Cover or wall profile

Abstract

A cover profile system for forming a walking surface, roof surface, wall, wall surface or retaining wall, which is formed from a plurality of generally flat, elongated hollow profile bodies, each comprising a first wall, a second wall, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first longitudinal edge is provided with a first longitudinal strip having holes for attachment, wherein one of either longitudinal edges is provided with a second longitudinal strip, which at the side of the first strip that faces the first wall, extends over the first strip to at least the opposite longitudinal edge. Resilient members are provided between adjacent profile panels to avoid incorrect installation by installers and to enable traverse expansion to avoid damage or buckling of the product.

1 . A panel for use in a cover profile system for forming a walking surface, roof surface, wall surface or wall, comprising a profile body, having at least a first wall, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first longitudinal edge is provided with a first longitudinal strip having at least one hole for attachment means, wherein said second longitudinal edge is provided with a space for accommodating an edge area of a first longitudinal strip of a second panel to be located in an adjacent position, said space containing a resilient member, wherein the second longitudinal edge of said panel is provided with a second longitudinal strip, which when in mating engagement with an adjacent panel, extends over a first longitudinal strip of said adjacent panel to at least an oppositely located longitudinal wall of said adjacent panel when in mating engagement therewith.  
   
   
       2 . The panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the panel has a first longitudinal wall which is adjacent the first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal wall which is adjacent the second longitudinal edge.  
   
   
       3 . The panel according to  claim 1  which further comprises a second wall and wherein said profile body is hollow.  
   
   
       4 . The panel according to  claim 2 , wherein said second longitudinal wall is provided with a first opening for accommodating a second longitudinal strip from a second panel when said second panel is matingly engaged with said panel, wherein the opening extends about the second longitudinal strip with little play that allows an ingoing and outgoing motion to enable assembly of a plurality of panels.  
   
   
       5 . The panel according to  claim 4 , wherein the second longitudinal strip can fit into an opening of an adjacent panel.  
   
   
       6 . The panel according to  claim 4 , wherein a first opening is arranged in a first substantially raised longitudinal wall.  
   
   
       7 . The panel according to  claim 5 , wherein the first opening opens inwardly into a first longitudinal chamber, which first longitudinal chamber is bounded by an inwardly recessed portion of the first longitudinal wall and contains a resilient member.  
   
   
       8 . The panel according to  claim 7 , wherein the first longitudinal chamber is bounded by a first partition extending between the first wall and a second wall.  
   
   
       9 . The panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the second longitudinal strip is formed at the second longitudinal edge.  
   
   
       10 . The panel according to  claim 4 , wherein a space for accommodating a first longitudinal strip from an adjacent panel is formed by a second opening, which is defined by a groove formed in the second longitudinal edge, which groove is bounded by groove walls, said groove containing a resilient member.  
   
   
       11 . The panel according to  claim 4 , wherein said opening has a groove wall having a width for accommodating a first longitudinal strip of an adjacent panel.  
   
   
       12 . The panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the first longitudinal strip is provided with a pilot edge at a side that faces a bottom side of the panel.  
   
   
       13 . The panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the first longitudinal edge of said panel, when combined with a second panel having a second longitudinal edge together with the second longitudinal strip form an upwardly opening channel.  
   
   
       14 . The panel according to  claim 3 , wherein between the first wall and the second wall a plurality of partitions are formed for defining a plurality of longitudinal chambers.  
   
   
       15 . The panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the first wall has a flat top surface which preferably is provided with a texture.  
   
   
       16 . The panel according to  claim 15 , wherein the texture comprises a number of parallel oriented longitudinal grooves having a depth of about at least one mm.  
   
   
       17 . The panel according to  claim 16 , wherein the texture comprises small fine longitudinal grooves, being irregularly shaped and/or limited in length and/or at an acute angle to the longitudinal direction of the profile body.  
   
   
       18 . The panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the second wall is provided with longitudinal grooves.  
   
   
       19 . The panel according to  claim 18 , wherein a lower side of the second longitudinal strip is provided with longitudinal grooves.  
   
   
       20 . The panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the first longitudinal strip at the location of the holes for attachment has a lower surface that is in one plane with the surface of the second wall.  
   
   
       21 . The panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the first longitudinal strip at the location of the holes is provided with protrusions for spacing it from the surface of the second wall.  
   
   
       22 . The panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the first wall and the second wall are parallel.  
   
   
       23 . The panel according to  claim 1  formed of a composite material comprising a thermoplastic polymer and callulousic fibres, wherein the cellulosic fibres amount to more than 50% by weight of the composite.  
   
   
       24 . The panel according to  claim 23 , wherein the cellulosic fibres amount to 70 to 80% by weight of the composite.  
   
   
       25 . A cover profile system, comprising a plurality of flat, elongated profile bodies in mating engagement with each other, each of said bodies comprising at least a first wall, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first longitudinal edge is provided with a first longitudinal strip having at least one hole for attachment means, wherein said second longitudinal edge is provided with a space for accommodating an edge area of a first longitudinal strip of an adjacent profile body, said space containing a resilient member, wherein the second longitudinal edge is provided with a second longitudinal strip, which is in mating engagement with the side of the first strip of the adjacent profile body that faces the first wall and extends over the first strip towards an opposite longitudinal wall of the opposite longitudinal edge.  
   
   
       26 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25  in the form of a walking surface, roof surface, wall surface or wall.  
   
