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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Inventor:
Sunil Ramachandra, Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
AFI Licensing LLC, Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/00 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02016 (2013.01); B32B 37/1207 (2013.01); E04F 15/10 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0107 (2013.01); E04F 2201/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are flooring systems comprising: a first floor panel and a second floor panel, each of the first and second floor panels comprising: a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces; and a coupling surface formed on one peripheral edge; the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panels being disposed proximate to each other forming a joint; and a thermally activated solid adhesive interspersed between the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panel. Methods of installing these systems are also described.