CA2486734A1 - Flooring system formed from wood floor panels - Google Patents
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Abstract
A flooring system is formed from a plurality of wood floor panel members defined by a rectangular panel formed of wood and along two opposed side edges a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel with the other opposed side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a next adjacent panel. The dividing strips project beyond an end of the side edge and are cut at 45 degrees to form a pointed portion having an apex at a position mid way through the thickness of the divider strip such that four dividing strips, when the panels are laid on the floor, meet at the junction between four of the panels with the apexes in contact at a center of the rectangular area at the junction.
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FLOORING SYSTEM FORMED FROM WOOD FLOOR PANELS
This invention relates to a system of flooring defined by a plurality of inter-engaging wood floor panels.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various techniques have been proposed for the manufacture of wood panel flooring. Conventionally wood panel fl~~oring is formed as tongue and groove planks which are arranged edge to edge so that the tongue of one projects into a groove of the next. This construction is time ~~onsuming and relatively inaccurate so that gaps can be exposed leading to an unattractive appearance.
Floor panels in rectangular sha~~e have been proposed which generally again connect one to the next using a tong ue and groove arrangement so as to provide an improved laying system but the finished product mimics the tongue and groove conventional system.
Relatively inexpensive rectangular panels of a softwood such as pine are readily available at relatively inexpensive: price. However simply laying these panels as butting side by side floor panels cover the floor provides an unattractive appearance little better than the conventional plywood subfloor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the invention 1:o provide a flooring system defined by a plurality of inter-engaging wood floor panels According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a flooring system comprising:
This invention relates to a system of flooring defined by a plurality of inter-engaging wood floor panels.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various techniques have been proposed for the manufacture of wood panel flooring. Conventionally wood panel fl~~oring is formed as tongue and groove planks which are arranged edge to edge so that the tongue of one projects into a groove of the next. This construction is time ~~onsuming and relatively inaccurate so that gaps can be exposed leading to an unattractive appearance.
Floor panels in rectangular sha~~e have been proposed which generally again connect one to the next using a tong ue and groove arrangement so as to provide an improved laying system but the finished product mimics the tongue and groove conventional system.
Relatively inexpensive rectangular panels of a softwood such as pine are readily available at relatively inexpensive: price. However simply laying these panels as butting side by side floor panels cover the floor provides an unattractive appearance little better than the conventional plywood subfloor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the invention 1:o provide a flooring system defined by a plurality of inter-engaging wood floor panels According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a flooring system comprising:
a plurality of wood floor panel members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges;
two of the side edges of the pa gel each having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the :trip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and two of the side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located between each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of the panels being arranged with a portion of at least one of the strips of each panel projectin~~ beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel such that the dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, fill also the rectangular area at the junction between four of the panels.
Preferably each panel has holes drilled into the upper surface by which the panel can be screwed to the sub-floor by a screw inserted into the hole and the hole plugged by a decorative plug.
Preferably the holes are arranged closely adjacent the corners of the panel such that the holes are arranged at thE~ corners of a rectangle surrounding the junction. However the holes may be at other locations and in different arrangements to provide a different pattern of appearance.
Preferably the dividing strips <~re arranged on opposed side edges.
However they may also be arranged on adjacent edges at right angles to one another.
Preferably more than one of the divider strips extends into the rectangular area. Although a similar but less attractive effect which is less efficient to manufacture can be obtained by proje~aing only one of the strips into the rectangular area to fill that area.
Preferably the panels are square so that all the panel members can be identical but the same system can be used with rectangular panels.
Preferably the divider strips have ends which project beyond the end of the respective edge and the ends are cut to form diagonal end edges at an angle to the respective side edge.
Preferably the decorative strips have a height equal to the thickness of the panel.
According to a second and preferred aspect of the invention there is provided a flooring system comprising:
a plurality of wood floor panel members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges includin~~ a first pair of opposed side edges and a second pair of opposed side edges;
each of the first pair of opposed side edges of the panel having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and each of the second pair of opposed side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged by rotating one panel through 180 degrees relative to the next adjacent panel such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located betwE:en each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of each panel being arranged with a portion thereof projecting beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel and cut at 45 degrees to form a pointed portion h<~ving an apex at a position mid way through the thickness of the divider strip such that four dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, meet at the junction between four of the panels with the apexes in contact at a center of the rectangular area at the junction.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
One embodiment of the invention will now be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges;
two of the side edges of the pa gel each having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the :trip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and two of the side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located between each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of the panels being arranged with a portion of at least one of the strips of each panel projectin~~ beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel such that the dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, fill also the rectangular area at the junction between four of the panels.
