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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.07.2012 (43) Date of publication: 21.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/34 (21) Application number: 11801836.5 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E04F 15/02(2006.01) E04F 13/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2011/054223 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/049577 (19.04.2012 Gazette 2012/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 (30) Priority: 04.07.2011 BE 201100418 23.12.2010 US 201061426583 P 22.12.2010 BE 201000749 02.12.2010 BE 201000719 12.10.2010 BE 201000602 (71) Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL 8070 Bertrange (LU)	(72) Inventors: CAPPELLE, Mark B-8840 Staden (BE) DEVOS, Pieter B-8851 Koolskamp (BE) (74) Representative: Schacht, Benny Marcel Corneel  Unilin Industries, BVBA Patent Department Ooigemstraat 3 8710 Wielsbeke 8710 Wielsbeke (BE)