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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2011
Norman Stone, Harrison, NY (US);
Norman Stone, Harrison, NY (US);
Tower IPCO Company Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
The floor member is a laminated structure of flexible compressible cork sheet material and flexible plastic sheet material in the form of a floor tile or a floor plank. The cork sheet material and plastic sheet material are offset, from each other and have respective predetermined thicknesses to enable the floor member to be bendable to facilitate assembly of a plurality of the floor members into a floor covering. The compressible cork sheet material provides sound and heat insulation and the flexible plastic sheet material is yieldable to surface irregularities of a floor base. The cork sheet material is sandwiched between two layers of clear plastic material to provide a distinct sight of the structural presence and thickness of the cork sheet at an edge of the floor member.