WO2023002243A1 - Multilayer panel for floors, with especially shaped coupling edges - Google Patents

Multilayer panel for floors, with especially shaped coupling edges Download PDF

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WO2023002243A1
WO2023002243A1 PCT/IB2021/056786 IB2021056786W WO2023002243A1 WO 2023002243 A1 WO2023002243 A1 WO 2023002243A1 IB 2021056786 W IB2021056786 W IB 2021056786W WO 2023002243 A1 WO2023002243 A1 WO 2023002243A1
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    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02038—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements characterised by tongue and groove connections between neighbouring flooring elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
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    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/04—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of wood or with a top layer of wood, e.g. with wooden or metal connecting members
    • E04F15/041—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of wood or with a top layer of wood, e.g. with wooden or metal connecting members with a top layer of wood in combination with a lower layer of other material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
    • E04F2201/0138—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels perpendicular to the main plane
    • E04F2201/0146—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels perpendicular to the main plane with snap action of the edge connectors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
    • E04F2201/0153—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is parallel to the abutting edges, possibly combined with a sliding movement

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  • the present patent relates to panels for floors and in particular concerns a new multilayer panel for floors, with specially shaped coupling edges.
  • the prior art comprises wood panels for the laying of floors.
  • Such panels are normally rectangular in shape, that is, having two pairs of parallel opposite sides. These sides are specially shaped with coupling means, grooves or projections, configured to be coupled with the opposite sides of contiguous identical panels, so that the panels can be laid coplanar or flush with each other on a support surface and made integral with each other.
  • the installation procedure of the flooring made up of said panels normally involves the laying of a first panel. Subsequent panels are placed successively so as to make up a first row of panels. Once the first row has been completed, the subsequent rows are laid, until the desired surface is covered.
  • each panel to the one previously laid the prior art comprises the so-called “drop down” or “fold down” laying technique, which involves the insertion of the projection provided on the edge of one panel inside the groove present on the opposite edge of the previously laid panel, with a certain inclination with respect to the support surface, for example with a 30° angle, then lowering the panel to make the joint.
  • the prior art includes countless types of panels where the coupling means are obtained directly within the thickness of the panel or are obtained with additional components.
  • the present patent relates to a new multilayer panel for flooring, provided with specially shaped coupling edges.
  • the main object of the present invention is to reduce the waste of material with respect to the known mechanical couplings currently on the market.
  • Another object of the present invention is to be able to produce coupling profiles even if the panel has layers of "soft" materials, that is, compressible and elastic materials such as cork or rubber. This object is achieved thanks to the use of special stop means used during the shaping of the male and female sides.
  • An important advantage of the present invention consists in the fact that it does not require the use of additional components to secure the coupling as, on the contrary, occurs in most of the currently known systems.
  • the new multilayer panel for flooring provided with specially shaped coupling edges.
  • the new flooring panel has a generically rectangular shape, that is, with two pairs of opposite sides, a first pair of opposite sides and a second pair of opposite sides, where said first pair is normally but not necessarily shorter than the second pair.
  • Said panel has a thickness which is determined according to its intended use, normally but not exclusively greater than 7 mm.
  • Said panel is multi-layered and in particular comprises at least one lower layer intended to face the support surface, at least one core layer, and at least one upper finishing layer.
  • said lower layer which, for example, may have a thickness included between 1 and 2 mm, for example is made of cork.
  • said core layer which, for example, may have a thickness included between 7.5 and 8 mm, is made of birch.
  • said finishing layer which, for example, may have a thickness included between 0.6 and 1 mm, is made of oak veneer or another high-quality finishing material.
  • the sides of said first pair of sides are shaped in such a way that one or more projections provided on a first side, or male side, can fit into one or more corresponding grooves provided on the second side, or female side, of an identical panel placed contiguously.
  • said male side of the first pair comprises a projecting part, along all or part of which there is a cut having a variable depth according to the mechanical characteristics to be obtained for the projection itself.
  • said cut has the function of providing a bending point in said projecting part, and as a result the depth of the cut determines the higher or lower flexibility of said projecting part.
