Floor panel with a tongue, groove and a strip

Details Floor panel with a tongue, groove and a strip Floor panel with a tongue, groove and a strip

2009-02-25

2010-12-28

Chilcot, Jr., Richard E (Department: 3635)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Module or panel having discrete edgewise or face-to-face...

Interfitted integral flange

C052S390000, C052S539000, C052S592200, C428S050000

Reexamination Certificate

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07856785

ABSTRACT:
A thin rectangular laminate floor panel with one pair of long edges and one pair of short edges, the floor panel having an upper decorative wear layer; a core layer arranged beneath the upper decorative wear layer, the core layer being made of a material that is not as hard as the upper decorative wear layer; the floor panel having a substantially planar upper top side and a substantially planar lower underside and which is substantially parallel to the upper side. Also, having a long-side tongue, a short-side tongue, a long-side strip integrally formed with the floor panel, a short-side strip integrally formed with the floor panel, a long-side locking groove, and a short-side locking groove.

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