Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof

摘要

A building panel, such as a flooring panel or wall panel and a method of assembling the same into a floor, wall cladding, etc. The panel is provided with a locking means in the form of groove (6) and tongue (7) forming a tongue/groove joint for assembling of the panels. In a preferred embodiment, the groove (6) and the tongue (7) are made of water resistant material and fanned with a snap-together joint.

主权项

1. A floor panel for installation over a subfloor, comprising:
a core layer comprising a first thermoplastic material; a surface layer disposed over the core layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a second thermoplastic material; two pairs of opposing side edges defining first, second, third, and fourth side edges, wherein each of the side edges comprises coupling portions, wherein a first coupling portion of the first side edge comprises a groove and a second coupling portion of the second side edge comprises a tongue; wherein the tongue and the groove comprise a third thermoplastic material, wherein the tongue and groove are configured to join to an opposing groove and an opposing tongue, respectively, of adjacent panels, wherein the tongue and the groove are configured to lock with the opposing groove and opposing tongue, respectively, so as to prevent separation of the joined panels in a vertical as well as a horizontal direction; wherein the groove comprises a lower lip portion that extends further in length than an upper portion of the groove; wherein the surface layer is disposed over the core layer without extending over the tongue in a configuration prior to the tongue joining an adjacent panel; and wherein the panel is configured to be installed over a subfloor.