Patent ID: 6896951

Claim:
A unitary edge profile member adapted for use in the manufacture of injection molded decorative laminate panels, the decorative laminate panels including the edge profile member, a laminate wear surface and an injection molded core, wherein the edge profile member is coupled to the injection molded core for positioning beneath the laminate wear surface and along edges of the decorative laminate panel to define a frame about the decorative laminate panel, the edge profile member comprising: a unitary member defining an enclosed space shaped and dimensioned for receipt of the injection molded core, wherein the unitary member is formed from acrylic-butadiene-styrene; and the unitary member further including a radially outwardly facing wall which defines the edges of the decorative laminate panel, the outwardly facing wall including a shaped profile, the shaped profile being shaped and dimensioned for engagement with the edge profile member of an adjacent decorative laminate panel.