Vertically joined floor elements comprising a combination of different floor elements
First Claim
1. Vertically joined flooring material comprising floor elements with a shape selected from the group, triangular, square, rectangular, rhomboidal and polygonal shape, as seen from above, the floor elements being provided with edges which are provided with joining members, a lower side and a decorative top surface, wherein the flooring material comprises a combination of at least two different types of floor elements, which types comprises female floor elements and male floor elements, whereby, a) the female floor element is provided with a female joining member on at least half of the number of its edges and a male joining member on less than half of the number of its edges and that, b) the male floor element is provided with a male joining member on at least two thirds of the number of its edges and a female joining member on less than one third of the number of its edges, and that, c) an optional joining profile possibly constitutes a junction between two adjacent male joining members of two adjacent floor elements.
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Abstract
Vertically joined flooring material comprising floor elements (1) with a mainly triangular, square, rectangular, rhomboidal or polygonal shape, as seen from above. The floor elements (1) are provided with edges (2) which are provided with joining members (20), a lower side (5) and a decorative top surface (3). The flooring material comprises a combination of at least two types of floor elements (1), which types comprises female floor elements (1′) and male floor elements (1″). The female floor element (1′) is provided with a female joining member (21) on at least half of the number of its edges (2) and a male joining member (22) on less than half of the number of its edges (2). The male floor element (1″) is provided with a male joining member (22) on at least two thirds of the number of its edges (2) and a female joining member (21) on less than one third of the number of its edges (2.) An optional joining profile (50) possibly constitutes a junction between two adjacent male joining members (22) of two adjacent floor elements (1).
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1. Vertically joined flooring material comprising floor elements with a shape selected from the group, triangular, square, rectangular, rhomboidal and polygonal shape, as seen from above, the floor elements being provided with edges which are provided with joining members, a lower side and a decorative top surface, wherein the flooring material comprises a combination of at least two different types of floor elements, which types comprises female floor elements and male floor elements, whereby,
a) the female floor element is provided with a female joining member on at least half of the number of its edges and a male joining member on less than half of the number of its edges and that, b) the male floor element is provided with a male joining member on at least two thirds of the number of its edges and a female joining member on less than one third of the number of its edges, and that, c) an optional joining profile possibly constitutes a junction between two adjacent male joining members of two adjacent floor elements.
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8. Vertically joined flooring material according claim 8, wherein the joining profiles are partially coated with glue or adhesive tape.
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