IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0374751
(2003-02-27)
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등록번호 |
US-8112958
(2012-02-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Garcia, Eugenio Cruz
- Sabater, Vincente
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
163 |
초록
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Laminated flooring panels include decorative motifs, mechanically embossed-in-registration surface textures, recessed perimeters, and locking mechanisms. The locking mechanisms facilitate the alignment of adjacent flooring panels. Adjacent flooring panels substantially aligned allow embossed-in-regi
Laminated flooring panels include decorative motifs, mechanically embossed-in-registration surface textures, recessed perimeters, and locking mechanisms. The locking mechanisms facilitate the alignment of adjacent flooring panels. Adjacent flooring panels substantially aligned allow embossed-in-registration patterns to be substantially continuous across adjacent flooring panels. The recessed perimeter prevents the edges of the flooring panel from prematurely wearing. Individual flooring panels within the flooring system may comprise at least one partial sub-panel having a decorative motif and/or embossed surface texture that is complementary with a decorative motif and/or embossed surface texture of a neighboring partial sub-panel.
대표청구항
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1. A laminate flooring system, comprising: a first tile including a first upper surface defining a first partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the first tile;a second tile including a second upper surface defining a second partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the second ti
1. A laminate flooring system, comprising: a first tile including a first upper surface defining a first partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the first tile;a second tile including a second upper surface defining a second partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the second tile, wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second tile is complimentary with respect to the first partial sub-panel of the first tile,wherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second tiles are substantially non-coplanar with the first and second upper surfaces, respectively, andwherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second tiles corresponding to the first and second partial sub-panels are substantially coplanar with the first and second upper surfaces, respectively, such that together the first and second partial sub-panels look as if they are a unitary sub-panel. 2. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the first partial sub-panel of the first tile has an incomplete decorative motif thereon and wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second tile has an incomplete decorative motif thereon that is complementary with respect to the incomplete decorative motif of the first partial sub-panel, wherein the incomplete decorative motifs of the first and second sub-panels appear together as a substantially continuous decorative motif. 3. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the first partial sub-panel of the first tile has an embossed surface texture thereon and wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second tile has an embossed surface texture thereon that is complementary with respect to the embossed surface texture of the first partial sub-panel, wherein the embossed surface textures of the first and second sub-panels appear together as a substantially continuous embossed surface texture. 4. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the first tile further includes a third partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter of edge of the first tile, wherein the second tile further includes a fourth partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the second tile, wherein the fourth partial sub-panel of the second tile is complimentary with respect to the third partial sub-panel of the first tile, wherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second tiles corresponding to the third and fourth partial sub-panels are substantially coplanar with the first and second upper surfaces, respectively, such that together the third and fourth partial sub-panels look as if they are a unitary panel. 5. The flooring system of claim 4, wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second tile is substantially identical to the third partial sub-panel of the first tile. 6. The flooring system of claim 4, wherein the first tile further includes a first unitary sub-panel, wherein portions of the perimeter of the first tile corresponding to the first unitary sub-panel are substantially non-coplanar with the first upper surface. 7. The flooring system of claim 5, wherein the first unitary sub-panel of the first tile appears substantially identical to the first and second partial sub-panels of the first and second tiles together. 8. The flooring system of claim 1, where portions of the perimeter of the first and second tiles are recessed, and wherein portions of the perimeters of the first and second tiles corresponding to the first and second partial sub-panels are not recessed. 9. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second tiles are beveled, and wherein the portions of the perimeters of the first and second tiles corresponding to the first and second partial sub-panels are not beveled. 10. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the first tile further includes a first groove dividing the first upper surface into at least two sub-panels. 11. A system for arranging panels, comprising: a first panel including a first upper surface defining a first partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the first panel;a second panel including a second upper surface defining a second partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the second panel, wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second panel is complimentary with respect to the first partial sub-panel of the first panel,wherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second panels are substantially non-coplanar with the first and second upper surfaces, respectively, andwherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second panels corresponding to the first and second partial sub-panels are substantially coplanar with the first and second upper surfaces, respectively, such that together the first and second partial sub-panels look as if they are a unitary sub-panel. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first partial sub-panel of the first panel has an incomplete decorative motif thereon and wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second panel has an incomplete decorative motif thereon that is complementary with respect to the incomplete decorative motif of the first partial sub-panel, wherein the incomplete decorative motifs of the first and second sub-panels appear together as a substantially continuous decorative motif. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the first partial sub-panel of the first panel has an embossed surface texture thereon and wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second panel has an embossed surface texture thereon that is complementary with respect to the embossed surface texture of the first partial sub-panel, wherein the embossed surface textures of the first and second sub-panels appear together as a substantially continuous embossed surface texture. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first panel further includes a third partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter of edge of the first panel, wherein the second panel further includes a fourth partial sub-panel extending to a perimeter edge of the second panel, wherein the fourth partial sub-panel of the second panel is complimentary with respect to the third partial sub-panel of the first panel, wherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second panels corresponding to the third and fourth partial sub-panels are substantially coplanar with the first and second upper surfaces, respectively, such that together the third and fourth partial sub-panels look as if they are a unitary panel. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the second partial sub-panel of the second panel is substantially identical to the third partial sub-panel of the first panel. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first panel further includes a first unitary sub-panel, wherein portions of the perimeter of the first panel corresponding to the first unitary sub-panel are substantially non-coplanar with the first upper surface. 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the first unitary sub-panel of the first panel appears substantially identical to the first and second partial sub-panels of the first and second panels together. 18. The system of claim 11, where portions of the perimeter of the first and second panels are recessed, and wherein portions of the perimeters of the first and second panels corresponding to the first and second partial sub-panels are not recessed. 19. The system of claim 11, wherein portions of the perimeter of the first and second panels are beveled, and wherein the portions of the perimeters of the first and second panels corresponding to the first and second partial sub-panels are not beveled. 20. The system of claim 11, wherein the first panel further includes a first groove dividing the first upper surface into at least two sub-panels. 21. The system of claim 11, wherein the first and second panels each include a locking mechanism arranged elevationally below the first and second upper surfaces, respectively. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein a portion of one of the locking mechanisms is hidden by the first or second upper surface. 23. The system of claim 11, wherein the first and second upper surfaces include a surface texture. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the surface texture includes at least one depression having a depth less than about 0.2 mm. 25. The system of claim 23, wherein the surface texture includes an embossed surface texture. 26. The system of claim 23, wherein the surface texture is aligned with a decorative motif.
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