Tile manufacturing process
AssigneeR-Tek Manufacturing Limited
InventorNiall Hurson
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Abstract
The invention provides a process of producing an interconnecting multi-layered LVT tile for a modular flooring system, the process comprising the steps of: a) forming a base substrate of plastics material with at least one locating guide by injection moulding; b) coating the back of an LVT surface layer with adhesive; c) aligning the LVT surface layer to a top surface of the base substrate such that the LVT surface layer abuts the or each locating guide of the base substrate; d) press rolling the base substrate and LVT surface layer together to form an oversized blank; and e) punching out an interlock shape from the oversized blank using a punch and die tool.
Claims10
A process of producing an interconnecting multi-layered luxury vinyl flooring tile (LVT) for a modular flooring system, comprising:
- forming a base substrate of plastics material with at least one locating guide by injection molding;
- coating the back of an LVT surface layer with adhesive;
- aligning the LVT surface layer to a top surface of the base substrate such that the LVT surface layer abuts the or each locating guide of the base substrate;
- press rolling the base substrate and LVT surface layer together to form an oversized blank;
- passing the oversized blank onto the surface of the die of a punch and die tool;
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- shearing off the edge of the oversized blank with the punch, to produce an interlock shape from the oversized blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.