Floor panel and floating floor system incorporating the same

摘要

A floor panel and a floating floor system include a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a visible decorative pattern and the bottom surface has a recess which extends about the periphery of the bottom surface. The recess has a recess surface. The floor panel includes a joining member with a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the joining member is adhered to the recess surface of the recess. The bottom surface of the joining member and the bottom surface of the floor panel are essentially flush which each other. The use of the joining member does not create any imprints on the top surface of the floor panel.

主权项

1. A flooring system comprising:
a flexible sheet floor panel, comprising:
a first end, a second end, a third end, a fourth end, a top surface, a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface to define a periphery of the floor panel, and a bottom surface, the top surface having a visible decorative pattern, the bottom surface of the floor panel having a recess which extends about the periphery of the floor panel, the recess defined by a recess wall and a recess surface, the recess wall extending from the bottom surface of the floor panel to the recess surface as a continuous planar surface, the recess surface extending from the side surface of the floor panel to the recess wall as a continuous planar surface, wherein the side surface terminates at the top surface and at the recess surface, the periphery comprising the first, second, third and fourth ends of the floor panel;a longitudinal axis extending from the first end of the floor panel to the second end of the floor panel;a transverse axis extending from the third end of the floor panel to the fourth end of the floor panel; and a joining member coupled to the floor panel by an adhesive positioned between the recess surface of the recess and a top surface of the joining member, the adhesive adhering the top surface of the joining member to the recess surface of the recess, a bottom surface of the joining member and the bottom surface of the floor panel being essentially flush with each other, the joining member comprising:
at least one layer selected from at least one of a film and tape;a first portion that extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first portion: (1) protruding transversely beyond the fourth end of the floor panel in a first transverse direction; and (2) protruding longitudinally beyond the first end of the floor panel in a first longitudinal direction; andthe first portion having a first end and a second end, the second end of the first portion being offset from the second end of the floor panel in the first longitudinal direction;a second portion that extends substantially parallel to the transverse axis, the second portion protruding longitudinally beyond the first end of the floor panel in the first longitudinal direction, the second portion having a first end that is offset from the third end of the floor panel in the first transverse direction.