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Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof

a technology for wall panels and floor panels, applied in the field of building panels, can solve the problems of limited pattern selection on the surface layer of the panel, and achieve the effect of improving the quality of the surface layer

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-11-27
PERGO
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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a new type of panel that can be easily installed without needing tools or machines. The panels have a groove and a tongue that fit together, creating a tight connection. The panels can be cut into smaller sections for more flexibility in design. Additionally, the panels have adhesive on them that sets when the panels are placed together, creating a strong and secure connection. The panels can be installed by hand pressure alone. The panels can also be designed with different edges, allowing for sliding movement during installation. Overall, the panels have the benefits of being easy to install, flexible in design, and secure in connection.

Problems solved by technology

However, the choice of pattern on the surface layer of the panel is limited with this shape.

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[0064]The panel 1 consists of a base of cellulosic materials, such as wood particles impregnated with a resin, such as a thermoplastic material, with a decorative thermosetting laminate as a surface layer 17 glued on top.

[0065]The panel 1 has two pairs of parallel side edges 2, 3 and 4, 5 respectively (FIG. 1). Two of these side edges are provided with locking means in the form of a groove 6 and the other two with a tongue 7 fitting in the groove 6, whereby a tongue / groove joint for assembling of the panels is formed.

[0066]The groove 6 and the tongue 7 are made of a water tight material and formed with a snap-together joint. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the snap-together joint consists of two snapping webs 9, one on the upper side of the tongue 7 and one on the lower side of tongue, these webs 9 cooperating with two fitting snapping grooves 10.

[0067]In front of the snap-together joint, which means the snapping webs 9 and the snapping groove 10, the groove 6 has an entrance ope...

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Abstract

Flooring panels can have a variety of widths. In one embodiment, panels or boards of different widths are packaged together to give the installer a great deal of flexibility in constructing the floor in order to achieve a realistic looking surface. In another embodiment, the panels have locking joints which allow the panels to be maintained in an installed condition until a pre-applied glue is allowed to set.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 228,065, filed Aug. 27, 2002, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09 / 891,460, filed Jun. 27, 2001, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a building panel, such as a flooring panel or wall panel and the use thereof to form floors, walls, cladding, etc., by assembling a plurality the panels. In one embodiment, the panels have particular utility for flooring or cladding a wet room. The invention additionally relates to a glueable panel for forming a generally planar surface. The invention is also directed to a method of assembling a planar surface from a plurality of panels. While the uses for a planar surface are numerous, the invention will likely be most commonly used as a floor, especially a floating flooring where the floor is not attached to the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04F15/02E04F13/16E04F13/08E04F15/10E04F13/076
CPCE04F15/02038E04F15/102E04F15/02155E04F13/16E04F13/08E04F13/0889E04F13/076E04F15/02E04F2201/0115E04F2201/0123E04F2201/025E04F2201/026E04F2201/035E04F2201/041E04F2201/049E04F2201/07E04F13/165
Inventor STANCHFIELD, OLIVER
Owner PERGO