U.S. patent application number 12/779664 was filed with the patent office on 2011-11-17 for pressure sensitive adhering floor panel.
Invention is credited to WEI-TUN KANG.
Application Number | 20110277406 12/779664 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44910479 |
Filed Date | 2011-11-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110277406 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KANG; WEI-TUN |
November 17, 2011 |
PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHERING FLOOR PANEL
Abstract
A pressure sensitive adhering floor panel includes a panel body.
The panel body has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side
surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side
surface. The bottom surface is coated with a foam layer and a
pressure sensitive adhesive layer. A bottom of the foam layer is
flush with that of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The
pressure sensitive adhesive layer is adjacent to the second side
surface. The first side surface is formed with a male engaging
portion, and the second side surface is formed with a female
engaging portion adapted to mate with a male engaging portion of
another panel body.
Inventors: |
KANG; WEI-TUN; (Miaoli
County, TW) |
Family ID: |
44910479 |
Appl. No.: |
12/779664 |
Filed: |
May 13, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/309.3 ;
52/403.1; 52/588.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04F 2201/0153 20130101;
E04F 2201/026 20130101; E04F 15/22 20130101; E04F 2201/023
20130101; E04F 15/182 20130101; E04F 2201/027 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/309.3 ;
52/403.1; 52/588.1 |
International
Class: |
E04C 2/38 20060101
E04C002/38; E04C 2/20 20060101 E04C002/20; E04F 15/22 20060101
E04F015/22 |
Claims
1. A pressure sensitive adhering floor panel, being adapted to be
applied on the floor, comprising: a panel body, having a top
surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side
surface opposite to the first side surface, the bottom surface
being coated with a foam layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive
layer, the foam layer having a bottom, the pressure sensitive
adhesive layer having a bottom, the bottom of the foam layer being
flush with that of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the
pressure sensitive adhesive layer being adjacent to the second side
surface, the first side surface being formed with a male engaging
portion, the second side surface being formed with a female
engaging portion adapted to mate with a male engaging portion of
another panel body.
2. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the foam layer and the
pressure sensitive adhesive layer substantially entirely cover the
bottom surface mutually.
3. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the pressure sensitive
adhesive layer is longitudinal, a width of the pressure sensitive
adhesive layer is no bigger than one third of a distance between
the first and second side surfaces.
4. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the pressure
sensitive adhesive layer is further coated with a release paper,
the release paper is peeled off from the bottom of the pressure
sensitive adhesive layer when the floor panel is applied on the
floor.
5. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the male engaging portion is
a protrusive rim lengthwise extended toward a width direction of
the panel body, the female engaging portion is a longitudinal slot
lengthwise caved in from the second side surface, the longitudinal
slot has an open end, a closed end, an upper wall and a lower wall,
the upper wall includes an upper slanted section and an upper
horizontal section, the upper slanted section is close to the open
end of the longitudinal slot and is slanted toward the top surface
of the panel body, the upper horizontal section is close to the
closed end of the longitudinal slot and is parallel to the width
direction of the panel body, the lower wall includes a lower
slanted section and a lower horizontal section, the lower slanted
section is close to the closed end of the longitudinal slot and is
parallel to the upper slanted section, the lower horizontal section
is close to the open end of the longitudinal slot and is parallel
to the upper horizontal section; wherein the protrusive rim of the
panel body inserts into a longitudinal slot of the another panel
body along an orientation of the slanted sections of the another
panel body, thereafter the panel body pivots downward to be
parallel to the another panel body, engaging the protrusive rim of
the panel body with horizontal sections of the another panel body,
thereby combining the panel body with the another panel body.
6. The floor panel of claim 5, wherein the protrusive rim is formed
with at least one engaging slot, the horizontal sections are formed
with at least one engaging rim corresponding to the engaging slot.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to floor panel, and more
particularly to a pressure sensitive adhering floor panel.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] For indoor decorative purposes, some cement floor and tile
floor may be coated with floor panels made of wood or the like
material.
[0005] To apply floor panels on the floor, a wooden substrate
should be applied on the floor first, and then the wooden floor
panels can be nailed on the wooden substrate. Another way to apply
the floor panels is to install a layer of longitudinal planks on
the floor, then to install a layer of transversal planks on the
longitudinal planks, then to install the wooden substrate on the
transversal planks, and thereafter to nail the floor panels on the
wooden substrate.
[0006] It is noticed that the installation of conventional floor
panels is very expensive but not efficient. Tools such as nailing
devices or hammers are needed to fix the floor panels on the floor,
which will produce noise. Further, the installation process is not
easy for an untrained user.
[0007] The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at
least mitigate the above mentioned disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The main object of the present invention is to provide a
pressure sensitive adhering floor panel that can be easily and
economically installed.
