Floor panel for finished floors
OwnerLevanna Schwartzinventor
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Abstract
A floor panel having a structural core and a finished surface layer disposed on a top side of the structural core. A substantially water-impervious sheet having a plurality of projections for providing an air gap between the core and a concrete foundation is affixed to a bottom side of the structural core. The finished surface may be carpet, carpet underlayment, or a finished wood or wood-like surface. The floor panel minimizes the effort required to construct a sub-floor whilst dealing with moisture problems typically encountered in installing wooden sub-floors over a concrete foundation.
Claims12
A floor panel, comprising:
- a structural core;
- a finished surface layer disposed on a top side of the structural core;
- and
- a substantially water-impervious sheet affixed to a bottom side of the structural core, the sheet having a plurality of projections for providing an air gap between the panel and a mounting surface.
The panel according to any of claims 14 wherein the finished surface is a finished wood or wood-like surface.
The panel according to any of claims 14, wherein the structural core is an unfinished wooden board and finished wood or wood-like strips, planks or tiles affixed to the top side of the wooden board provide said finished surface.
The panel according to any one of claims 14, wherein the structural core is provided by finished wood or wood-like strips, planks or tiles, said strips, planks or tile also providing said finished surface.
A floor panel, comprising:
- a wooden core;
- a carpet underlayment layer affixed to a top side of the wooden core;
- and
- a substantially water-impervious sheet affixed to a bottom side of the structural core, the sheet having a plurality of projections for providing an air gap between the panel and a mounting surface.
The panel according to claim 11, further comprising a carpet attachment strip affixed to the top side thereof.
A kit, comprising:
- a plurality of floor panels, each floor panel having:
- a wooden core;
- a carpet underlayment layer affixed to a top side of the wooden core;
- a substantially water-impervious sheet affixed to a bottom side of the structural core, the sheet having a plurality of projections for providing an air gap between the panel and a mounting surface;
- and
- means for interconnecting means for interconnecting the panel to another said panel in abutting relationship;
- and
- a carpet for disposition over the floor panels when interconnected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.