector coupled between and atop the first and second floor tiles, allowing controlled relative lateral movement and restraining relative vertical movement between the floor tiles, while maintaining a substantially smooth top surface alignment across adjacent edges of the first and second top surfaces;wherein, a first corner of the at least one bridge connector is adapted to mate with a corner of the first floor tile and a second corner of the at least one bridge connector is adapted to mate with a corner of the second floor tile and wherein the corner of the first and second floor tiles comprises an L-shaped protruding member extending from one side of a corner to an adjacent side of the corner and a continuous L-shaped recess disposed behind the protruding member, the recess extending from one side of a corner to an adjacent side of the corner; and wherein the bridge connector has a finger extending downward from a top of the bridge and into the L-shaped recess. 2. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the bridge connector is removable. 3. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one bridge connector further comprises a plurality of tile interfaces, each tile interface having a pair of engagement surfaces complimentary with opposing engagement surfaces of a first connection interface formed into the first and second floor tiles. 4. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the controlled relative lateral movement between the floor tiles ranges from about 1/16 inch to about 3/16 inch and facilitates thermal expansion and contraction of each floor tile within its own footprint. 5. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein a vertical elevation change about an edge of one of the first and second floor tiles translates into a corresponding elevation change of the adjacent edge of the other floor tile. 6. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the bridge connector is received within a plurality of recessed regions formed into corners disposed within the first and second floor tiles with a top surface of the bridge connector flush or below the top surfaces of the floor tiles. 7. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one bridge connector comprises a corner bridge connector coupled across a corner junction of a plurality of floor tiles and restraining relative vertical movement between adjacent corners of the floor tiles. 8. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the first and second floor tiles and the at least one bridge connector assemble and disassemble along a vertical axis and facilitate removal and replacement of any floor tile and bridge connector without displacement of an adjacent floor tile. 9. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein each floor tile further comprises a second connection interface disposed about lateral sides of the floor tile aligning adjacent sub-floor tiles relative to one another while allowing for the controlled relative lateral movement. 10. The flooring system of claim 9, wherein the second connection interface assembles and disassembles along a vertical axis and facilitates removal and replacement of any floor tile without displacement of an adjacent floor tile. 11. A modular sub-flooring system for supporting an overlayment above a ground surface, the system comprising: a plurality of substantially rectangular sub-floor tiles situated about a ground surface, each sub-floor tile having (a) a substantially-flat top surface adapted to receive and support an overlayment,(b) at least one connection interface with opposing engagement surfaces disposed about the corner of the tiles, wherein the connection interface comprises a continuous L-shaped pocket recess disposed behind an L-shaped protrusion; and(c) at least one T-shaped connection interface extending outward from each side of the sub-floor tiles;a plurality of removable bridge connectors each having a plurality of tile interfaces, with each corner tile interface having complimentary opposing engagement surfaces that engage the opposing engagement surfaces of the at least one corner connection interface, wherein each of the plurality of said removable bridge connectors comprises a finger extending downward from a top of the bridge and into the connection interface,wherein the tile interfaces of any bridge connector are coupled to the respective at least one corner connection interfaces of any adjacent sub-floor tiles to restrain relative vertical movement and facilitate controlled relative lateral movement between the adjacent sub-floor tiles. 12. The sub-flooring system of claim 11, wherein a vertical elevation change about an edge of one of the plurality of sub-floor tiles translates into a corresponding elevation change of an adjacent edge of an adjacent sub-floor tile and maintains a substantially smooth top surface alignment across the adjacent edges. 13. The sub-flooring system of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of sub-floor tiles is individually tiltable to substantially conform to undulations in the ground surface. 14. The sub-flooring system of claim 11, wherein the bridge connectors restrain relative vertical movement of the sub-floor tiles in both directions without anchoring to ground, and facilitate lateral movement of the sub-flooring system over the ground surface. 15. The sub-flooring system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of bridge connectors comprise a plurality of corner tile connectors coupled across corner junctions between the plurality of sub-floor tiles, and which restrain relative vertical movement between adjacent corners of adjacent sub-floor tiles. 16. The sub-flooring system of claim 15, wherein each corner tile connector is received within a plurality of recessed regions formed into the corners of the sub-floor tiles and positioned flush or below the top surfaces of the sub-floor tiles. 