Floorboards, flooring systems and method for manufacturing and installation thereof
Floorboards with a format corresponding to a traditional parquet block for laying of mechanically joined floating flooring. Rectangular floorboards include a surface layer and a core with two long sides and two short sides, for making a floating flooring, which floorboards are mechanically lockable and which along their four sides have pairs of opposing connectors for locking similar, adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally wherein the long sides have a length not exceeding 80 cm and the short sides have a width not exceeding 10 cm.
1 . A flooring, which comprises rectangular floorboards for providing a patterned floating flooring, said floorboards being provided,
a along opposing long edges with integrated first and second connecting means for locking together one floorboard with a second floorboard,
such that upper edge portions of said floorboard and said second floorboard, in a joined state, together define a vertical plane,
whereby said first connecting means comprise an upwardly projecting locking element on one long side cooperating with a locking groove on the other long side of the second floorboard for locking together said floorboard and said second floorboard in a horizontal direction, perpendicular to said vertical plane, and
whereby said second connecting means comprise a tongue and a groove for locking together said floorboard and said second floorboard in a vertical direction, perpendicular to a main plane of said floorboard,
wherein a surface of the floorboard has a decorative surface layer comprising, in the length direction, at least two traditional parquet blocks arranged short side to short side, and in the width direction only one such parquet block
each such parquet block having a long edge with a length not exceeding 80 cm,
a short edge of said floorboard has a length not exceeding 10 cm, and
the short edge of said floorboard having a locking system for horizontal locking.
2 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first connecting means comprise an upwardly projecting locking element on one long side cooperating with a locking groove on the other long side of the second floorboard.
3 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said second connecting means comprise a tongue and a groove.
4 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the short side has a locking system, which only locks horizontally.
5 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said connecting means are adapted for locking together said floorboard and said second floorboard at least by means of inward angling, whereby upper joint edges contact each other.
6 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said connecting means are adapted for releasing said floorboard and said second floorboard by means of upward angling, away from a sub-floor.
7 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said second floorboard is substantially identical with said floorboard.
8 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said floorboard has a surface layer comprising a thermosetting resin, wood, wood veneer, plastic, linoleum, cork or a fiber material.
9 . The flooring as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface of said floorboard is printed and/or varnished.
10 . A rectangular floorboard for providing a patterned floating flooring in accordance with claim 1 , said floorboard being provided,
a along opposing long edges with integrated first and second connecting means for locking together one floorboard with a second floorboard,
such that upper edge portions of said floorboard and said second floorboard, in a joined state, together define a vertical plane,
whereby said first connecting means comprise an upwardly projecting locking element on one long side cooperating with a locking groove on the other long side of the second floorboard for locking together said floorboard and said second floorboard in a horizontal direction, perpendicular to said vertical plane, and
whereby said second connecting means comprise a tongue and a groove for locking together said floorboard and said second floorboard in a vertical direction, perpendicular to a main plane of said floorboard,
wherein a surface of the floorboard has a decorative surface layer comprising, in the length direction, at least two traditional parquet blocks arranged short side to short side, and in the width direction only one such parquet block
each such parquet block having a long edge with a length not exceeding 80 cm,
a short edge of said floorboard has a length not exceeding 10 cm, and
the short edge of said floorboard having a locking system for horizontal locking.
11 . The floorboard as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said second connecting means comprise a tongue and a groove.