# US 8,464,489 B2 · Laminate floor panels > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,464,489 B2 - Document ID: US8464489B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/635,674 - Filed: 2006-12-08 - Published: 2007-08-02 - Granted: 2013-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2006-01-12 - Assignees: Välinge Innovation AB - Applicants: Darko Pervan; Christian Boo; Mattias Sjostrand - Inventors: Darko Pervan; Christian Boo; Mattias Sjostrand - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464489B2 ## CPC - E04F 15/02: Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements (of webs E04F15/16) - B44C 1/28: Uniting ornamental elements on a support, e.g. mosaics {(B44C3/123 takes precedence)} - B44C 3/123: {Mosaic constructs} - B44F 11/06: Imitation of ceramic patterns - E04F 2201/0115: with snap action of the edge connectors - E04F 2201/0153: by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is parallel to the abutting edges, possibly combined with a sliding movement - E04F 2201/026: with rabbets, e.g. being stepped - E04F 2201/091: with the edge-parts forming part of the panel body - E04F 2201/095: with both connection parts, i.e. male and female connection parts alternating on one edge - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - B44C: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING {(labels G09F; multi-step processes for making paper labels or tags B31D1/02)} - B44F: SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES ## Abstract Floor panels are shown with discontinuous surface layers, which are mechanically connectable to each other along one pair of adjacent edges, said floor panels comprising at least two floor elements whereof at least one of the floor elements is non rectangular. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flooring system comprising a plurality of floor panels, wherein each floor panel comprises at least two floor elements factory connected to each other with a first mechanical locking system, the first mechanical locking system comprises a tongue and groove and glue, wherein the floor panels have a discontinuous core and surface layer, wherein the floor panels are mechanically connectable to each other along at least a first pair of neighboring edges, a first edge of the pair from a first panel being connectable to a second edge of the pair from a second panel, at least one of the floor elements in each floor panel comprises adjacent edges which are angled with respect to each other at an angle of more than 90 degrees in plan view, and a first pair of neighboring edges of the first and second floor panels is provided with a second mechanical locking system adapted to mechanically lock the panels in the horizontal and vertical direction; wherein the second mechanical locking system is a different type than the first mechanical locking system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said floor panel mechanical locking system comprises, on the first pair of neighboring edges of said two floor panels, an angling locking system and a second floor panel locking system comprises, on a second pair of neighboring edges of said two floor panels, a vertical folding locking system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said floor panel mechanical locking system comprises, on the first pair of neighboring edges of said two floor panels, a horizontal snapping locking system and a second floor panel locking system comprises, on a second pair of neighboring edges of said two floor panels, a tongue and groove joint. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each floor element comprises at least two pairs of adjacent edges which are angled with an angle of more than 90 degrees in plan view. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one floor element comprises a surface layer which is a printed layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the floor elements comprises a surface layer of laminate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the floor elements comprises a surface layer of a thermoplastic material or wood. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two floor elements have a decorative groove on at least one edge and wherein at least two decorative grooves meet each other at an angle other than 90 degrees. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each floor panel comprises floor elements of different sizes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each floor panel comprises at least three floor elements and at least two floor elements have six or eight edges. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the floor elements has eight edges and another has four edges. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein two panels, in a connected state, are prevented from sliding along each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each floor panel comprises at least two protrusions with straight edges, which are positioned along a straight line. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the floor elements comprises five to twelve edges. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the floor elements comprises six or eight edges. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface layer comprises at least two different materials. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The flooring system as claimed in claim 16, wherein one of the different materials is wood. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The flooring system as claimed in claim 16, wherein one of the materials is a laminate layer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The flooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floor panel mechanical locking system is a horizontal snapping or an angling or a vertical folding locking system. ### Claim 20 A flooring system comprising a plurality of floor panels, wherein each floor panel comprises adjacent edges being angled with respect to each other at an angle of more than 90 degrees in plan view, wherein a first floor panel is mechanically connectable to one other identical floor panel along both adjacent edges of the first floor panel, wherein the floor panels have a discontinuous core and surface layer, wherein each floor panel comprises at least two floor elements factory connected to each other with a floor element locking system, a first pair of neighboring edges of the first and second floor panels is provided with a floor panel mechanical locking system adapted to mechanically lock the panels wherein the floor element locking system is of a different type than the floor panel mechanical locking system. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein a first pair of adjacent edges of two floor panels is provided with an angling locking system and a second pair of adjacent edges of said two floor panels provided with a vertical folding locking system. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein a first pair of adjacent edges of two floor panels is provided with a horizontal snapping locking system and a second pair of adjacent edges of said two floor panels provided with a tongue and groove joint. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein each floor panel comprises at least two pairs of adjacent edges which are angled with an angle of more than 90 degrees. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein two panels, in a connected state, are prevented from sliding along each other. ### Claim 25 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein each floor panel comprises at least two protrusions with straight edges, which are positioned along a straight line. ### Claim 26 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the floor panel locking system is adapted to mechanically lock the panels in the horizontal and vertical directions. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The flooring system as claimed in claim 26, wherein the floor panel locking system is a horizontal snapping or an angling or a vertical folding locking system. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, the floor element locking system mechanically locking only in the vertical direction. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, the floor element locking system being of a type that connects floor elements with a tongue, a groove and glue. ### Claim 30 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein at least one of the floor panels has a total of ten edges. ### Claim 31 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein at least one of the floor panels has a total of seventeen edges. ### Claim 32 (depends on 20) The flooring system as claimed in claim 20, wherein at least one of the floor panels has a total of eighteen edges.