Gerflor

Geflor

Olivier Ceysson

Alain Rivat

Bertrand Chammas

Charles Ferlay

Pascal Paganini

Olivier Thill

Aurélien Carin

Freddy Bosc

Sébastien Metayer

Nicolas Dumant

Olivier Moulin

Pascal Cousin

A panel having the shape of a plank or a tile for the production of a floor covering, comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining:

Panel for producing a free-lying floor covering

In a male and female coupling means of a floor panel the male coupling means is formed of at least one proximal groove and of a flexible distal tongue. The female coupling means is formed of at least one proximal groove and of a flexible distal tongue. The flexible distal tongue of the male coupling means has a proximal wall inclined at an angle &#x3b2; with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom of the panel and towards the outside of the panel, while the flexible distal tongue of the female coupling means has a proximal wall inclined at an angle &#x3b1; with respect to a vertical plane towards the top of the panel and towards the outside of the panel. The flexible distal tongue of at least one of the male or female coupling means has a distal wall comprising, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of at least one proximal groove of corresponding female or male coupling means of an adjacent panel so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of the panel with respect to the adjacent panel. The proximal wall of the proximal groove of the male coupling means comprises an upper part, and a lower part, the upper part and the lower part extend parallel on either side of the notch or of the protrusion.

Floor panel for producing a covering

A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel. The flexible tongue of the female coupling means comprises a chamfered part that forms an angle of between 2&#xb0; and 20&#xb0; with respect to the main plane of the panel.

A device for laying floor and wall covering for outside corners includes two portions, namely a rigid 'central' first portion that is substantially in the shape of a hollow tetrahedron or of a quarter of a truncated cone, and a flexible 'peripheral' second portion that is substantially triangular in shape and that extends from the periphery of the central portion. The peripheral portion comes to bear against the floor portion and against the wall portions that are disposed facing the device.

Device for layering floor and wall coverings for outside corners

A component, such as a title or a floorboard, has electro-conductive properties for producing a floor covering, or a similar system, in particular for a medium sensitive to static electricity. The component includes a stack of layers integral with one another and including successively: a wearing layer of plastic consisting of granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said wearing layer, a first textile reinforcing armature, a middle layer of plastic comprising granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said middle layer, a second textile reinforcing armature, and an under layer of plastic material consisting of granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said under layer.

Electro-conducting tile or floorboard floor covering

A module includes at least an associated two-layer structure with one first layer being a polymer base layer highly loaded with mineral fillers contributing to the rigidity of the module, and a second layer made from a printed polymer film defining the decorative part of the module, and the protection of the decorative part. An outer surface of a rigidifying base layer is designed to form a spacer means in the form of a plate of dimensions substantially greater than the format of the module, over all or part thereof, to constitute after abutment of the modules and/or edge jointing of the plate edges, a zone for receiving a sealant such as a binder, putty and like bonding.

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Bollene, France

Olivier Ceysson