PANEL OF POLYMER MATERIAL WITH HOOK PROFILE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC E04F15/02 

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: floor panel made in the form of a multi-layer laminate, includes at least one base from a polymer material, a decorative layer applied onto the upper side of the base of the polymer material, a transparent coating layer applied onto the decorative layer, and if required, a stabilising layer applied onto the lower side of the polymer material base. The panel comprises pairwise opposite side edges equipped with fastening bars that accordingly complement each other. Fastening bars of at least one of two pairs of side edges are made in the form of hook profiles acting with geometric closure, namely, with a gripping hook, which faces the upper side of the floor panel, and with a fixing hook arranged on the opposite side edge, and this hook faces the lower side of the floor panel. The fixing hook on the distal side surface is equipped with a latching element designed for a latching element that complements it on the proximal side surface of the hook profile equipped with the gripping hook.

EFFECT: reduced labour expenses in installation of panels.

18 cl, 4 dwg