Pet resistant engineered hardwood floor and method of making
AssigneePet Decorator, LLC
InventorsTamar Michaels Rosbrook, William M. Friend, Eda Shu
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Abstract
A floor plank having a rigid, composite core having an upper side and a underside, the core being thermally stable and formed of PVC and calcium carbonate material that does not include ortho-phthalates, a wood veneer having a lower surface on the upper side of the core and further including an exposed surface, a protective coating on the exposed surface of the wood veneer, the protective coating formed of catalyzed polyurethane having aluminum oxide particles, and a thermo-acoustic cushion coating on the back surface of the core. A method of making is also provided.
Claims27
A plank, comprising:
- a rigid, composite core having an upper side and a underside, the core being thermally stable and formed of PVC and calcium carbonate material that does not include ortho-phthalates;
- a wood veneer having a lower surface on the upper side of the core and further including an exposed surface;
- a protective coating on the exposed surface of the wood veneer, the protective coating formed of catalyzed Polyurethane having aluminum oxide particles and a silver ion (Ag+) for antimicrobial effect at a concentration of about 0.3%;
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- a thermo-acoustic cushion coating on the underside of the core.
A floor, comprising:
- a plurality of planks, each plank including:
- a rigid, composite core having an upper side and an underside, the core formed of PVC and calcium carbonate material;
- a wood veneer having a lower surface on the upper side of the core and further including an exposed surface;
- a protective coating on the exposed surface of the wood veneer, the protective coating formed of catalyzed Polyurethane having aluminum oxide particles and a silver ion (Ag+);
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- a thermo-acoustic cushion coating on the back surface of the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.