  • the female side comprises a groove extending along all or part of the length of the same side, and wherein a cut is made on said groove, also extending along all or part of it.
  • Said cut on the female side has the function of enabling the snap fit of a shaped tooth in said projecting part of said male side, when said projecting part of the male side is correctly placed in said groove in the female side.
  • Said projecting part of the male side is substantially facing downwards and said groove of the female side is substantially facing upwards, so that interference surfaces laying crosswise with respect to the support surface are created between said male side and said female side in order to prevent mutual movements in directions parallel to the support surface.
  • Said tooth of the male side is oriented substantially parallel to the support surface, so that interference surfaces substantially parallel or slightly inclined with respect to the support surface are created between said tooth and said cut on the female side, in order to prevent mutual movements in the orthogonal direction with respect to the support surface.
  • the sides of said second pair of sides are shaped so that one or more projecting parts made on a first side, or male side, can fit into one or more corresponding grooves made on the second side, or female side, of an identical panel placed contiguously.
  • Figure 1 shows the female side (100) and the male side (200) of the first pair of opposite sides of the panel
  • Figures 2 and 3 show the coupling sequence according to which the male side (200) is coupled with the female side (100).
  • Said first pair of opposite sides (100, 200) can for example and preferably be the short sides of the panel, if the latter has the shape of a plank.
  • the configuration, described below, of said first pair of opposite sides (100, 200) is identical to the configuration of the second pair of opposite sides.
  • Said male side (200) of the first pair comprises in particular a projecting part (210) extending along all or part of the length of the side (200) itself, and wherein a cut (220) is made on said projecting part (210), also extending along all or part of the length of the projecting part (210).
  • said cut (220) has the function of providing a bending point in said projecting part (210) to facilitate the operations needed for coupling the male side (200) with the female side (100).
  • the female side (100) comprises a groove (110) for the insertion of said projecting part (210) of the male side (200), which extends along all or part of the length of the female side in question.
  • a cut (120) is made in said groove (110), also extending along all or part of the length of the groove.
  • Said cut (120) of the female side (100) in addition to serving also in this case as a bending point useful to facilitate the operations needed for coupling the male side (200), has the function of enabling the snap- fit of a shaped tooth (230) present on said projecting part (210) of said male side (200).
  • the presence of the cuts (120, 220) makes it easier to couple the female side (100) and the male side (200) together. Furthermore, by adjusting the depth of said cuts (120, 220) it is possible to obtain a higher or lower bending capacity of the projecting part (210) of the male side (200) and of the groove (110) of the female side (100), consequently adjusting the "stiffness" of the joint.
  • the depth of said cuts (120, 230) is between 1 and 3 mm, depending on the higher or lower stiffness sought.
  • said male side (200) also preferably comprises a depression (240) intended for the insertion of a corresponding projection (130) present on the female side (100).
  • Said depression (240) is preferably subsequent to said projecting part (210), starting from the outermost edge of said male side (200).
  • Said projecting part (210) of the male side (200) substantially faces downwards and said groove (110) of the female side (100) substantially faces upwards.
  • said depression (240) of the male side (200) substantially faces downwards while said projection (130) of the female side (100) substantially faces upwards.
  • interference surfaces (140, 250) lying crosswise with respect to the support surface (X) are created in order to prevent mutual movements in directions parallel to the support surface (X).
  • said depression (240) and said interference surface (250) are configured in such a way as to create an interference between the male side (200) and the female side (100), in order to make the joint more resistant.
  • Said tooth (230) of the projecting part (210) of the male side (200) is, in contrast, oriented substantially parallel to the support surface (X), so that between said tooth (230) and said cut (120) of the female side (100) interference surfaces (150, 230) are created which are substantially parallel or slightly inclined with respect to the support surface (X), so as to prevent reciprocal movements orthogonal to the support surface (X).
  • Figure 4 shows the female side (300) and the male side (400) of the second pair of opposite sides of the panel, if they are made in a configuration different from that of said first pair (100, 200).
  • Said second pair of sides (300, 400) are for example and preferably the long sides of the panel, if the latter is configured as a plank.