17. The sub-flooring system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of sub-floor tiles and the plurality of bridge connectors assemble together along a vertical axis and facilitate removal and replacement of any sub-floor tile and bridge connector without displacement of an adjacent sub-floor tile. 18. The sub-flooring system of claim 11, wherein a lower portion of any sub-floor tile is not overlaid by an upper portion of an adjacent sub-floor tile. 19. The sub-flooring system of claim 11, wherein each sub-floor tile further comprises at least one drain hole through the top surface that facilitates drainage. 20. A synthetic sub-flooring system for supporting an overlayment above a ground surface, the system comprising: a plurality of synthetic sub-floor tiles situated about a ground surface, each sub-floor tile having a substantially-flat top surface adapted to receive and support an overlayment, and having at least one connection interface;a plurality of synthetic bridge connectors, each bridge connector having a plurality of tile interfaces that are complimentary with the at least one connection interface,wherein the tile interfaces of any bridge connector are coupled to the respective at least one connection interfaces of any adjacent sub-floor tile;wherein the plurality of synthetic sub-floor tiles each comprise a corner pocket adapted to receive a portion of the bridge connector, each corner pocket having a continuous L-shaped pocket recess disposed behind an L-shaped protrusion; and a removable bridge connector having a finger extending downward from a top of the bridge and into the corner pocket of the tiles. 21. The synthetic sub-flooring system of claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of bridging connecters is coupled to the plurality of synthetic sub-floor tiles without anchoring to ground to form the synthetic sub-flooring system. 22. The synthetic sub-flooring system of claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of synthetic bridge connectors is individually removable. 23. A modular flooring system comprising: a first floor tile having a first substantially-flat top surface;a second floor tile adjacent the first floor tile and having a second substantially-flat top surface; at least one inter-relating side connection interface aligning the first and second floor tiles relative to one another during assembly while allowing controlled relative lateral movement between the floor tiles,wherein a lower edge portion of either floor tile is not overlaid by an upper edge portion of the other floor tile, to facilitate assembly along a vertical axis; andwherein the first and second floor tiles each comprise a corner pocket adapted to receive a removable bridge connector therein, wherein the corner pocket comprises a continuous L-shaped recess behind an L-shaped protrusion;a removable bridge connector having a finger extending downward from a top of the bridge and into the corner pocket of the first and second floor tiles. 24. The flooring system of claim 23, wherein the controlled relative lateral movement between the floor tiles ranges from about 1/16 inch to about 3/16 inch and facilitates thermal expansion and contraction of each floor tile within its own footprint. 25. The modular flooring system of claim 23, wherein the first and second floor tiles each comprise an L-shaped corner pocket having an L-shaped pocket recess extending downward through the corner pocket. 26. The modular flooring system of claim 25, further comprising a removable bridge connector coupled between adjacent corners of the first and second floor tiles having an L-shaped protrusion adapted to fit within the L-shaped pocket recess, wherein the L-shaped pocket recess is disposed behind an L-shaped protrusion on the corner of the floor tile. 27. The modular flooring system of claim 25, further comprising a bridge connector having a center portion with a plurality of separate arms extending outward from the center portion. 28. The modular flooring system of claim 27, wherein the arms of the bridge connector are adapted to mate with the corner pocket of the first and second sub-floor tiles. 29. The modular flooring system of claim 27, wherein the bridge connector further comprises a plurality of fingers extending downward from the top of the bridge connector. 30. The modular flooring system of claim 29, further comprising a corner slot disposed near end sides of the corner pocket. 31. The modular flooring system of claim 30, wherein the fingers of the bridge connector are adapted to mate with the corner slot. 32. The modular flooring system of claim 25, wherein a top surface of the corner pocket is disposed below a top surface of the first and second floor tiles. 33. A modular flooring system comprising: at least four substantially planar modular flooring tiles having a common corner, wherein each of the four modular flooring tiles comprises a laterally extending member disposed about each side of the floor tile and a recess disposed about each side of the floor tile, the laterally extending member adapted to mate with the recess of an adjacent floor tile and wherein the corner of each floor tile comprises a pocket, the pocket comprising a continuous L-shaped recess disposed behind an L-shaped protrusion;at least one bridge connector coupled between and atop the four modular flooring tiles, the bridge connector comprising four fingers extending downward from a top surface of the bridge connector configured to mate with the recess of the corner pocket of each of the floor tiles. 34. The modular flooring assembly of claim 33, wherein the corner pocket recess and protrusion extends from one side of the tile to an adjacent side of the tile. 35. The modular flooring assembly of claim 33, wherein the fingers extend downward from the bridge connector substantially orthogonal to the top surface of the bridge connector.
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