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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Flooring Industries Limited, Sarl, Bertrange, LU;
Inventors:
Mark Cappelle, Staden, BE;
Matthias Claerhout, Wielsbeke, BE;
Bryan Rollier, Kanegem, BE;
Christophe Naeyaert, Jabbeke, BE;
Assignee:
UNILIN, BV, Wielsbeke, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0161 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/042 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
The panel includes a first pair of opposite edges; these comprise male and female coupling parts—in the form of a tongue and groove and locking elements—in order to couple two such panels to each other on their first pair of opposite edges. The panel and coupling parts thereof are configured so that in a covering formed with these panels, the expansion and contraction of the panels in the coupling zone on the first pair of opposite edges is compensated in this coupling zone itself.