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Floor panel with coupling means and methods of making the same

a technology of floor panels and coupling means, which is applied in the field of floor panels, can solve the problems of time-consuming and laborious process, hard wood floor installation requires skilled workers and special tools, and the staining process puts people in a hazardous environmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-29
LIU BING HONG
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[0009] In one embodiment, the body portion of the floor panel includes a laminated panel, a solid wood pane

Problems solved by technology

This is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive process.
The staining process also puts people into a hazardous environment.
Additionally, the installation of the hard wood floor requires skilled workers and special tools.
However, many obstacles remain to be overcome.
Such additional metal parts require considerable amount of investment and extensive reconstruction of the manufacture facility.
Such techniques are not suitable for certain rigid materials such as marbles, granite and some of hard wood.
Therefore, a heretofore unaddressed need exists in the art to address the aforementioned deficiencies and inadequacies.

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[0022] The present invention is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Various embodiments of the invention are now described in detail. Referring to the drawings, like numbers indicate like parts throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,”“an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Moreover, titles or subtitles may be used in the specification for the convenience of a reader, which has no influence on the scope of the invention. Additionally, some terms used in this specification are more specifically defined below.

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Abstract

A floor panel for forming a floor. In one embodiment, the floor panel includes a body portion having a first end, an opposite, second end, a male coupling portion protruding from the first end and having a convex surface portion and a concave groove formed on the convex surface portion, and a female coupling portion protruding from the second end and having a concave surface portion complementary to the convex surface portion of the male coupling portion such that, as assembled, the male coupling portion of a floor panel is received in and engaged with the female coupling portion of an adjacent floor panel, whereby an adhesive channel corresponding to the concave groove is formed by the convex surface portion of the male coupling portion and the corresponding concave surface portion.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to a floor panel, and in particular to a floor panel having a male coupling portion, a female coupling portion and an adhesive channel. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Floor is an important part of residential and office buildings. Hard wood floor creates a warm and welcome feeling and brings beauty to the houses or offices. Traditionally, the hard wood floor is made with tongue and groove hard wood floor strips nailed to a sub-floor. After an installation of the hard wood floor, several sanding and staining processes have to take place before the floor is finished. This is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive process. The staining process also puts people into a hazardous environment. Additionally, the installation of the hard wood floor requires skilled workers and special tools. [0003] Over the years, engineers have developed various products to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B2/00
CPCB27F1/06E04F15/04E04F2201/07E04F2201/023E04F2201/0153E04F15/02188
Inventor LIU, BING-HONG
Owner LIU BING HONG