Patent ID: 8793959
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A floor panel having an overlap system, comprising: a multilayered composite floor panel body having a top layer, a middle layer of sheet material, and a bottom layer prepared from synthetic polymeric materials; L-shaped panel sections on adjacent sides of the floor panel body, each L-shaped panel section having a base section, a vertical support with a top planar surface connected to an outside planar surface that extends from the bottom layer, and a cut out section formed between the vertical support and the floor panel body such that adjacent cut out sections on adjacent sides of the floor panel body form a corner vertical support isolated along a corner of the floor panel and positioned separate from the vertical supports by the adjacent cut out sections; L-shaped panel receiving sections positioned on opposite body sides of the L-shaped panel sections, each of the L-shaped panel receiving sections having a downward facing protrusion with a bottom planar surface connected to a side planar surface that extends from the top layer, and a vertical support receiving passageway such that adjacent vertical support receiving passageways extend through each other and form a second corner vertical support isolated along another corner of the floor panel opposite the corner vertical support; and a pre-applied adhesive disposed along inner surfaces of the cut out section and vertical support receiving passageway extending up to major surfaces of the vertical support and downward facing protrusion; wherein a combined thickness of the middle and bottom layers are equal to or greater than a height of the L-shaped panel sections and depth of the L-shaped panel receiving sections.