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(11) EP 2 281 977 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.02.2011 Bulletin 2011/06

(21) Application number: 10182245.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.07.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04F 15/02(2006.01)
B27M 1/08(2006.01)
B27N 3/00(2006.01)
B27M 3/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
SI

(30) Priority: 27.07.2001 SE 0102620

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
09168587.5 / 2146024
02749499.6 / 1412596

(71) Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
260 40 Viken (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Pervan, Darko
    260 40 Viken (SE)
  • Pervan, Tony
    SE-114 59 Stockholm (SE)

   


(54) Floor element


(57) In a floor element (3) comprising a wood fiber-based core (30) and a surface layer (31,32) that is attached to a surface (33) of the core, it is foreseen that at least one groove (41) is provided in the surface (33) of the core, said at least one groove (41) being arranged in a portion of the floor element (3) where a mechanical locking system (6,8,9,10,12) is to be formed, and said at least one groove (41) being provided with an elastically deformable material (50,50a,50b,51) and/or an impregnation agent.







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