   
       27 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the second longitudinal strip extends over the first strip beyond or in the opposite longitudinal wall.  
   
   
       28 . The cover profile system according to  claim 27 , wherein the opposite longitudinal wall is provided with a first opening for accommodating the second longitudinal strip, wherein the opening extends about the second longitudinal strip preferably with little play that allows an ingoing and outgoing motion.  
   
   
       29 . The cover profile system according to  claim 28 , wherein the second longitudinal strip abuts on a lowermost boundary of the opening.  
   
   
       30 . The cover profile system according to  claim 28 , wherein the first opening is arranged in a first substantially raised longitudinal wall.  
   
   
       31 . The cover profile system according to  claim 29 , wherein the first opening inwardly opens into a first longitudinal chamber, which said first longitudinal chamber is bounded by an inwardly recessed portion of the first longitudinal wall and contains a resilient member.  
   
   
       32 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25  wherein each of the profile bodies contains a second wall.  
   
   
       33 . The cover profile system according to  claim 31 , wherein the first longitudinal chamber is bounded by a first partition extending between a first wall and a second wall.  
   
   
       34 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the second longitudinal strip is formed at the second longitudinal edge.  
   
   
       35 . The cover profile system according to  claim 28 , wherein the space for accommodating the first longitudinal strip is formed by a second opening, which is defined by a groove formed in the second longitudinal edge, which groove is bounded by groove walls and which groove contains a resilient member.  
   
   
       36 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the first longitudinal strip is provided with a pilot edge at the side that faces the bottom side.  
   
   
       37 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the first and second longitudinal edge together with the second longitudinal strip form a upwardly opening channel.  
   
   
       38 . The cover profile system according to  claim 32 , wherein between the first wall and the second wall a number of partitions are formed for defining a plurality of longitudinal chambers.  
   
   
       39 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the first wall has a flat top surface which preferably is provided with a texture.  
   
   
       40 . The cover profile system according to  claim 39 , wherein the texture comprises a number of parallel oriented longitudinal grooves, for instance having a depth in the order of one or several mm.  
   
   
       41 . The cover profile system according to  claim 32 , wherein the second wall is provided with longitudinal grooves.  
   
   
       42 . The cover profile system according to  claim 41 , wherein the lower side of the second longitudinal strip as well is provided with longitudinal grooves.  
   
   
       43 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the first longitudinal strip at the location of the attachment holes has a lower surface that is in one plane with the surface of the second wall.  
   
   
       44 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25 , wherein the first longitudinal strip at the location of the attachment holes is provided with protrusions for spacing it from the surface of the second wall.  
   
   
       45 . The cover profile system according to  claim 32 , wherein the first wall and the second wall are parallel.  
   
   
       46 . The cover profile system according to  claim 25  formed of a composite material comprising a thermoplastic polymer and cellulosic fibres, wherein the cellulosic fibres amount to more than 50% by weight of the composite.  
   
   
       47 . The cover profile system according to  claim 46 , wherein the cellulosic fibres amount to 70 to 80% by weight of the composite.  
   
   
       48 . A panel according to  claim 1 , formed by extruding from a composite material of a thermoplastic polymer containing cellulose fibres through an extruder.  
   
   
       49 . The panel body according to  claim 48 , wherein the content of cellulose fibres is more than 50% by weight of the panel.  
   
   
       50 . The profile body according to  claim 49 , wherein the cellulose fibres comprise a plurality of relatively short, randomly oriented fibres, and a plurality of relatively long fibres that are oriented in profile direction.  
   
   
       51 . The panel body according to  claim 50 , wherein the short fibres have a length in the range of 0.2-2 mm and the long fibres have a length in the range of 2-8 mm.  
   
   
       52 . The panel body according to  claim 48 , wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, polyvinylchloride and polyamide.  
   
   
       53 . A profile system for forming a walking surface, roof surface, wall surface or wall, comprising a plurality of flat elongated profile bodies, each comprising at least a first wall, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first longitudinal edge is provided with a first longitudinal strip serving as a tongue and the second longitudinal edge is provided with an opening, serving as a groove and containing in said groove a resilient member and for accommodating an edge area of the first longitudinal strip, wherein the profile bodies have been formed through extrusion from a composite material of a thermoplastic polymer containing cellulose fibres.  
   
   
       54 . The profile system according to  claim 53 , wherein the content of cellulose fibres is more than 50% by weight.  
   
   
       55 . The profile system according to  claim 54  wherein the content of cellulose fibres is 70 to 80% by weight.  
   
   
       56 . The profile system according to  claim 53 , wherein the cellulose fibres comprise a plurality of relatively short, randomly oriented fibres, and a plurality of relatively long fibres that are oriented in profile direction.  
   
   
       57 . The profile system according to  claim 53 , wherein the short fibres have a length in the range of 0.2-2 mm and the long fibres have a length in the range of 2-8 mm.  
   
   
       58 . The profile system according to  claim 53 , wherein between the first wall and a second wall a plurality of partitions have been formed for defining a plurality of longitudinal chambers.  
   
   
       59 . The profile system according to  claim 53 , wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, polyvinylchloride and polyamide.  
   
   
       60 . A floor constructed using a cover profile system according to  claim 25 .  
   
   
       61 . A wall constructed using a cover profile system according to  claim 25 .  
   
   
       62 . A roof constructed using a cover profile system according to  claim 25.