Laminate flooring with footstep sound absorption
AssigneeKronoplus Technical AG
InventorsDieter Döhring, Bernd Devantier, Rico Emmler
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Abstract
The invention relates to a floor covering as is frequently used in houses and apartments. The floor covering has on its underside a layer of thermoplastic material. This layer is connected in a fixed manner to the floor covering. The floor covering consists of wood, wood derivatives and/or synthetic materials. In order to produced said floor covering, the thermoplastic material is heated and applied, or rolled onto the underside of the floor covering. The latter exhibits excellent sound-proofing properties.
Claims17
A house or apartment sound-insulating floor covering component intended to cover a floor of a house or apartment, comprising:
- a rigid laminate or parquet panel including wood or timber-based materials, the panel having a bottom surface and a top appearance surface;
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- a layer of thermoplastic material firmly bonded to the bottom surface of the panel, which layer of thermoplastic material has adhesive properties such that the thermoplastic material of the floor covering will adhere onto the floor of the house or apartment in an installed condition and an air layer between the floor of the house or apartment and the thermoplastic layer will be minimized, and wherein the layer of thermoplastic material is 0.1 to 5 mm thick.
A house or apartment sound-insulating floor covering component comprising:
- a rigid laminate or parquet panel including wood or timber-based materials, the panel having a bottom surface and a top appearance surface;
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- a layer of thermoplastic material firmly bonded to the bottom surface of the panel by means of direct application to the bottom surface in a molten state and subsequent cooling to a solid state, which layer of thermoplastic material in its solid state has adhesive properties such that the thermoplastic material of the floor covering will adhere onto a floor of a house or apartment in an installed condition and an air layer between the floor of the house or apartment and the thermoplastic layer will be minimized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.