Floor covering, floor panels and method for manufacturing floor panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9506256-B2
Application number	US-201514926139-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Nov 9, 2005
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

A floor covering is composed of a plurality of hard floor panels wherein the floor panels show a common general decor and may differ from each other in respect to their appearance and/or on their own have zones of a differing appearance. The floor panels, at least at two opposite sides or edges thereof, are provided with coupling parts allowing that two of such floor panels can cooperate with each other at these sides. At least some of the floor panels possess at least one chamfer, such as a beveled edge or the like, wherein the surfaces of these chamfers are provided, at least partially, with a separately applied decorative covering including at least a decorative layer. The appearance of the decorative covering is realized in a manner varying in function of differences occurring in the decor of the floor covering.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a floor panel,
wherein the floor panel comprises at least a substrate, and a synthetic material based top layer, present at an upper side of the floor panel, said top layer comprising a decor;
wherein the floor panel, at least at two opposite sides or edges of the floor panel, is provided with coupling parts allowing that two of such floor panels can cooperate with each other at said sides or edges;
wherein said upper sid…

Assignees

• Flooring Ind Ltd Sarl

Inventors

• Thiers Bernard

Classifications

• E04F15/04

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E04F15/02038

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E04F2201/0115

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• B44C5/04

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• E04F2201/026

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic