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US 7,497,058 · App. 10/158,945 · Granted Mar 3, 2009

Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof

Assignee: Pergo (Europe) AB
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Patent No.
US 7,497,058
App. No.
10/158,945
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Flooring panel or wall panel and a use thereof in a wet room. The panel is provided with a locking means in the form of groove ( 6 ) and tongue ( 7 ) forming a tongue/groove joint for assembling of the panels. The groove ( 6 ) and the tongue ( 7 ) are preferably made of water tight material and formed with a snap-together joint.

Claims (18)

1. A flooring panel

said flooring panel comprising a decorative upper surface,

said flooring panel being defined by edges, at least one of said edges having at least one of a tongue or groove;

said at least one of said tongue or said groove on said panel being sized and shaped so as to engage a corresponding groove or tongue on another similar panel;

at least one of said tongue and groove being provided with a snapping web shaped so as to interfit with a snapping groove on another panel, wherein said snapping groove and said snapping web comprise the same material as said tongue and groove, whereby said panel can be assembled to said another panel in the absence of glue to form a tight joint;

said tongue and groove being formed of the same material as the remainder of the panel and being unitary with the remainder of the panel, wherein at least the tongue is formed of particles of wood impregnated with a plastic.

2. A flooring panel

said flooring panel comprising a decorative upper surface,

said flooring panel being defined by edges, at least one of said edges having at least one of a tongue or groove;

said at least one of said tongue or said groove on said panel being sized and shaped so as to engage a corresponding groove or tongue on another similar panel;

at least one of said tongue and groove being provided with a snapping web shaped so as to interfit with a snapping groove on another panel, wherein said snapping groove and said snapping web comprise the same material as said tongue and groove, whereby said panel can be assembled to said another panel in the absence of glue to form a tight joint;

said tongue and groove being formed of the same material as the remainder of the panel and being unitary with the remainder of the panel, wherein at least the portion of the panel defining said groove is formed of particles of wood impregnated with a plastic.

3. A flooring panel

said flooring panel comprising a decorative upper surface,

said flooring panel being defined by edges, at least one of said edges having at least one of a tongue or groove;

said at least one of said tongue or said groove on said panel being sized and shaped so as to engage a corresponding groove or tongue on another similar panel;

at least one of said tongue and groove being provided with a snapping web shaped so as to interfit with a snapping groove on another panel, wherein said snapping groove and said snapping web comprise the same material as said tongue and groove, whereby said panel can be assembled to said another panel in the absence of glue to form a tight joint;

said tongue and groove being formed of the same material as the remainder of the panel and being unitary with the remainder of the panel, wherein a plurality of paper sheets are attached to a carrier, wherein the carrier is a non-water absorbing base.

Priority Claims (1)
SE 9500810 · Mar 7, 1995 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 0963703600 · Aug 10, 2000
Continuation 0889496600
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