Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof
AssigneePerstorp Flooring AB
InventorsGoran Martensson, Magnus Kulik
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Abstract
A building panel, such as a flooring panel or wall panel and a method of assembling the same into a floor, wall cladding, etc. The panel is provided with a locking means in the form of groove (6) and tongue (7) forming a tongue/groove joint for assembling of the panels. In a preferred embodiment, the groove (6) and the tongue (7) are made of water resistant material and formed with a snap-together joint.
Claims20
A method of forming a tight joint between similar panels, said method comprising:
- providing a series of panels, said panel defining a perimeter;
- providing at least one tongue or groove along said sides;
- defining at least one protrusion on at least one of said tongue or groove, the at least one protrusion thereby forming a snapping web;
- defining at least one depression on at least one of said tongue and groove, the at least one depression being positioned and configured so as to act as a snapping groove to receive said snapping web;
- and
- urging the panels together to form a tight joint, wherein the snapping web and snapping groove hold the panels together.
A system for forming a wall, floor or cladding by assembling a plurality of panels into an interlocked unit, said system comprising:
- a plurality of panels, each of said panels defining a perimeter;
- each of said sides being provided with at least one of a tongue or a groove;
- said panel having an upper surface formed of paint, a thermoplastic foil, a paper impregnated with a thermosetting or UV-curing resin, or a thermosetting laminate;
- at least one of the tongue and groove being provided with a protrusion, thereby forming a snapping web;
- a complementary depression cooperating with said protrusion to form a snapping groove;
- wherein,
- said snapping web and snapping groove forcing adjacent panels together when said panels are snapped together.
A building panel having a perimeter defining sides of said panel, each of said sides being provided with at least one of a tongue or a groove, said panel comprising:
- an upper surface formed of a paint, a thermoplastic foil, a paper impregnated with a thermosetting or UV curing resin or a thermosetting laminate;
- at least one of said tongue and groove having at least one protrusion, thereby forming a snapping web;
- at least one of complementary depression, each configured to cooperate with a respective protrusion, each depression forming a respective snapping groove, wherein
- said snapping webs and snapping grooves forcing adjacent panels toward their joint when said panels are snapped together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.