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US 2022/0010563 A1Published application
Panel and method for manufacturing such a panel
AssigneeFlooring Industries Limited, Sarl
InventorsBenny SCHACHT, Jan DE RICK
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Abstract
A rectangular panel has long and short edges, such that on each long edge and on each short edge, the panel has a coupling part, which allows the panel to be coupled to another similar panel.
Claims18
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A panel which is rectangular and has long and short edges,
- wherein, on each long edge and on each short edge, the panel comprises a coupling part which allows the panel to be coupled to another similar panel;
- wherein the coupling part on the one long edge comprises a tongue and a downwardly directed interlocking groove;
- wherein the coupling parts on the other long edge and on the short edges each comprise a groove and an interlocking lip;
- wherein the interlocking lip on each of the other long edge and the short edges delimits the respective groove along the bottom and comprises an upwardly directed interlocking element;
- wherein the tongue is configured to cooperate with the groove on each of the other long edge and the short edges of another similar panel in order to produce a vertical interlocking between the respective edges;
- and
- wherein the downwardly directed interlocking groove is configured to cooperate with the upwardly directed interlocking element on each of the other long edge and the short edges of another similar panel in order to produce a horizontal interlocking between the respective edges.
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A panel which is rectangular and has long and short edges wherein, on each long edge and on each short edge, the panel comprises a coupling part which allows the panel to be coupled to another similar panel;
- wherein the coupling parts on the one long edge and on both short edges comprise a tongue and a downwardly directed interlocking groove;
- wherein the coupling part on the other long edge comprises a groove and an interlocking lip;
- wherein the interlocking lip on the other long edge delimits the respective groove along the bottom and comprises an upwardly directed interlocking element;
- wherein the groove is configured to cooperate with the tongue on each of the one long edge and the short edges of another similar panel in order to produce a vertical interlocking between the respective edges;
- and
- wherein the downwardly directed interlocking groove of the one long edge and of both short edges is configured to cooperate with the upwardly directed interlocking element on the other long edge of another similar panel in order to produce a horizontal interlocking between the respective edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.