Abstract:
A panel, which, at two opposite edges, is provided with coupling parts that allow joining by a downward movement, said coupling parts including a male part that fits in a female part, wherein vertically active locking portions are provided at opposite sides of the male part and female part, wherein these locking portions are located at different distances from an upper side of the panels.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a floor panel, in particular a laminated floor panel. The invention also relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled floor panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for mutually coupling two floor panels, in particular laminated floor panels, according to the invention.
Abstract:
A floating floor system and a floor panel and method for use with the same that includes an improved mechanical interlock system. The mechanical interlock system allows laterally adjacent floor panels that are mechanically interlocked to slide relative to one another a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction, while prohibiting relative translation in the vertical and transverse directions. In one embodiment, the predetermined distance eliminates the need for precision cuts during installation, thereby making installation fast and easy. In a further embodiment, the invention optimizes the floor panels (and floating floor system.) to balance ease of installation and horizontal locking strength between laterally adjacent floor panels.
Abstract:
Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a panel (1, 2, 27, 28) comprising a body (1′, 2′) having at least one plastic layer, complementary locking means (V) provided in pairs on opposite panel edges, at least one pair of locking means having hook profiles (H), namely a receiving hook (5) and a locking hook opposite thereto, wherein the receiving hook (5) comprises a hook edge (8) disposed away from the body and a receiving recess (9) disposed near the body, wherein the receiving recess (9) is open to the top side (7), wherein the locking hook (6) has a locking recess (11) disposed near the body and open to the bottom side and comprises a locking step (12) disposed away from the body and fitting in the receiving recess (9) of the receiving hook (5) in the vertical joining direction, wherein the locking hook (6) comprises a joint surface (13); away from the body and a vertically active locking contour (14) also away from the body, wherein the receiving hook (5) comprises a joint surface (15) closer to the body and a form-fit contour (16) also closer to the body and fitting together with the locking contour (14) away from the body of the locking hood (6) in a form-fit manner, so that a vertical locking can be brought about, wherein the locking hook (6) comprises a horizontal locking surface (17) disposed closer to the body on the locking step (12) thereof, wherein the receiving hook (5) comprises a horizontal locking surface (18) disposed away from the body in the receiving recess (9), wherein a narrowed receiving opening (19) is formed on the receiving hook (5), through which the locking step (12) can be inserted into the receiving recess (9) substantially in the vertical joint direction (T), wherein the free step end of the locking step (12) is designed narrower than the width of the receiving opening (19) of the receiving hook (5), wherein the locking contour (14) away from the body of the locking hook (6) is short of the plane of the joint surface (13) of the locking hook (6), wherein the form-fit contour (16) closer to the body of the receiving hook (5) protrudes at least partially past the plane of the joint surface (15) of the receiving hook (5), wherein the locking step (12) and the receiving opening (19) are designed so that the step end fits into the receiving opening (19) far enough at first that a part of the horizontal locking surface (17) of the locking hook (6) makes contact with the horizontal locking surface (18) of the receiving hook (5) during a joining motion without elastic deformation of the hook profiles (H), and that the receiving hook (5); comprises a bending bar (20) implemented so that the width of the receiving opening (19) can be expanded by the elastic flexibility thereof, so that the locking step (12) can be inserted entirely into the receiving recess (9) and the locking contour (14) of the locking hook (6) is further inserted into the form-fit contour (16) of the receiving hook (5).
Abstract:
A disk shaped modular floor tile includes three sets of a first projection, a second projection, and a third projection wherein the second and third projections of the same set are arranged oppositely to each other; and notches each formed between any adjacent first projection and second projection, any adjacent second projection and third projection, or any adjacent third projection and first projection. The first projection has a convex edge between two adjacent notches. The notch has a concave edge formed continuously with the convex edge. Each of the second projection and the third projection comprises a convex edge formed continuously with the concave edge, a first straight edge formed continuously with the convex edge, and a second straight edge formed continuously between the first straight edge and the concave edge. The second straight edge is at an obtuse angle with respect to the first straight edge.
Abstract:
A joint for panels, the panels comprising a core, a decorative upper surface and edges provided with joining means for positioning the panels towards one another. Predetermined portions of the edges are provided with a layer of polymer. The panels are joined to one another by use of the joining means where the polymer forms a seal in the joint preventing penetration of water into the joint wherein a highly water resistant unit of a plurality of panels is formed.
Abstract:
Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
Abstract:
A method is provided for manufacturing floorboards with a surface layer and a core for making a floating flooring. The floorboards are mechanically lockable, and have pairs of opposing connectors along their edge portions for locking adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally. The method includes joining a surface layer of flexible and resilient fibers to a wood-fiber-based core to form a floor element, and linearly displacing the floor element relative to a set of tools in order to machine the joint edges of the floor element to provide at least part of upper joint edges of the floorboard.
Abstract:
A joint for panels, the panels comprising a core, a decorative upper surface and edges provided with joining means for positioning the panels towards one another. Predetermined portions of the edges are provided with a layer of polymer. The panels are joined to one another by use of the joining means where the polymer forms a seal in the joint preventing penetration of water into the joint wherein a highly water resistant unit of a plurality of panels is formed.