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US 11,753,832 B2Granted
Engineered waterproof plastic composite flooring and wall covering planks
AssigneeShaw Industries Group, Inc.
InventorsPiet V. Dossche, Philippe Erramuzpe
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Abstract
Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.
Claims19
An engineered waterproof plank comprising:
- a rigid waterproof core comprising a plastic composite, wherein the plastic composite further comprises a plastic and an additive, said additive selected from a group consisting of anti-UV agents, anti-oxidation agents, stabilizers, colorants, anti-fungus agents, coupling agents, reinforcing agents, and lubricants;
- a veneer layer adhered to a top surface of the rigid waterproof core, wherein the veneer layer is selected from a group consisting of wood veneer, cork veneer, bamboo veneer, tile veneer, stone veneer, rubber veneer, decorative plastic veneer, linoleum veneer and decorative vinyl veneer;
- and
- a waterproof adhesive layer bonding the veneer layer to the top surface of the rigid waterproof core.
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An engineered plank comprising:
- a waterproof rigid core comprising a plastic composite,
- wherein said plastic composite comprises a plastic and a filler, and
- wherein said filler is calcium carbonate;
- a veneer layer disposed on a top surface of the waterproof rigid core,
- wherein the veneer layer is selected from a group consisting of wood veneer, cork veneer, bamboo veneer, tile veneer, stone veneer, rubber veneer, decorative plastic veneer, linoleum veneer and decorative vinyl veneer, and
- wherein the veneer layer is bonded to the top surface of the waterproof rigid core via a waterproof bonding;
- and
- a protective cover layer disposed above the veneer layer.
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An engineered plank comprising:
- a rigid inert core that is at least one of waterproof and water-resistant,
- wherein said rigid inert core comprises a plastic composite,
- wherein said plastic composite further comprises a plastic, wood, and a filler;
- a top surface layer disposed on a top surface of the rigid inert core,
- wherein the top surface layer is selected from a group consisting of decorative plastic, decorative vinyl, linoleum, and rubber,
- wherein the top surface layer is bonded to the top surface of the rigid inert core via a waterproof bonding, wherein the waterproof bonding comprises a water-resistant adhesive,
- wherein the engineered plank comprises one of a floor plank for indoor use, a floor plank for outdoor decking, and a wall plank, and
- wherein the engineered plank further comprises a locking mechanism to interlock one engineered plank to another engineered plank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.