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US 9,234,357 B2Granted
Engineered waterproof plastic composite flooring and wall covering planks
AssigneeUS Floors, Inc.
InventorsPiet V. Dossche, Philippe Erramuzpe
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Abstract
Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer, an extruded plastic composite core, a click-lock edge fastening system, and, alternatively, an underlayer.
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An engineered waterproof plank comprising:
- (a) a veneer layer adhered to a top surface of a rigid waterproof core, wherein the veneer layer is selected from the group consisting of wood veneer, cork veneer, bamboo veneer, tile veneer, stone veneer, rubber veneer, decorative plastic veneer, linoleum veneer and decorative vinyl veneer;
- (b) a first waterproof adhesive layer bonding the veneer layer to the top surface of the waterproof core;
- (c) the waterproof core comprising a plastic composite;
- (d) the plank having a first edge with a groove extending laterally into the waterproof core and a second opposite edge with a lateral protrusion from the waterproof core, wherein the groove and protrusion have profiles shaped to form a click-lock edge fastening system.
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An engineered waterproof plank comprising:
- (a) a veneer layer adhered to a top surface of a rigid waterproof core, wherein the veneer layer is selected from the group consisting of wood veneer, cork veneer, bamboo veneer, tile veneer, stone veneer, rubber veneer, decorative plastic veneer, linoleum veneer and decorative vinyl veneer;
- (b) a first waterproof adhesive layer bonding the veneer layer to the top surface of the waterproof core;
- (c) the waterproof core comprising a composite of a plastic and a material selected from the group consisting of a dust, a filler, an additive and a combination of two or more of such dust, such filler and such additive;
- (d) the plank having a first edge with a groove extending laterally into the waterproof core and a second opposite edge with a lateral protrusion from the waterproof core, wherein the groove and protrusion have profiles shaped to form a click-lock edge fastening system.
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An engineered waterproof plank comprising:
- (a) a veneer layer adhered to a top surface of a rigid waterproof core, wherein the veneer layer is selected from the group consisting of wood veneer, cork veneer, bamboo veneer, tile veneer, stone veneer, rubber veneer, decorative plastic veneer, linoleum veneer and decorative vinyl veneer;
- (b) a first waterproof adhesive layer bonding the veneer layer to the top surface of the waterproof core;
- (c) a second waterproof adhesive layer bonding an underlayer to a bottom surface of the waterproof core, said underlayer selected from the group consisting of cork, rubber, foam and waterproof balance paper
- (d) the waterproof core comprising a plastic composite;
- (e) the plank having a first edge with a groove extending laterally into the waterproof core and a second opposite edge with a lateral protrusion from the waterproof core, wherein the groove and protrusion have profiles shaped to form a click-lock edge fastening system.
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An engineered waterproof plank comprising:
- (a) a veneer layer, said veneer layer selected from the group consisting of decorative vinyl veneer and decorative plastic veneer;
- (b) said veneer layer joined by a waterproof bond to a top surface of a rigid waterproof core;
- (c) the waterproof core comprising a plastic composite;
- (d) the plank having a first edge with a groove extending laterally into the waterproof core and a second opposite edge with a lateral protrusion from the waterproof core, wherein the groove and protrusion have profiles shaped to form a click-lock edge fastening system.
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