| 摘要 |
Floor covering, made of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood. |
| 主权项 |
1. Floor covering, consisting of floor elements, which, at least at a first pair of two opposite sides, comprise coupling parts, which substantially are performed as a male coupling part and a female coupling part, which are provided with vertically active locking portions, which, when the coupling parts of two of such floor elements cooperate with each other, effect a locking in vertical direction, perpendicular to the plane of the floor elements, and also are provided with horizontally active locking portions, which, when the coupling parts of two of such floor elements cooperate with each other, effect a locking in horizontal direction, perpendicular to the respective sides and in the plane of the floor covering, wherein said coupling parts are of the type allowing that two of such floor elements can be connected to each other at said sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element;
wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is at least partially made of a fiber-filled synthetic material composite; wherein said floor elements comprise at least a substrate and a separate edge portion, preferably an insert; wherein the actual substrate of the floor elements substantially consists of one or more other materials than fiber-filled synthetic material; wherein said separate edge portion comprises a bendable or compressible portion taking part in said locking in horizontal and/or vertical direction, said separate edge portion being compressed at least temporarily during the coupling action performed by said downward movement; and wherein the deformation or compression of said bendable or compressible portion relaxes by springing back only partially at the end of said coupling action. |
