Floor covering for covering removable floor plates, floor structure with floor covering and method for producing the floor covering

Abstract

A ready-to-lay floor covering having a fixing adhesive uniformly applied on an underside is optionally protected by a backing film.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a floor covering, a floor construction comprising removable floor panels covered with the floor covering, and to a method for producing the floor covering. [0003] 2. Discussion of the Background [0004] Raised or installation floors are used in order to create a second plane that can support foot traffic or other loads above the subfloor of a room. Between the building's subfloor or bare floor and this second plane there is a void space created, which can be used for installation or laying of cables, pipes, air ducts, etc. [0005] The plane for supporting foot traffic or other loads is very generally constructed from individual, usually square, support or floor panels. Such support or floor panels are braced relative to the building floor via a plurality of pedestals or underground structures. They are lined on the upper side with floor-covering tiles, which are fixed to the support pa...

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Benefits of technology

[0013] It is an object of the present invention to provide an appropriately pretreated floor covering, that allows the floor-covering laying procedure to be streamlined by eliminating the time-consuming and mistake-prone process step of manually applying the adhesive or tackifier. The process should be performed externally and in advance by machinery, so that the floor can be installed inexpensively and precisely, even by less well trained personnel.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, a permanent bond is not appropriate.

In summary, the installation of such a floor is laborious, time-consuming and mistake-prone.

During this period, further processing is not possible.

The necessary hardening time depends on ambient conditions such as atmospheric humidity, temperature, surface of the floor panels, etc. and is therefore difficult to determine.

Thus, an unnecessary waste of time can result if the adhesive has already set, or—which is a much worse problem—the floor-covering tiles have become undesirably bonded to the support panels of the floor, so that the floor-covering tiles can no longer be lifted up without damaging them.

Because of the difficulties outlined in the foregoing, the entire laying process must therefore be performed manually by appropriately trained, skilled craftsmen, thus leading to high costs.

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