  • Figures 5a-d show the insertion sequence according to which the male side (400) of a panel (A) is inserted in the female side (300) of a panel (B) already laid on a support surface (X).
  • Figures 6a-d show the insertion sequence according to which the female side (300) of a panel (B) is inserted in the male side (400) of an already laid panel (A).
  • the male side (400) of the second pair comprises, in particular, a projecting part (410) extending along all or part of the length of the male side (400) itself.
  • Said projecting part (410) preferably comprises two protrusions (411, 412): a first protrusion (411) with a curved profile and substantially facing downwards, that is, towards the side of the panel intended to be facing the support surface (X), and a second protrusion (412) with a curved profile and substantially facing upwards.
  • a recess (310) extending along all or part of the length of the female side (300) itself and having a shape which corresponds to said projecting part (410) of the male side (400), that is, which comprises two depressions (311, 312) with a curved profile whose shape and size correspond to those of said first and second protrusions (411, 412) of the male side (400).
  • Said female side (300) also preferably comprises a lower lip (320), that is, facing towards the support surface (X), configured with a curved upper surface (321) with its concavity facing upwards.
  • a depression (420) on the male side (400), in a position corresponding to said lip (320), there is a depression (420) in a corresponding shape, with a curved surface (421) with its convexity facing downwards.
  • Said lower lip (320) can be obtained using stop means able to prevent the part from bending during the machining phases.
  • the panel comprises a lower layer, that is, the layer intended to be facing the support surface (X), which can be made of a soft material, such as cork or rubber, and wherein the shaping of the male and female sides of the panel can be carried out on the panel including said soft layer.
  • the soft layer being difficult to shape, is generally applied after machining the male and female sides, in this case the shaping is carried out with the soft layer pre-applied, without affecting the precision of the machining operations.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a multilayer panel for flooring, comprising at least one pair of opposite parallel sides (100, 200), respectively the male side (200) and the female side (100), configured for coupling with corresponding female (100) and male sides (200) of identical contiguous panels. Said male side (200) comprises at least one projecting part (210) intended to be inserted in a corresponding groove (110) made on said female side (100) of an identical contiguous panel, and wherein on said projecting part (210) there is at least one cut (220) which defines a bending point of said projecting part (210) to facilitate the operations needed for coupling the male side (200) with the female side (100).

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MULTILAYER PANEL FOR FLOORS, WITH SPECIALLY SHAPED
COUPLING EDGES DESCRIPTION
The present patent relates to panels for floors and in particular concerns a new multilayer panel for floors, with specially shaped coupling edges.
The prior art comprises wood panels for the laying of floors. Such panels are normally rectangular in shape, that is, having two pairs of parallel opposite sides. These sides are specially shaped with coupling means, grooves or projections, configured to be coupled with the opposite sides of contiguous identical panels, so that the panels can be laid coplanar or flush with each other on a support surface and made integral with each other.
The installation procedure of the flooring made up of said panels normally involves the laying of a first panel. Subsequent panels are placed successively so as to make up a first row of panels. Once the first row has been completed, the subsequent rows are laid, until the desired surface is covered.
To join each panel to the one previously laid the prior art comprises the so- called "drop down" or "fold down" laying technique, which involves the insertion of the projection provided on the edge of one panel inside the groove present on the opposite edge of the previously laid panel, with a certain inclination with respect to the support surface, for example with a 30° angle, then lowering the panel to make the joint.
The prior art includes countless types of panels where the coupling means are obtained directly within the thickness of the panel or are obtained with additional components. The present patent relates to a new multilayer panel for flooring, provided with specially shaped coupling edges.
The main object of the present invention is to reduce the waste of material with respect to the known mechanical couplings currently on the market. Another object of the present invention is to be able to produce coupling profiles even if the panel has layers of "soft" materials, that is, compressible and elastic materials such as cork or rubber. This object is achieved thanks to the use of special stop means used during the shaping of the male and female sides.
A further object of the present invention is to be able to adjust the stiffness of the joint according to the geometric characteristics of said coupling means. Still another object of the present invention is to enable the coupling of two panels without a pre-established order, that is, to make it possible to insert the male element/projection into the female element/groove or, vice versa, to position the female element/groove on the male element/projection. Consequently, the procedures for coupling and also for uncoupling the panels are simplified.
