Patent ID: 9121183
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A wood flooring panel comprising: a plurality of parallel longitudinal wood slats situated side by side, each slat of said plurality of parallel longitudinal wood slats having back and face surfaces, left and right sides, a front end and a rear end, and said slats being of a same length but staggered in their longitudinal positions; a latex vinyl impregnated flexible backing paper affixed by a polyurethane resin hot melt adhesive to a back side of said slats to hold the slats as a panel, with said latex vinyl impregnated flexible backing paper being of a material that is inextensible in the longitudinal and lateral directions, but flexible to permit bending at joints defined between said wood slats; and wherein the latex vinyl impregnated flexible backing paper acts a primary protective moisture barrier to a subfloor, and the polyurethane resin hot melt adhesive acts as a secondary protective moisture barrier to the subfloor.