Multipanel floor system with sealing elements

摘要

A disengageable interconnecting floor system comprises two or more flooring panels, a connector and a sealant. Each flooring panel comprises a top wear surface and a bottom surface for contact with a support structure and at least two edges having identical recesses formed therein for receipt of an extension from a connector. The connector comprises a base and an extension extending vertically from the base. The extension is shaped to be received in a disengageable connected fashion into at least one recess of at least one panel. Sealant is disposed on the flooring panel, the connector, or both. The invention also includes flooring panels and sealants for use in a disengageable interconnecting floor system, and methods for sealing laminate flooring panels joined by connectors.