Flexible floor member with a surface declination and beveled edges
US8733063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F2203/065
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The floor member, in one embodiment of the invention, is a floor member unit having a surface declination at the periphery of a top surface and extending downwardly to a peripheral beveled edge, and intersecting with the beveled edge between the top surface and a bottom surface. The surface declination can be curved or uncurved. In another embodiment of the invention the floor member unit is laminated in offset relationship to an underlayer of the same size and shape as the floor member unit. In either embodiment, the floor member can be formed as a floor tile or a floor plank.
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