Patent ID: 8166718

Claim:
A high performance engineered wood floor board having a length, comprising: a top wood layer with wood grain lined up along the length of the floor board, the top wood layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of supporting strips attached under the top wood layer, a first subset of the plurality of supporting strips being oriented in a first direction and a second subset of the plurality of supporting strips being oriented in a second direction, the first subset of the plurality of supporting strips being separated physically from and without being in contact with the second subset of the plurality of supporting strips wherein said top wood layer substantially covers the first and second subsets of supporting strips; and an adhesive layer placed between the top wood layer and the plurality of supporting strips, the adhesive layer covering the bottom surface of the top wood layer, wherein a first supporting strip in the plurality of supporting strips having a locking lip and a second supporting strip in the plurality of supporting strips having a recessed slot, the locking lip of the first supporting strip of the high performance engineering wood floor board being able to couple to the recessed slot of the second supporting strip of an adjacent high performance engineering wood floor board.