An important advantage of the present invention consists in the fact that it does not require the use of additional components to secure the coupling as, on the contrary, occurs in most of the currently known systems.
These and other direct and complementary objects are achieved by the new multilayer panel for flooring, provided with specially shaped coupling edges. The new flooring panel has a generically rectangular shape, that is, with two pairs of opposite sides, a first pair of opposite sides and a second pair of opposite sides, where said first pair is normally but not necessarily shorter than the second pair.
Said panel has a thickness which is determined according to its intended use, normally but not exclusively greater than 7 mm.
Said panel is multi-layered and in particular comprises at least one lower layer intended to face the support surface, at least one core layer, and at least one upper finishing layer.
In a preferred embodiment, said lower layer, which, for example, may have a thickness included between 1 and 2 mm, for example is made of cork.
In a preferred embodiment, said core layer, which, for example, may have a thickness included between 7.5 and 8 mm, is made of birch.
In a preferred embodiment, said finishing layer, which, for example, may have a thickness included between 0.6 and 1 mm, is made of oak veneer or another high-quality finishing material.
The sides of said first pair of sides are shaped in such a way that one or more projections provided on a first side, or male side, can fit into one or more corresponding grooves provided on the second side, or female side, of an identical panel placed contiguously.
In particular, said male side of the first pair comprises a projecting part, along all or part of which there is a cut having a variable depth according to the mechanical characteristics to be obtained for the projection itself.
In particular, said cut has the function of providing a bending point in said projecting part, and as a result the depth of the cut determines the higher or lower flexibility of said projecting part.
Accordingly, the female side comprises a groove extending along all or part of the length of the same side, and wherein a cut is made on said groove, also extending along all or part of it. Said cut on the female side has the function of enabling the snap fit of a shaped tooth in said projecting part of said male side, when said projecting part of the male side is correctly placed in said groove in the female side.
Thanks to the presence of said cuts on the male side and on the female side, the insertion of the projection of the male side inside the groove of the female side is facilitated and the coupling is obtained through a simple snap-fit operation.
Said projecting part of the male side is substantially facing downwards and said groove of the female side is substantially facing upwards, so that interference surfaces laying crosswise with respect to the support surface are created between said male side and said female side in order to prevent mutual movements in directions parallel to the support surface.
Said tooth of the male side, on the other hand, is oriented substantially parallel to the support surface, so that interference surfaces substantially parallel or slightly inclined with respect to the support surface are created between said tooth and said cut on the female side, in order to prevent mutual movements in the orthogonal direction with respect to the support surface.
The sides of said second pair of sides are shaped so that one or more projecting parts made on a first side, or male side, can fit into one or more corresponding grooves made on the second side, or female side, of an identical panel placed contiguously.
The particular configuration of said projecting parts and said grooves, which are described and claimed below, enables the selective insertion of the male side of a panel into the female side of an already laid panel, or, vice versa, the insertion of the female side of a panel into the male side of an already laid panel.
The characteristics of the new panel are better clarified by the following description which makes reference to the drawings attached hereto by way of a non-limiting example.
Figure 1 shows the female side (100) and the male side (200) of the first pair of opposite sides of the panel, while Figures 2 and 3 show the coupling sequence according to which the male side (200) is coupled with the female side (100).
Said first pair of opposite sides (100, 200) can for example and preferably be the short sides of the panel, if the latter has the shape of a plank.
In an alternative embodiment, the configuration, described below, of said first pair of opposite sides (100, 200) is identical to the configuration of the second pair of opposite sides.
Said male side (200) of the first pair comprises in particular a projecting part (210) extending along all or part of the length of the side (200) itself, and wherein a cut (220) is made on said projecting part (210), also extending along all or part of the length of the projecting part (210).
As shown in Figure 2, said cut (220) has the function of providing a bending point in said projecting part (210) to facilitate the operations needed for coupling the male side (200) with the female side (100).
Accordingly, the female side (100) comprises a groove (110) for the insertion of said projecting part (210) of the male side (200), which extends along all or part of the length of the female side in question.
