Linoleum floor covering
OwnerMark Van Den Haspel, Job Zonneveldinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a linoleum floor covering comprising: a first layer of cured linoleum composition; a second layer of cured linoleum composition, and a reinforcement layer having multiple through openings arranged between the first layer and the second layer, wherein a combined surface area of the through openings is at least 50% of the total surface are of the reinforcement layer, wherein the first layer and second layer are adhered to each other through the through openings, and wherein the reinforcement layer is made of knitted material.
Claims20
A linoleum floor covering comprising:
- a first layer of cured linoleum composition;
- a second layer of cured linoleum composition, and
- a reinforcement layer having multiple through openings arranged between the first layer and the second layer,
- wherein a combined surface area of the through openings is at least 50% of the total surface area of the reinforcement layer,
- wherein the first layer and second layer are adhered to each other through the through openings, and
- wherein the reinforcement layer is made of knitted material.
A method for manufacturing of a linoleum floor covering comprising the steps of:
- providing a reinforcement layer having multiple through openings wherein the reinforcement layer is made of knitted material;
- applying a first layer of a linoleum composition at a first side of the reinforcement layer;
- applying a second layer of a linoleum composition at a second side of the reinforcement layer, wherein during the step of applying the second layer, the first layer and the second layer are adhered to each other through the openings in the reinforcement layer;
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- curing the first layer and the second layer of linoleum composition so as to form a linoleum sheet in which the first layer and the second layer are bonded together, wherein the reinforcement layer is enclosed between the first layer and the second layer.
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