Floor and wall panel system
A decorative wall system is provided that includes a number of panels that can be secured to an underlying wall and to one another in an overlapping configuration to provide a multi-layer, three-dimensional appearance to the wall. In one embodiment of the wall system, the system includes individual panels that include a decorative front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface includes undercuts along each side of the rear surface that can be positioned over the side edges of the front surface of an adjacent wall panel. The panels may each include an adhesive layer including compressible strings therein that assist the adhesive in holding the panel on a surface by forming a vacuum between the panel and the surface to which the panel is attached.
1. A wall or floor panel for attachment to a surface, the panel comprising:
a. a body with an upper surface and a lower surface, the body including a number of layers secured to one another to form the body, the layers secured to one another using a temperature sensitive adhesive; and
b. at least one attachment layer disposed on the lower surface, wherein the attachment layer includes a number of ridges therein that define vacuum channels therebetween when positioned on the surface, the number of ridges and vacuum channels therebetween are formed in separate groups spaced form one another on the lower surface,
wherein the layers are formed of individual sheets and the temperature sensitive adhesive is applied between adjacent sheets of each layer, and
wherein the temperature sensitive adhesive securing individual sheets of the number of sheets to one another is a combination of a heat sensitive adhesive and a cold sensitive adhesive.
2. The wall or floor panel of claim 1 wherein the temperature sensitive adhesive is applied between adjacent layers of the body.
3. The wall or floor panel of claim 1 wherein the layers are formed of individual sheets and the temperature sensitive adhesive is applied between adjacent sheets of each layer.
4. A method of forming a floor or wall panel, the method comprising the steps of:
a. securing a number of layers of a material to one another using a temperature sensitive adhesive to form a body with an upper surface and a lower surface;
b. applying a decorative layer to the upper surface; and
c. applying an attachment layer to the lower surface, wherein the attachment layer includes a number of ridges therein that define vacuum channels therebetween, the number of ridges and vacuum channels therebetween are formed in separate groups spaced form one another on the lower surface,
wherein the step of securing the number of layers to one another comprises:
a. providing a number of sheets of the material;
b. securing the number of sheets to one another using the temperature sensitive adhesive to form the number of layers; and
c. securing the layers to one another to form the body,
wherein the temperature sensitive adhesive securing the number of sheets to one another and the number of layers to one another is a combination of a heat sensitive adhesive and a cold sensitive adhesive.