97 results about "Panelling" patented technology

A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface.

Interlocking clips include a first clip and a second clip. The first and second clips each include a baseplate, a coupling arm protruding from the baseplate, and a groove defined by the coupling arm. The baseplates of the first and second clips configured to affix to a building support and the surface panel, respectively. The groove includes an inlet opening, an inlet portion extending from the inlet opening, and an end portion extending from the inlet portion. The grooves of the first clip and the second clip are configured to receive the coupling arm of the other one of the first clip and the second clip. A surface panel support system includes interlocking clips. A method of attaching a surface panel to a building support includes interlocking a first clip affixed to the surface panel with a second clip affixed to the building support.

The invention relates to a flooring panel suitable for constructing a floor covering, which panel comprises a core layer and a decorative top layer and a layer situated between the core layer and the decorative top layer which enables improves sound performance.

A panel and a method of manufacturing a panel, such as a floor panel, a wall panel or a ceiling panel, in particular a decorative floor panel including at least a first edge having a first coupling part configured to be coupled to a second coupling part of another panel. At least one expandable material located adjacent at least a part of an upper portion of the first edge. A covering, in particular a floor covering, comprising multiple interconnected panels is also provided.

An in-line process for forming a panel having a panel body with a top face and a bottom face and at least two side edges therein between, and having one or more additional edge edgings formed from a compressible material on one or both side edges and fixed to the top and bottom faces of the panel body, the process comprising at least the steps of:(i) providing a panel body;(ii) providing of one or more additional edgings formed from a compressible material;(iii) providing a supply of an edge banding material;(iv) locating the one or more additional edgings and the edge banding material to a side edge of the panel body; and(v) fixing the edge banding material to the top and bottom faces of the panel body and encapsulating the at least one of the additional edgings.

A panel and a method of manufacturing a panel, such as a floor panel, a wall panel or a ceiling panel, in particular a decorative floor panel including at least a first edge having a first coupling part configured to be coupled to a second coupling part of another panel. At least one expandable material located adjacent at least a part of an upper portion of the first edge. A covering, in particular a floor covering, comprising multiple interconnected panels is also provided.

The invention relates to a system for at least partially producing panels, in particular for producing decorative panels, such as floor panels, ceiling panels or wall panels. The invention also relates to a method for at least partially producing panels, preferably using a system according to the invention, in particular for producing decorative panels, such as floor panels, ceiling panels or wall panels. The invention further relates to a panel produced by applying the method according to the invention and / or using the system according to the invention.

This invention relates to an interlocking decorative panel, particularly a floor panel, wall panel, or ceiling panel, wherein the decorative panel is provided with a tongue and groove. The invention also relates to a covering, particularly a floor covering, wall covering, or ceiling covering, comprising a plurality of interconnected decorative panels according to the invention.

A method for manufacturing panels includes at least the step of covering one or more side edges of a relevant panel, and moving the panel with its respective side edge relatively beyond an application device. The application device includes at least one nozzle, positioned in the plane of the panel when viewed at an angle of less than 90° to the corresponding side edge. A floor panel includes a covered side edge.

A floor panel including a top layer and a substrate, where the substrate at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material, where the second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with luminance value L1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with luminance value L2 in the HSL colour space, where L1 is different from L2.

A panel, in particular a floor panel, including at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove, which second coupling part includes a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove, wherein the upward tongue is provided with a first locking element; wherein the downward flank is provided with a second locking element, wherein the downward tongue is provided with a third locking element, and wherein the upward flank is provided with a fourth locking element.

A floor panel, in particular a laminated floor panel. A floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled floor panels. A method for mutually coupling two floor panels, in particular laminated floor panels.

The last decades has seen enormous advance in the market for flooring for floor covering. It is known to install floor panels on an underlying floor in various ways. The present invention relates to an improved panel, such as a floor panel, in particular a decorative floor panel. The invention also relates to a covering, in particular a floor covering, including multiple interconnected panels according to the invention.

