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Method of manufacturing a floor panel

US8261506B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 2010
Grant dateSep 11, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2201/0153
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Described is a simple and inexpensive method of manufacturing a floor panel (2) with which a floor panel (2) can be produced with a beveled or recessed edge (10a, 10b, 25, 26), a top surface layer (4) extending continuously and in one piece from a top side (3a) of a core (3) over the beveled edge (10a, 10b, 25, 26). A panel body (12) is first of all provided with a core (3, 13), a top side (3a, 13a) of the core (3, 13) being provided with a top surface layer (4). A recess (15) is then formed from a side surface (13b) into the panel body (12), the recess extending under the top surface layer (4) and leaving a freestanding ledge (16) which includes the top surface layer (4). The recess (15) is then closed by fixing the first and second recess surfaces (15a, 15b) to one another.

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