Patent ID: 9487957
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: E04F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A floor element for forming a floor covering, which, at least at a first pair of opposite sides, comprises coupling parts, which are performed as a male coupling part and a female coupling part, which are provided with vertically active locking portions, which, in a coupled condition of two of such floor elements, effect a locking in vertical direction, perpendicular to an installation plane of the floor covering, and also are provided with horizontally active locking portions, which, in the coupled condition of the two of such floor elements, effect a locking in horizontal direction, perpendicular to respective sides and in the installation plane, wherein said coupling parts are of a type allowing that the two of such floor elements can be coupled to each other by pushing one of the floor elements, with the male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element; wherein the female coupling part is at least partially made of a filled synthetic material composite; wherein said horizontally active locking portions comprise an upwardly directed locking portion provided at a projecting lip bordering the female coupling part towards the bottom, and a downwardly directed locking portion at the male coupling part, which, in the coupled condition of the two of such floor elements, cooperates with the upwardly directed locking portion at the female coupling part, thereby effecting said locking in horizontal direction; wherein said projecting lip and said upwardly directed locking portion form a lower flange; and wherein said vertically active locking portions comprise a pair of locking portions, said pair of locking portions comprising a first locking portion situated at a distal side of said lower flange, and a second locking portion at the side of the floor element having the male coupling part, which, in the coupled condition of the two of such floor elements, cooperates with the first locking portion, thereby taking part in said locking in vertical direction.