PANEL, COVERING AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH PANELS
First Claim
1. A panel for forming a floor covering;
- wherein the panel comprises a substrate of a material on the basis of soft PVC;
wherein the panel comprises a top layer above said substrate;
wherein this panel is rectangular, either oblong or square, and thus comprises a first pair of opposite edges and a second pair of opposite edges;
wherein both pairs of opposite edges comprise coupling parts allowing to couple a plurality of such panels to each other;
wherein these coupling parts, at both pairs of edges, form a first locking system effecting a locking in the plane of the panels and perpendicular to the respective edges, as well as form a second locking system effecting a locking transverse to the plane of the panels;
wherein these coupling parts, at both pairs of edges, substantially are realized from said substrate;
wherein these coupling parts, at least at one of the aforementioned two pairs of edges, comprise a tongue and a groove, as well as a locking part at the tongue and a locking part at the groove, which, in the coupled condition, prevent the drifting apart of the tongue and groove via contacting locking surfaces;
wherein said groove is bordered by a lower lip and an upper lip, whereby the lower lip extends laterally up to beyond the distal end of the upper lip;
wherein said locking part at the groove is located at said lower lip;
wherein said tongue and groove have a shape which provides for that, in the coupled condition of two of such panels, a space is present underneath the tongue, said space extending from the tip of the tongue continuously underneath the tongue at least up to a location situated beyond the distal end of the upper lip; and
wherein said locking part that is located at said lower lip is situated completely in the lower half of the panel.
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Abstract
A panel for forming a covering, more particularly a floor panel for forming a floor covering, which at least at two opposite edges, comprises coupling parts arranged to couple two of such panels to each other by means of a downward movement of one panel in respect to the other. The coupling parts form a first locking system arranged to lock in the plane of the panels and perpendicularly to the edges, as well as form a second locking system, which effects a locking perpendicularly to the plane of the panels. At least one of the coupling parts is formed at least partially in soft PVC (polyvinyl chloride), as well as at least partially formed from a milled profiled part of this soft PVC.
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7 Claims
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1. A panel for forming a floor covering;
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wherein the panel comprises a substrate of a material on the basis of soft PVC; wherein the panel comprises a top layer above said substrate; wherein this panel is rectangular, either oblong or square, and thus comprises a first pair of opposite edges and a second pair of opposite edges; wherein both pairs of opposite edges comprise coupling parts allowing to couple a plurality of such panels to each other; wherein these coupling parts, at both pairs of edges, form a first locking system effecting a locking in the plane of the panels and perpendicular to the respective edges, as well as form a second locking system effecting a locking transverse to the plane of the panels; wherein these coupling parts, at both pairs of edges, substantially are realized from said substrate; wherein these coupling parts, at least at one of the aforementioned two pairs of edges, comprise a tongue and a groove, as well as a locking part at the tongue and a locking part at the groove, which, in the coupled condition, prevent the drifting apart of the tongue and groove via contacting locking surfaces; wherein said groove is bordered by a lower lip and an upper lip, whereby the lower lip extends laterally up to beyond the distal end of the upper lip; wherein said locking part at the groove is located at said lower lip; wherein said tongue and groove have a shape which provides for that, in the coupled condition of two of such panels, a space is present underneath the tongue, said space extending from the tip of the tongue continuously underneath the tongue at least up to a location situated beyond the distal end of the upper lip; and wherein said locking part that is located at said lower lip is situated completely in the lower half of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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