The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Unilin, Bv, Wielsbeke, BE;
Inventor:
Jan Eddy De Rick, Geraardsbergen, BE;
Assignee:
UNILIN, BV, Wielsbeke, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0138 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0153 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floor panel arranged to be installed according to the fold-down principle, with a first pair and a second pair of edges. The second pair of edges coupling parts are arranged to be coupled to each other by a downward movement with two contact zones at opposite sides of a male part which fits into a female part. The ratio between the horizontal distance between the middle of the first contact zone and the middle of the second contact zone, and the vertical distance between the middle of the first contact zone and the middle of the second contact zone is more than 5, and/or wherein well-defined support points are applied.