The design is or a strap hinge for doors or window; the design is for a ceiling panel timber hinge outside the doorway attached to a mannequin; the design will enable getting dressed in a shirt or other garments when compressing mannequin's arms and torso and pulling the shirt downwards off the mannequin’s torso onto the person’s torso who is getting dressed; the dotted lines featured in 1.1-1.3 are only for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

A floor panel (1) has interlocking means (10, 11) formed on the side of its short edges (5, 5′) being joined together. These interlocking means (10, 11) comprise joining parts made as a male joining part (9) and a female joining part (12) and have a vertically active concave locking part (13) and a convex locking part (14), as well as slanted guiding surfaces (15, 16). Furthermore, there is a bendable part (7) formed in the lower surface (2a) of the floor panel (1), comprising a plurality of adjacent recesses (8, 8′) formed in the lower surface (2a), next to the male joining part (9), which are inclined relative to the short edge (5′) of the side surface (6′), allowing the angular deflection of the male joining part (9) to be increased, relative to the horizontal plane, during its interlocking with the female joining part (12) at the short edges (5, 5′).

A quadrilateral building panel (1) has a major plane, and two major side surfaces (2) which are at least substantially parallel to the major plane, the thickness (t) of the panel (1) being between the major side surfaces (2), the panel (1) having four major edge surfaces (3, 4, 5, 6) substantially forming a perimeter of the panel (1). The building panel (1) has at least one engager first portion (7), the engager first portion (7) having a latch catch member (22) and an axis of rotation (23) for the latch catch member (22). The building panel (1) also has at least one engager second portion (8), the engager second portion (8) comprising first and second parts (32, 41) situated respectively at the two major side surfaces (2) and a third part (28) situated at the said major edge surface (5, 6), the third part being adjacent to the first and second parts. Each of the first, second and third parts of the engager second portion (8) has a latching surface (36,37) configured to be engaged by a latch catch member (22) of an engager first portion (7) of an adjacent like building panel. Each major edge surface (3, 4, 5, 6) has either at least one engager first portion (7) or at least one engager second portion (8), at least one major edge surface (3, 4) having at least one engager first portion (7) and at least one other major edge surface (5, 6) having at least one engager second portion (8). One major edge surface (3) is spaced from the axis of rotation (23) of the closest engager first portion (7) or the centre of the latching surfaces of the closest engager second portion of an adjacent major edge surface (4) by a distance being the sum of a predetermined distance and the panel thickness (a + t). The opposite major edge surface (5) is spaced from the axis of rotation of the closest engager first portion (7) or the centre of the latching surfaces of the closest engager second portion of the said adjacent major edge surface (4) by a distance being the sum of the predetermined distance and double the panel thickness (a + 2t). The axis of rotation (23) of the at least one engager first portion (7) or the centre of the latching surfaces of the at least one engager second portion at each of two adjacent said major edge surfaces (3, 4) are aligned with the axis of rotation of the at least one engager first portion or the centre of the latching surfaces of the at least one engager second portion (8) at the respective opposite major edge surfaces (5, 6), where each major edge surface (3, 4) has the same number of engager portions as the major edge surface (5, 6) it is opposite to.

The subject of the application is a set of floor panels. Each of the connectable floor panels (1, 1') has a male-female longitudinal coupling element (7), a female longitudinal coupling element and a male-female transverse coupling element (10) of the same type, formed below each short edge (4'). Each transverse coupling element (10) has a central recess (20) with a flat vertical seating surface (37) recessed into the upper part of the lower vertical tongue (21), above a flat guiding surface (35), wherein an angular latching surface (34) is formed between the flat guiding surface (35) and the flat vertical seating surface (37).

A floor panel has a connecting portion in the form of a tongue and groove with locking surfaces. In the connected state of two such panels, an open space exists between the tongue and the lower lip when viewed vertically, and between the contact portion and contact area between the horizontally functioning locking surfaces when viewed horizontally. The lower side of the tongue in the open space includes a first surface. The top side of the lower lip in the open space includes a second surface parallel to the first surface. In the connected state of two such panels, at least one surface is perpendicular to the panel and intersects both the first surface of the first panel being connected and the second plane of the panel connected to the first panel. This application also relates to a cutting tool for manufacturing such a panel and / or used in the method. The contour of the connecting portion on the first pair of opposite sides of the floor panel allows for the maximum production of connecting portions of floor panels with different thicknesses using the same cutting tool.

A method for assembling a wall system to retrofit an existing panel and frame building assembly for a wall, floor or roof, including providing a sound damping building panel including a dense, fiber-reinforced, structural cementitious panel of fiber-reinforced cement, the dense, fiber-reinforced, structural cementitious panel having a first surface opposed to a second surface, and a layer of acoustic dampening material on the first surface of the dense, fiber-reinforced, structural cementitious panel; attaching the sound damping panel to an existing building panel attached to an existing frame for a wall, floor or roof, the existing building panel having an interior surface facing the frame and an exterior surface opposed to the interior surface. This locates the layer of acoustic dampening material between the exterior surface of the building panel and the first surface of the sound damping panel. A sound damping building panel is also provided.

