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US 2024/0321146 A1Published application
Flooring panel sample module and method of manufacture
AssigneeShaw Industries Group, Inc.
InventorAdam Lee Thomas
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Abstract
A flooring panel sample module and method of manufacturing the same. The module provides superior construction integrity without relying on the unpredictable performance of glue.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A flooring panel sample module comprising:
- a flooring panel sample;
- peripheral trim disposed on a peripheral edge of the floor panel sample;
- a backer board positioned proximate to the peripheral trim;
- and
- a means for inhibiting movement of the flooring panel sample and the backerboard within the flooring panel sample module comprising either an adhesive disposed on a bottom surface of the peripheral trim in contact with the backer board or plural rivets disposed through the flooring panel sample and the backer board.
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A method of manufacturing a flooring panel sample module, comprising:
- providing a flooring panel sample;
- disposing peripheral trim on a peripheral edge of the flooring panel sample;
- disposing a backer board positioned proximate to the peripheral trim;
- and
- providing a means for inhibiting movement of the flooring panel sample and the backerboard within the flooring panel sample module comprising either disposing an adhesive on a bottom edge of the peripheral trim in contact with the backer board or disposing plural rivets between the flooring panel sample and the backer board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.