A cut (120) is made in said groove (110), also extending along all or part of the length of the groove. Said cut (120) of the female side (100), in addition to serving also in this case as a bending point useful to facilitate the operations needed for coupling the male side (200), has the function of enabling the snap- fit of a shaped tooth (230) present on said projecting part (210) of said male side (200).
The presence of the cuts (120, 220) makes it easier to couple the female side (100) and the male side (200) together. Furthermore, by adjusting the depth of said cuts (120, 220) it is possible to obtain a higher or lower bending capacity of the projecting part (210) of the male side (200) and of the groove (110) of the female side (100), consequently adjusting the "stiffness" of the joint.
In a preferred embodiment, the depth of said cuts (120, 230) is between 1 and 3 mm, depending on the higher or lower stiffness sought.
As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, said male side (200) also preferably comprises a depression (240) intended for the insertion of a corresponding projection (130) present on the female side (100).
Said depression (240) is preferably subsequent to said projecting part (210), starting from the outermost edge of said male side (200).
Said projecting part (210) of the male side (200) substantially faces downwards and said groove (110) of the female side (100) substantially faces upwards. Conversely, said depression (240) of the male side (200) substantially faces downwards while said projection (130) of the female side (100) substantially faces upwards.
In this way, between said male side (200) and said female side (100), interference surfaces (140, 250) lying crosswise with respect to the support surface (X) are created in order to prevent mutual movements in directions parallel to the support surface (X).
Furthermore, also said depression (240) and said interference surface (250) are configured in such a way as to create an interference between the male side (200) and the female side (100), in order to make the joint more resistant. Said tooth (230) of the projecting part (210) of the male side (200) is, in contrast, oriented substantially parallel to the support surface (X), so that between said tooth (230) and said cut (120) of the female side (100) interference surfaces (150, 230) are created which are substantially parallel or slightly inclined with respect to the support surface (X), so as to prevent reciprocal movements orthogonal to the support surface (X).
Figure 4 shows the female side (300) and the male side (400) of the second pair of opposite sides of the panel, if they are made in a configuration different from that of said first pair (100, 200). Said second pair of sides (300, 400) are for example and preferably the long sides of the panel, if the latter is configured as a plank.
Figures 5a-d show the insertion sequence according to which the male side (400) of a panel (A) is inserted in the female side (300) of a panel (B) already laid on a support surface (X).
Figures 6a-d show the insertion sequence according to which the female side (300) of a panel (B) is inserted in the male side (400) of an already laid panel (A).
The male side (400) of the second pair comprises, in particular, a projecting part (410) extending along all or part of the length of the male side (400) itself. Said projecting part (410) preferably comprises two protrusions (411, 412): a first protrusion (411) with a curved profile and substantially facing downwards, that is, towards the side of the panel intended to be facing the support surface (X), and a second protrusion (412) with a curved profile and substantially facing upwards.
On the female side (300) of said second pair there is a recess (310) extending along all or part of the length of the female side (300) itself and having a shape which corresponds to said projecting part (410) of the male side (400), that is, which comprises two depressions (311, 312) with a curved profile whose shape and size correspond to those of said first and second protrusions (411, 412) of the male side (400).
The special configuration and inclination of said projecting part (410) and of said recess (310) of the male side (400) and female side (300) enables the selective insertion of the male side (400) of a panel (A) into the female side (300) of an already laid panel (B), or, vice versa, the insertion of the female side (300) of a panel (B) into the male side (400) of an already laid panel (A). Said female side (300) also preferably comprises a lower lip (320), that is, facing towards the support surface (X), configured with a curved upper surface (321) with its concavity facing upwards. On the male side (400), in a position corresponding to said lip (320), there is a depression (420) in a corresponding shape, with a curved surface (421) with its convexity facing downwards.
Said lower lip (320) can be obtained using stop means able to prevent the part from bending during the machining phases.
As noted, the panel comprises a lower layer, that is, the layer intended to be facing the support surface (X), which can be made of a soft material, such as cork or rubber, and wherein the shaping of the male and female sides of the panel can be carried out on the panel including said soft layer. In other words, unlike the known panels, in which the soft layer, being difficult to shape, is generally applied after machining the male and female sides, in this case the shaping is carried out with the soft layer pre-applied, without affecting the precision of the machining operations.
