Panel System for Composing a Floor Covering or Wall Covering, Panel, and Method
Assigneei4F Licensing NV
InventorsEddy Alberic Boucké, Pieter Renaat Karel Devos
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Abstract
The invention relates to a panel system for composing a floor covering, wall covering, or alternative covering, in particular for outdoor applications. The invention also relates to a panel for use in said panel system according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to a first support structure for use in said panel system. The invention further relates to a covering, such as a floor covering or wall covering, composed of and/or by using the panel system according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of composing a covering, in particular a floor covering, by using a panel system according to the invention.
Claims22
1-80. (canceled)
A panel system for composing a floor covering or wall covering, for outdoor use, comprising:
- at least one panel having a bottom side which comprises at least one bottom groove configured to at least partially accommodate at least one first support structure for supporting said panel,
- at least one first support structure configured to be partially accommodated within at least one bottom groove of said panel,
- wherein at least one panel comprises at least one third coupling profile, and wherein said first support structure comprises at least one fourth coupling profile configured to interlockingly engage with said third coupling profile, wherein said at least one panel comprises:
- a first edge which comprises at least one first coupling profile, and
- a second edge, located opposed to the first edge, which comprises at least one second coupling profile, wherein each second coupling profile is configured to engage interlockingly with at least one first coupling profile of an adjacent panel, in horizontal direction and/or in vertical direction, and
- wherein at least one drainage segment is enclosed by adjacent coupling profiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.