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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Gerflor, Villeurbanne, FR;
Fabien Carpentier, Bollene, FR;
Michel Wengryn, Lapalud, FR;
Gerflor, Villeurbanne, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a panel in the form of a strip or tile for producing of a floor covering, the panel comprising two pairs of opposite sides defining—two opposite edges for the assembly at an angle, of which one edge comprises male coupling means provided from a side wall of the panel, and an opposite edge comprises complementary female coupling means provided from a side wall of the panel; two opposite edges for vertical assembly, of which one edge comprises a male coupling means provide provided from a bottom face of the panel, and an opposite edge comprises complementary female coupling mead provided from a top face of the panel. According to the invention, the male coupling means of the edges for vertical assembly comprise two parallel groves that extend along the edge and open onto a lower face of the panel so as to define an inner male groove.