| CPC E04F 15/02038 (2013.01) [E04F 2201/0138 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0153 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/042 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A multi-purpose tile system comprising a plurality of multi-purpose tiles wherein each of the plurality of multi-purpose tiles are configured to being joined in a chevron pattern, wherein each tile comprises:
a first pair of opposing edges comprising a first edge and an opposite second edge;
a second pair of opposing edges comprising a third edge and an opposing fourth edge,
wherein:
the first edge and the third edge enclose a first acute angle, and wherein the second edge and the fourth edge enclose a second acute angle opposing said first acute angle, and wherein the second edge and the third edge enclose a first obtuse angle, and wherein the first edge and the fourth edge enclose a second obtuse angle opposing said first obtuse angle, and wherein
the first pair of opposing edges have pairs of opposing first mechanical coupling means for locking together said tiles at least vertically, comprising:
a first coupling profile comprising a sideward tongue extending in a direction substantially parallel to an upper side of the tile, and
an opposing second coupling profile comprising a recess configured for accommodating at least a part of the sideward tongue of a further tile, said recess being defined by an upper lip and a lower lip, wherein said first mechanical coupling profiles allow locking together said tiles by inward angling whereby at least a part of the sideward tongue is received by the recess, and wherein
the second pair of opposing edges have pairs of opposing second mechanical coupling means for locking together said tiles vertically and horizontally, comprising:
a third coupling profile, comprising an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove formed between the upward tongue and the upward flank, wherein at least a part of a side of the upward tongue facing the upward flank is inclined toward the upward flank, and wherein at least a part of a side of the upward tongue facing away from the upward flank comprises at least one first locking element, which makes integral part of the upward tongue, wherein the at least one first locking element comprises a bulge, and
a fourth coupling profile, comprising a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove formed between the downward tongue and the downward flank, wherein at least a part of a side of the downward tongue facing the downward flank is inclined toward the downward flank, and wherein the downward flank comprises at least one second locking element, which makes integral part of the downward flank, and adapted for co-action with the at least one first locking element of yet a further tile, wherein the at least one second locking element comprises a recess, wherein the second mechanical coupling profiles allow locking together said tiles during inward angling of the first coupling profile of a tile and the second coupling profile of another tile, wherein the fourth coupling profile of the tile to be coupled makes a scissoring movement toward the third coupling profile of yet another tile, leading to locking of the third coupling profile and the fourth coupling profile,
wherein each tile comprises a substantially rigid base layer at least partially made of a non-foamed composite comprising at least one plastic material and at least one filler, wherein at least one tile comprises at least one upper substrate affixed to an upper side the base layer, wherein said upper substrate comprises a decorative layer wherein at least one tile comprises a plurality of strip shaped upper substrates affixed to an upper side the base layer, wherein said upper substrates are arranged side by side in the same plane, in a parallel configuration, and wherein facing longitudinal edges of at least two strip shaped upper substrates are provided, near the top side, with a bevel,
wherein the system comprises two different types of tiles (A and B respectively), and wherein the first mechanical coupling means of one type of tile along the first pair of opposite edges are arranged in a mirror-inverted manner relative to the corresponding first mechanical coupling means along the same first pair of opposite edge portions of the other type of tile, and
wherein the fourth coupling profile comprises an upper bridge connecting the downward tongue to the base layer, wherein the third coupling profile comprises a lower bridge connecting the upward tongue to the base layer, wherein a thickness of the lower bridge is either substantially the same or thicker than a thickness of the upper bridge, wherein the upper bridge is configured to deform, during coupling of adjacent tiles, to widen the downward groove, and wherein a lower side of the upper bridge of the second coupling profile is at least partially inclined.
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