A panel with a planar design, particularly a floor panel, ceiling panel, or wall panel, having a top side and a bottom side as well as a plurality of side edges; the panel having a structure of a plurality of laminated layers adhered to each other, wherein the plurality of laminated layers extend parallel to the plane of the panel and includes: a core layer having a lower side and an upper side; and a top layer disposed directly or indirectly on the upper side of the core layer, wherein at least two layers of the laminated structure, particularly the top layer and the core layer, are directly or indirectly adhered to each other.

The invention relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of panels (1) of identical construction, which panels have two long side edges (1.1, 1.3) and two short side edges (1.2, 1.4), each panel (1) being bonded to a substrate (10), and in addition, the panels (1) lying against each other by the long side edges (1.1, 1.3) being mechanically connected to each other by means of a first guide rail (1.1) provided only on one long side edge (1.1).

Among other things, the present invention provides a method for generating multiple output designs for multiple decorative panels, the method comprising: a) acquiring at least one digital input image containing a texture, b) acquiring at least one style, and c) applying the at least one style to the at least one digital input image to generate output designs for the decorative panels.

The invention relates to a set of panels, in particular decorative panels, such as decorative floor panels or decorative wall panels. The invention also relates to a covering, in particular a decorative covering, such as a decorative floor covering or decorative wall covering, comprising a plurality of interconnected panels of the set of panels according to the invention.

A method for composing a set of floor panels for flooring a room is based on a data set in accordance at least with the ground surface area of the room. The method includes the step of establishing a laying plan suitable for the room. The step of establishing a laying plan is carried out by means of a computer. The computer proposes a laying plan on the basis of the data set, taking into account desired limitations. The limitations are used to restrict a database of possible solutions.

The present disclosure relates to a building panel (1), comprising a substrate (10), an intermediate layer (12) arranged on a first surface (10a) of the substrate (10), a surface layer (14) arranged on a surface of the intermediate layer (12) opposite the substrate (10), wherein the surface layer (14) comprises a wood veneer layer, wherein the surface layer (14) is adhered to the intermediate layer (12) by an adhesive layer (13) arranged between the surface layer (14) and the intermediate layer (12), wherein the intermediate layer (12) is continuous in a longitudinal (L) and / or a transverse (T) direction extending along a first surface (10a) of the substrate (10), and wherein the intermediate layer (12) is more rigid and / or harder than the surface layer (14), such that the intermediate layer (12) is configured to at least partially convert pressure forces applied on a surface of the surface layer (14) opposite the intermediate layer (12) to tensile forces in the intermediate layer (12). The present disclosure also relates to a method of producing such a building panel (1).

The disclosure relates to a floor panel assembly comprising a first (1) and a second (1') panel. A first edge portion of the first panel comprises an upwardly extending locking element and a second edge portion of the second panel comprises a downwardly open locking groove configured to cooperate with the locking element for horizontally locking the first and second edge portions to each other. The floor panel assembly further comprises a connecting device (2) configured to be at least partially arranged in the locking groove in a locked state of the first and second edge portions. The connecting device comprises a positioning member (7) configured to extend along a third edge portion (1c) of the first panel in the locked state, wherein the first and third edge portions join each other at a corner portion (1e) of the first panel. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding connecting device.

A wall panelling board suitable for cladding and / or siding a wall comprises a substrate of composite polymeric material; an outer most covering layer comprising an exposed relief which is shaped in polymeric material to have peaks and troughs in at least part of the perimeter region of the outermost covering layer; wherein the board is substantially rectangular in plan view, the board having two oppositely disposed relatively long sides 10 and two oppositely disposed relatively short sides; the long sides each incorporating an outer most tongue formed with the perimeter region of the outermost covering layer and a perimeter region of the substrate; the long sides each further incorporating a groove adjacent to the outermost tongue; the groove being sized and shaped to receive the outermost tongue of a further wall panelling board when, mounted side by side; wherein the long sides each 15 further incorporate an inner most tongue formed preferably entirely in the substrate and against which the outer most tongue of a further wall panelling board abuts, when, mounted side by side.