[0009] To achieve the above and other objects, a pressure sensitive
adhering floor panel of the present invention includes a panel
body. The panel body has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first
side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side
surface. The bottom surface is coated with a foam layer and a
pressure sensitive adhesive layer. A bottom of the foam layer is
flush with that of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The
pressure sensitive adhesive layer is adjacent to the second side
surface. The first side surface is formed with a male engaging
portion, and the second side surface is formed with a female
engaging portion adapted to mate with a male engaging portion of
another panel body.
[0010] The present invention will become more obvious from the
following description when taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations
only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing showing a floor panel of the
present invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a perspective drawing showing two combined floor
panels of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a profile showing the combination of two floor
panels of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a profile showing two combined floor panels of the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0015] Please refer to FIG. 1. A pressure sensitive adhering floor
panel of the present invention is adapted to be applied on the
floor. The floor panel includes a panel body 10. The panel body 10
has a top surface 11, a bottom surface 12, a first side surface 13
and a second side surface 14 opposite to the first side surface 13.
More specifically, the panel body 10 is a cuboid, in which the side
surfaces 13, 14 are the lengthy sides rather than the short sides.
The bottom surface 12 is coated with a foam layer 15 and a pressure
sensitive adhesive layer 16. A bottom of the foam layer 15 is flush
with that of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 16. Preferably,
the foam layer 15 and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 16
mutually entirely cover the bottom surface 12. The pressure
sensitive adhesive layer 16 is adjacent to the second side surface
14, and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 16 is longitudinal. A
width of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 16 is no bigger than
one third of a distance between the first and second side surfaces
13 and 14. In order to prevent the pressure sensitive adhesive
layer 16 from unexpectedly adhere to an object, the bottom of the
pressure sensitive adhesive layer 16 is further coated with a
release paper (not shown). The release paper is peeled off from the
bottom of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 16 when the floor
panel is applied on the floor.
[0016] Please further refer to FIG. 2. The first side surface 13 is
formed with a male engaging portion, and the second side surface is
formed with a female engaging portion for a male engaging portion
of another panel body 20 to mate therewith. To elevate the
engagement effect, the male engaging portion is designed to be a
protrusive rim 313 lengthwise extended toward a width direction of
the panel body 10, and the female engaging portion is designed to
be a longitudinal slot 32 lengthwise caved in from the second side
surface 14. Preferably, the slot 32 has an open end 33, a closed
end 34, an upper wall 35 and a lower wall 36. The upper wall 35
includes an upper slanted section 351 and an upper horizontal
section 352. The upper slanted section 351 is close to the open end
33 of the longitudinal slot 32 and is slanted toward the top
surface 11 of the panel body 10. The upper horizontal section 352
is close to the closed end 34 of the longitudinal slot 32 and is
parallel to the width direction of the panel body 10. The lower
wall 36 includes a lower slanted section 361 and a lower horizontal
section 362. The lower slanted section 361 is close to the closed
end 34 of the longitudinal slot 32 and is parallel to the upper
slanted section 351. The lower horizontal section 362 is close to
the open end 33 of the longitudinal slot 32 and is parallel to the
upper horizontal section 352. Preferably, the horizontal sections
352 and 362 are lengthwise formed with engaging rims 353 and 363
extended toward a direction perpendicular to the horizontal
sections 352 and 362. The protrusive rim 31 is formed with engaging
slots 311 and 312 corresponding to the engaging slots 353 and
363.
[0017] To combine the panel bodies 10 and 20, the protrusive rim 31
is inserted into the longitudinal slot 32a of the panel 20 along an
orientation of the slanted sections 352a and 353a as shown in FIG.
3. Thereafter, the panel body 10 pivots downward to be parallel to
the panel body 20 as shown in FIG. 4, engaging the protrusive rim
31 with the horizontal sections 352a and 353a. That is, the
engaging slots 311 and 312 mates with the engaging rims 353a and
363a respectively. Thereby, the panel bodies 10 and 20 are
combined.
[0018] The panel body 10 may have a third side surface and a fourth
side surface, each of which is further formed with another male
engaging portion and female engaging portion respectively.
[0019] It is noted that, at the time the panel body 10 pivots
downward to be parallel to the panel body 20, the pressure
sensitive adhesive layer 16 adjacent to the second side surface 14
also adheres to the floor. In other words, the panel body 10
engages with the panel body 20 and adheres to the floor
simultaneously. As such, the installation of the floor panel of the
present invention is significantly simplified.
[0020] In addition, the floor panels of the present invention can
be positioned on the floor without nails, and no wooden substrate
is needed for the floor panels to be nailed thereon. Thus a user
can easily install the floor panels of the present invention all by
himself/herself. Further, the foam layer is slightly deformable, so
the floor panels can applied on the floor flush even the floor is
not totally smooth. Also, the foam layer can be used to absorb
noise as well as vibrations.
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