公开(公告)号：US20030196397A1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-23

申请号：US10430960

申请日：2003-05-06

Applicant: Robbins, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Niese ,  Paul Elliot

IPC: E04F013/08

CPC classification number: E04F15/048 ,  E04F15/04 ,  E04F2201/0153 ,  E04F2201/023 ,  E04F2201/025 ,  E04F2201/04

Abstract: A wood floor system comprises a plurality of parallel rows of floorboards laid end-to-end, and each of the floorboards includes a compression nub extending along a side surface thereof, adjacent the top surface. These compression nubs affirmatively engage an opposing side surface of an adjacent floorboard row, thereby sealing, or isolating, the top surface of the floor from the side surfaces of the floorboard rows. This uniformly distributes expansion and contraction forces throughout the floor, due to uniform spacing between the floorboard rows. The isolation of the upper floorboard surface from the side surface also prevents undesired downward migration or flow of liquid finishing solution, which can have serious adverse affects for a wood floor. The invention reduces the total volume of finishing solution necessary for finishing the floor, and it also reduces nulloverwoodnull during floor installation.

Abstract translation: 木地板系统包括多个平行排的地板，其一端至另一端设置，并且每个地板块包括沿着其侧表面延伸的邻近顶面的压缩空隙。 这些压缩凸块肯定地接合相邻地板块行的相对的侧表面，从而将地板的顶表面与地板块行的侧表面密封或隔离。 由于地板块之间的间隔均匀，这样可以均匀地分布整个地板的伸缩力。 上层板表面与侧面的隔离也可以防止液体整理液的不希望的向下移动或流动，这可能对木地板产生严重的不利影响。 本发明减少了整理地板所需的整理溶液的总体积，并且还减少了地板安装期间的“超硬”。