Therefore, with reference to the preceding description and the attached drawings, the following claims are expressed.

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1. Flooring panel comprising at least one pair of parallel opposite sides (100, 200), respectively the male side (200) and the female side (100), configured for coupling with corresponding female (100) and male (200) sides of identical panels placed contiguously, characterized in that it is multi layered, and wherein said male side (200) comprises at least one projecting part (210) extending along all or part of the length of the side (200) itself and intended to be inserted in a corresponding groove (110) made on said female side (100) of an identical contiguous panel, and wherein at least one cut (220) is made on said projecting part (210), also extending along all or part of the length of the projecting part (210), and wherein said cut (220) has the function of providing a bending point of said projecting part (210) to facilitate the operations needed for coupling the male side (200) with the female side (100).
2. Panel according to claim 1, characterized in that said female side (100) comprises said at least one groove (110) extending along all or part of the length of the side itself, and wherein a cut (120) is made in said groove (110), also extending along all or part of the length of the groove (110), and wherein said cut (120) of the female side (100) has the function of providing a bending point of one side of said groove (110) useful to facilitate the operations needed for coupling with the male side (200).
3. Panel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the depth of said cut (120, 220) is included between 1 and 3 mm, depending on the higher or lower stiffness sought.
4. Panel according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that said projecting part (210) of said male side (200) comprises at least one shaped tooth (230) suited to be inserted in said cut (120) of said female side (100).
5. Panel according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said male side (200) also preferably comprises a depression (240) intended for the insertion of a corresponding projection (130) present on the female side (100), and wherein said depression (240) is preferably subsequent to said projecting part (210), starting from the outermost edge of said male side (200).
6. Panel according to claim 5, characterized in that said projecting part (210) of the male side (200) substantially faces downwards and said groove (110) of the female side (100) substantially faces upwards, while said depression (240) of the male side (200) substantially faces downwards and said projection (130) of the female side (100) substantially faces upwards, in such a manner that between said male side (200) and said female side (100) interference surfaces (140, 250) lying crosswise with respect to the support surface (X) are defined in order to prevent reciprocal movements in directions parallel to the support surface (X).
7. Panel according to claim 4, characterized in that said tooth (230) of the projecting part (210) of the male side (200) is oriented substantially parallel to the support surface (X), so that between said tooth (230) and said cut (120) on the female side (100) interference surfaces (150, 230) are defined which are substantially parallel or slightly inclined with respect to the support surface (X), in order to prevent reciprocal movements orthogonal to the support surface (X).
8. Panel according to claims from 1 to 7, characterized in that it has a substantially rectangular shape, with a second pair of opposite parallel sides, respectively the male side and the female side, configured for coupling with corresponding female and male sides of identical contiguous panels, characterized in that said sides of said second pair are configured in the same way as said sides (100, 200) of said first pair.
9. Panel according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a substantially rectangular shape, with a second pair of opposite parallel sides, respectively the male side (400) and the female side (300), configured for coupling with corresponding female sides (300) and male sides (400) of identical contiguous panels, characterized in that: said male side (400) of the second pair comprises a projecting part (410) extending along all or part of the length of the male side (400) itself, and wherein said projecting part (410) preferably comprises two protrusions (411, 412) and in particular a first protrusion (411) with a curved profile which substantially faces downwards, that is, towards the side of the panel intended to be facing the support surface (X), and a second protrusion (412) with a curved profile which substantially faces upwards; on said female side (300) of said second pair there is a recess (310) extending along all or part of the length of the female side (300) itself, in a shape corresponding to that of said projecting part (410) of the male side (400), that is, comprising two depressions (311, 312) with a curved profile whose shape and size correspond to those of said first and second protrusions (411, 412) of the male side (400).
10. Panel according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one lower layer, that is, a layer intended to be facing the support surface (X), at least one core layer and at least one upper finishing layer, and wherein said lower layer is made of an elastic and compressible material, such as cork.
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