EP 4209643 A1 20230712 - FLOOR COVERING
Title (en)
FLOOR COVERING
Title (de)
BODENBELAG
Title (fr)
REVÊTEMENT DE SOL
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 22150296 A 20220105
Abstract (en)
A floor covering (10) is disclosed having a decorative surface (14) lying in a plane of the floor covering. The floor covering comprises rectangular floor panels (12), each floor panel having:- a core (38) and preferably a decorative layer (40) on the core, the decorative layer forming a portion of the decorative surface (14),- a first edge (16) and a second edge (18) forming a first pair of opposite edges,- a third edge (20) and a fourth edge (22) forming a second pair of opposite edges, and- four corners (23) at intersections of the edges.At least the first pair of opposite edges (16, 18) is provided with mechanical coupling means (24) so that a plurality of similar panels can be coupled to one another. The coupling means (24) provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the floor covering, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the coupled edges and parallel to the plane of the floor covering. The floor covering further comprises a plurality of alignment elements (46). Each edge of the floor panel at least partially defines a hollow receiving cavity (42) below the decorative layer (40). The hollow receiving cavity (42) has a shape such that, when a first edge (16) of a second floor panel (12; B) is coupled to a second edge (18) of a first floor panel (12; A), the hollow receiving cavities (42) are aligned to form a receiving pocket (48) within which one of the plurality of alignment elements (46) is at least partially received.
IPC 8 full level
E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 15/10 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0153 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0505 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- WO 9747834 A1 19971218 - UNILIN BEHEER BV [NL]
- WO 2010082171 A2 20100722 - FLOORING IND LTD SARL [LU], et al
- WO 03102803 A1 20031211 - ORTEGA INFOSYSTEMS INC [US]
- WO 2013118030 A2 20130815 - FLOORING IND LTD SARL [LU]
- WO 2021111210 A1 20210610 - FLOORING IND LTD SARL [LU]
Citation (search report)
- [XA] JP H02128746 U 19901024
- [X] NL 7415072 A 19760521 - THEODORUS BERNARDUS MARIA AKKE
- [XI] WO 2012052055 A1 20120426 - KRONOPLUS TECHNICAL AG [CH], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22150296 A 20220105