Patent ID: 9611655
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: D06N,D10B,E04C,E04F

Claim:
1. A floating floor system comprising: a plurality of floor panels, each of the floor panels comprising: a base layer having a first thickness and comprising a first plasticizer; a wear layer atop the base layer, the wear layer having a second thickness and forming an uppermost surface of the floor panel and wherein the wear layer comprises a second plasticizer in an amount less than 10%; a first locking edge portion having a first locking profile that includes a first channel having a first channel floor, the first locking edge portion being formed by the wear layer and the base layer, the first locking profile further comprising a first channel bed thickness measured between the uppermost surface and the first channel floor, and wherein the wear layer forms at least 5% of the first channel bed thickness; and a second locking edge portion having a second locking profile that includes a second vertical ridge, the second locking edge portion located opposite the first locking edge portion; and wherein the floor panels are arranged in a mechanical interlocked arrangement such that the first edge portions of the floor panels mate with the second edge portions of adjacent ones of the floor panels; and wherein a ratio of the first thickness to the second thickness ranges from about 2:1 to about 5:1.