Covering Panel and Method for Assembling a Plurality of Same
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1. A floor panel comprising:
- an elongated core;
a plurality of edges disposed about the core; and
a plurality of lips, each lip projecting from a corresponding edge of the core and extending along at least a portion of said edge, each lip comprising;
at least one flange projecting from the lip and being provided with a flange base and a flange cap; and
at least one groove being configurable for receiving the flange base and the flange cap of a separate lip, the at least one groove being substantially complementary with the at least one flange of a same lipwherein the at least one flange and the at least one groove of each lip form a lip profile, the lip profile of a first floor panel being the same as the lip profile of a separate floor panel being connectable to the first floor panel.
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Abstract
A covering panel. The panel includes multiple lips disposed around the edges of the panel. Each lip projects from a corresponding edge of the panel and extends along at least a portion of the edge. Each lip also includes the features of at least one flange, which projects from the lip. Each lip also includes at least one groove, which receives the at least one flange of a separate, or the same lip. The groove is substantially contiguous with the flange. The panel can also include an elastomeric core, made of PVC or uPVC material. The groove and the flange can be mushroom shaped, and can be complementary such that they share the same shape, but are inversed.
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1. A floor panel comprising:
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an elongated core; a plurality of edges disposed about the core; and a plurality of lips, each lip projecting from a corresponding edge of the core and extending along at least a portion of said edge, each lip comprising; at least one flange projecting from the lip and being provided with a flange base and a flange cap; and at least one groove being configurable for receiving the flange base and the flange cap of a separate lip, the at least one groove being substantially complementary with the at least one flange of a same lip wherein the at least one flange and the at least one groove of each lip form a lip profile, the lip profile of a first floor panel being the same as the lip profile of a separate floor panel being connectable to the first floor panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17)
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an elongated core; a plurality of edges disposed about the core; and a plurality of lips, each lip projecting from a corresponding edge of the core and extending along at least a portion of said edge, each lip comprising; at least one flange projecting from said lip and being provided with a flange base and a flange cap, the flange cap and flange base forming a mushroom-shaped projection; and at least one groove provided with a groove passage and a groove bottom, the groove passage and the groove bottom forming a mushroom-shaped depression; wherein the mushroom-shaped projection is substantially contiguous with the mushroom-shaped depression, both the mushroom-shaped projection and the mushroom-shaped depression having a same form.
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