Panel for producing a free-lying floor covering
AssigneeGerflor
InventorOlivier Ceysson
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Abstract
A panel having the shape of a plank or a tile for the production of a floor covering, comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining: a first two opposed edges for inclined assembly a second two opposed edges for vertical assembly—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a male groove extending along the edge and opening onto the lower face of the panel—the female coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a female groove extending along the edge and opening onto the upper face of the panel—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a lug or a notch and the female coupling means of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a complementary notch or lug.
Claims12
A panel having a shape of a plank or a tile for a production of a floor covering, the panel comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining:
- a first two opposed edges for inclined assembly with adjacent panels, wherein one edge comprises male coupling provided from a lateral wall of the panel, and an opposed edge comprising complementary female coupling provided from a lateral wall of the panel;
- a second two opposed edges for vertical assembly with adjacent panels, wherein one edge comprises male coupling provided from a lower face of the panel, and an opposed edge comprising complementary female coupling provided from an upper face of the panel;
- wherein:
- the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a male groove extending along the edge and opening onto the lower face of the panel to define a male tenon, the male tenon having an outer wall and an inner wall both inclined with respect to a vertical plane and towards the outside of the panel at an angle of between 1° and 15°;
- the female coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a female groove extending along the edge and opening onto the upper face of the panel to define a female tenon;
- the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a lug or a notch and the female coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a complementary notch or lug forming, after assembly of two adjacent panels, abutment stops to counteract a vertical displacement between two adjacent assembled panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.