(19)
(11) EP 1 359 265 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(21) Application number: 03252731.9

(22) Date of filing: 30.04.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04F 15/02, E04F 13/12, E04F 15/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 04.05.2002 GB 0210336

(71) Applicant: Metex Flooring Systems Limited
Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn, BB1 2PT (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bentham, Paul
    Abbey Village, Chorley PR6 8DL (GB)
  • Dobson, Jim
    Over Hulton, Bolton BL5 1EN (GB)

(74) Representative: Barker, Rosemary Anne et al
Harrison Goddard Foote Orlando House 11c Compstall Road Marple Bridge
Stockport SK6 5HH
Stockport SK6 5HH (GB)

   


(54) Metal faced tile


(57) A base element (14), such as plywood, has a stainless steel plate (10) bonded to its upper surface with an overhang (15) allowing for application of a strip (20) of a sealing material therebelow to form a cavity sealed butt joint between tiles when they are laid side by side, usually as a floor surface. The base element (14) has tongues (17) and grooves (18) in respective edges to permit interengagement as expansion joints. A deformable, foamed plastics layer (22) may be bonded to the underside of the base (14) to allow for uneven substrate.






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