Flooring assembly
OwnerChang-Pen Wuinventor
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Abstract
An improved flooring assembly includes a determined number of foundation elements, flooring elements, decorative strip seats and decorative strips. The foundation elements are provided with side and vertical grooves as well as vertical strips. The front sides are provided with face blocks, face grooves and auxiliary grooves. The flooring elements facing the foundation elements are provided with corresponding face grooves, face blocks and auxiliary blocks. The sides thereof are provided with positioning grooves and blocks. The foundation elements may be joined in a transverse or longitudinal manner to cover the floor area. The flooring elements are laid on the foundation elements. The decorative strip seats together with the decorative strips are fitted to the periphery.
Claims5
An improved flooring assembly comprising a required number of foundation elements, flooring elements, decorative strip seats and decorative strips, all of which being cut into desired lengths and widths, and a front side of each foundation element and a rear side of each flooring element being provided with corresponding face grooves and face projections;
- wherein said foundation elements each have one side of a joint between said face groove and said face projection forming a vertical surface while the other side thereof forming an inclined surface, and a slightly raised auxiliary groove being provided at the joint;
- a bottom side of each of said foundation elements being distributed with a plurality of non-skid strips to define dampness blocking clearances, one side of the front side of each of said foundation elements being provided with a linear groove and a side groove to form a linear strip and a side strip respectively, and the opposite side of the other side of the front side being provided with a linear groove and a side groove for forming a linear strip and a side strip respectively, so that various foundation elements may inter-engage by means of said linear grooves and strips as well as said side grooves and strips to expand the flooring area to both sides as well as to the front and the back;
- said flooring elements each have one side of a joint between said face groove and face projection forming a vertical surface while the other side thereof forming an inclined surface, a slightly lower auxiliary block being provided at the joint as well;
- the periphery of each of said flooring elements being provided with corresponding positioning grooves and positioning blocks so that various flooring elements may inter-engage to expand the flooring area to both sides as well as to the front and the back;
- said decorative strip seats are substantially L-shaped and are secured to rims of the flooring elements by means of tap screws, one side of each of said decorative seats being provided with a vertically oriented projected strip with the other side thereof being provided with a horizontally oriented projected strip and an inclined elastic piece;
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- said decorative strips are also substantially L-shaped for matching said decorative strip seats, said decorative strips having grooves for matching said projected strips of said decorative strip seats so that said decorative strips may couple to said decorative strip seats as an integral whole;
- thereby said foundation elements, said flooring elements, said decorative strip seats and said decorative strips may be assembled easily and speedily according to the floor area of a room and may be dismantled.
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