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US 2026/0218521 A1Published application
Wall panel or floor panel having locking means which are suitable for multiple profiles
OwnerIvan PEETERSinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an improved multi-purpose tile system and the associated tiles, allowing a simplified coupling in multiple configurations and angles of approach, while ensuring a reliable coupling once secured.
Claims21
A multi-purpose tile system comprising a plurality of multi-purpose tiles, each tile having a top and a bottom, wherein each tile comprises:
- a first pair of opposite edges consisting of a first edge and an opposite second edge;
- and a second pair of opposite edges consisting of a third edge and an opposite fourth edge;
- wherein the first edge comprises a first mechanical coupling part comprising a lateral tongue, the lateral tongue being connected to the first edge via a recessed connection section, the connection section being formed by a blocking recess that extends from the bottom of the tile in a direction of the top of the tile, wherein the lateral tongue comprises a distally downward sloping bottom side, and wherein the second edge includes a second mechanical coupling part, configured to cooperate with the first mechanical coupling part of another of such tiles so as to couple two of such tiles together, the second mechanical coupling part comprising a lower lip and an upper lip defining a recess, said recess configured for accommodating the lateral tongue of a second of the tiles so that two of such tiles, when coupled, are locked together in a vertical direction, wherein the lower lip extends beyond a distal end of the upper lip and comprises a blocking lip at its distal end, wherein the blocking lip is configured to be accommodated in the blocking recess of the second of the tiles so that the two of such tiles, when coupled, are locked together in a horizontal direction, and wherein the lower lip is configured to elastically bend downwards and/or the upper lip is configured to elastically bend upwards upon coupling the two of such tiles so as to be able to push the lateral tongue, with the blocking lip against the distally downward sloping bottom side of the lateral tongue, into the recess defined by the upper lip and the lower lip when returning fully or partially to its relaxed state, wherein the upper lip and the lower lip together define a passage which, without elastic deformation of the upper and/or lower lip, blocks insertion of the lateral tongue into the recess when the top of the two of such tiles are parallel.
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