Flooring system

摘要

Described herein are flooring systems comprising: a first floor panel and a second floor panel, each of the first and second floor panels comprising: a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces; and a coupling surface formed on one peripheral edge; the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panels being disposed proximate to each other forming a joint; and a thermally activated solid adhesive interspersed between the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panel. Methods of installing these systems are also described.

主权项

1. A flooring system comprising:
a first floor panel and a second floor panel, each of the first and second floor panels comprising:
a first layer having a top surface opposite a bottom surface, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces of the first layer;a second layer having a top surface opposite a bottom surface, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces of the second layer; anda third layer comprising a thermally activated solid adhesive that is comprised of a thermoplastic material that does not melt and bond the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panel together until the creation of heat in the joint; wherein the bottom surface of the first layer is coupled to the top surface of the second layer in an offset relationship that defines a first offset marginal portion and a second offset marginal portion; and wherein the third layer is positioned between the first and second layers and the third layer covers at least a part of the first or second offset marginal portions and spans a length of a coupling portion of each of the bottom surface of the first layer and the top surface of the second layer.