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US 2025/0012086 A1Published application
Floor or wall covering
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorsMatthias CLAERHOUT, Arnout WITTEVRONGEL
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Abstract
A covering comprising a plurality of rectangular panels is disclosed, wherein the alignment of the panels is enhanced, such that grid-shaped patterns can easily be obtained.
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A floor or wall covering comprising a plurality of rectangular panels, each panel comprising:
- a decorative surface,
- a first pair of opposite edges consisting of a first edge and a second edge, and
- a second pair of opposite edges consisting of a third edge and a fourth edge,
- each of said first, second, third and fourth edges having a first, second, third and fourth flank, respectively, extending from and substantially perpendicular to said decorative surface, the said flanks of adjacent panels being adapted to abut when said panels form said floor or wall covering, wherein
- said first edge has a first primary male coupling part extending from said first flank and said second edge has a second primary male coupling part extending from said second flank, said first edge further having a first supplementary male coupling part extending from said first flank at a location between said decorative surface and said first primary male coupling part, and
- said third edge has a first primary female coupling part partially formed in said third flank and said fourth edge has a second primary female coupling part partially formed in said fourth flank, said third edge further having a first supplementary female coupling part at least partially formed in said third flank at a location between said decorative surface and said first primary female coupling part,
- said first edge of a first panel being adapted to be coupled to said third edge of a second panel and said second edge of said first panel being adapted to be coupled to said fourth edge of a third panel,
- said first supplementary male coupling part extending at least partially along the first edge to thereby terminate at said fourth flank of said fourth edge.
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A floor or wall covering comprising a plurality of rectangular panels, each panel comprising:
- a decorative surface and a bottom surface;
- a substrate between said decorative surface and said bottom surface;
- a first pair of opposite edges consisting of a first edge and a second edge, and
- a second pair of opposite edges consisting of a third edge and a fourth edge,
- each of said first, second, third and fourth edges having a first, second, third and fourth flank, respectively, extending from and substantially perpendicular to said decorative surface, the said flanks of adjacent panels being adapted to abut when said panels form said floor or wall covering, wherein
- said bottom surface of said panel is provided with a first groove extending from said third edge in a direction parallel to, and at a first distance from, said first edge, and with a second groove extending from said first edge in a direction parallel to, and at a second distance from, said third edge, said first distance and said second distance being chosen such that said first groove and said second groove intersect each other,
- said floor or wall covering further comprising at least one connector member, the connector member being dimensioned such it can fit in the first groove and simultaneously in the second groove.
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A floor or wall covering comprising a plurality of rectangular panels, each panel comprising:
- a decorative surface,
- a first pair of opposite edges consisting of a first edge and a second edge, and a second pair of opposite edges consisting of a third edge and a fourth edge,
- each of said first, second, third and fourth edges having a first, second, third and fourth flank, respectively, extending from and substantially perpendicular to said decorative surface, the said flanks of adjacent panels being adapted to abut when said panels form said floor or wall covering,
- wherein at least said first pair of opposite edges, are provided with mechanical coupling means, substantially in the form of male coupling parts and female coupling parts, so that a plurality of said panels can be coupled to one another, said coupling means providing for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the decorative surface of the floor or wall covering, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the coupled edges and parallel to the decorative surface of the floor or wall covering;
- wherein a recess is provided at the decorative surface of the floor or wall covering between two panels which are mechanically coupled to each other by a said male coupling part and a said female coupling part, and wherein said floor or wall covering has edge confluences where at least three panels meet and where said recesses adjoin in each other and form a joint, wherein said recesses comprise grouting material and wherein at the height of a least one said confluence, the floor or wall covering comprises at least one installation aid which form fits said adjoining recesses, seen according to a direction parallel to the decorative surface.
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