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US 8,925,275 B2Granted
Floor panel
AssigneeFlooring Industries Limited, Sarl
InventorsLaurent Meersseman, Luc Vanhastel
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Abstract
A floor panel includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer is composed of a print and a transparent thermoplastic layer having a thickness of 0.5 mm or less and is situated above the print. The floor panel, at least on two opposite edges, is provided with a straight or curved chamfer extending to below the global level of the print.
Claims29
A floor panel comprising:
- a substrate defining a thickness of 2 to 10 millimeters, and a top layer provided on the substrate, the top layer including at least a print representing a wood pattern and being provided on a PVC-based film, an underlying layer situated between the substrate and the print, and a transparent thermoplastic layer based on PVC and situated above the print, the floor panel, at least on a long pair of two opposite edges, defining a straight or curved chamfer, such that when two of said floor panel are in an installed condition said chamfers form a V-shaped groove;
- wherein the transparent thermoplastic layer has a thickness of 0.15 to 0.4 millimeters and is substantially free from solid additives;
- wherein the chamfer extends below the global level of said print and through said print into the underlying layer;
- wherein said chamfer is provided with a separate decorative layer comprising a lacquer layer or a transfer print layer;
- wherein the floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape;
- wherein a material of the substrate is composed of glued together wood particles or MDF or HDF, the underlying layer includes a thermoplastic material extending completely above a centerline of a thickness of the panel;
- and
- wherein the underlying layer includes a PVC layer.
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A floor panel comprising:
- a substrate defining a thickness of 2 to 10 millimeters, and a top layer provided on the substrate, the top layer being composed of at least a print representing a wood pattern and being provided on a PVC-based film, and a transparent thermoplastic layer based on PVC and situated above the print, the floor panel, at least on a long pair of two opposite edges, defining a straight or curved chamfer, such that when two of said floor panel are in an installed condition said chamfers form a V-shaped groove;
- wherein the chamfer extends below the global level of said print and through said print into an underlying layer or into said substrate;
- wherein said chamfer is provided with a separate decorative layer comprising a lacquer layer or a transfer print layer;
- wherein the floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape;
- wherein the substrate is substantially made from a soft PVC including PVC with a plasticizer content, the panel including a glass fiber containing layer at a position under the print and embedded in the substrate material.
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A floor panel comprising:
- a substrate defining a thickness of 2 to 10 millimeters, and a top layer provided on the substrate, the top layer including at least a print representing a wood pattern and being provided on a film, an underlying layer situated between the substrate and the print, and a transparent thermoplastic layer and situated above the print, the floor panel, at least on a long pair of two opposite edges, defining a straight or curved chamfer, such that when two of said floor panel are in an installed condition said chamfers form a V-shaped groove;
- wherein the transparent thermoplastic layer has a thickness of 0.15 to 0.4 millimeters and is substantially free from solid additives;
- wherein the chamfer extends below the global level of said print and through said print into the underlying layer or into said substrate;
- wherein said chamfer is provided with a separate decorative layer comprising a lacquer layer or a transfer print layer;
- wherein the floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape;
- wherein the substrate is substantially made from thermoplastic material selected from the list consisting of hard polyvinylchloride, polyethylene, and polypropylene;
- and
- wherein the underlying layer includes a PVC layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.