Preferably each panel has holes drilled into the upper surface by which the panel can be screwed to the sub-floor by a screw inserted into the hole and the hole plugged by a decorative plug.
Preferably the holes are arranged closely adjacent the corners of the panel such that the holes are arranged at thE~ corners of a rectangle surrounding the junction. However the holes may be at other locations and in different arrangements to provide a different pattern of appearance.
Preferably the dividing strips <~re arranged on opposed side edges.
However they may also be arranged on adjacent edges at right angles to one another.
Preferably more than one of the divider strips extends into the rectangular area. Although a similar but less attractive effect which is less efficient to manufacture can be obtained by proje~aing only one of the strips into the rectangular area to fill that area.
Preferably the panels are square so that all the panel members can be identical but the same system can be used with rectangular panels.
Preferably the divider strips have ends which project beyond the end of the respective edge and the ends are cut to form diagonal end edges at an angle to the respective side edge.
Preferably the decorative strips have a height equal to the thickness of the panel.
According to a second and preferred aspect of the invention there is provided a flooring system comprising:
a plurality of wood floor panel members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges includin~~ a first pair of opposed side edges and a second pair of opposed side edges;
each of the first pair of opposed side edges of the panel having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and each of the second pair of opposed side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged by rotating one panel through 180 degrees relative to the next adjacent panel such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located betwE:en each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of each panel being arranged with a portion thereof projecting beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel and cut at 45 degrees to form a pointed portion h<~ving an apex at a position mid way through the thickness of the divider strip such that four dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, meet at the junction between four of the panels with the apexes in contact at a center of the rectangular area at the junction.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
One embodiment of the invention will now be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
5 Figure 1 is a plan view of a pert of a floor system defined by butting panel members.
Figure 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of the junction between four such panels.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view along the lines 3-3 of Figure 1.
In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The arrangement described herein comprises a floor system defined by a series of square panels, six of which arE: shown at 10 through 15. Each of the panels has a top surface 16 defining a floor' surface on which the user walks and providing an attractive appearance as described hereinafter. Each of the panels includes a bottom surface 17 for sitting on a sub floor 18 of a conventional nature.
Each of the panels has four side edges so that for example the panel 10 has side edges 20 and 21 which form a first pair of opposed side edges and side edges and 23 which form a second pair of opposed side edges. The panels are cut simply from flat sheet with side edges defined by flat surfaces at right angles to the top and bottom surfaces so that there is no need for machining of the side edges to form any interconnecting elements since the side edges are intended merely to butt.
Such simple square panels can be cut to various selected rectangular sizes and preferably square sizes commonly of the order of 15 to 16 inches in transverse width. The thickness of the panel may be of the order 3/ inch but thicker or thinner material may be used. Such panE~ls can be readily formed inexpensively from the type of panelling used for forming pine shelving which is formed by gluing pieces side by side to form panels commonly of the order of 8 feet long by 16 inches wide. Production lines are presently available for manufacturing such shelving elements at high speed inexpensively.
Thus square panels cut from these to an accurate square shape using CMC machines can be readily available at relatively inexpensive price.
In order to form these into a flooring system having an attractive appearance, each panel has attached two divider strips which are attached to opposite side edges of the panel. Thus for example the panel 10 has two divider strips 30 and 31 attached along the side edges 20 and 21. The divider strips are formed from a wood having a dissimilar appearance from the pine panel so as to provide an attractive appearance in the floor when completed and laid. Oak strips are readily available and can provide such a suitable dissimilar appearance due to the different colouring of the wood and the diff=erent stain characteristics.
Each divider strip has a depth equal to the thickness of the panel so that a bottom surface of the divider strip is coincident with the plane of the bottom surface 17 and similarly a top surface of the divider strip is coincident with the plane of the top surface 16. The divider strips are relatively thin and conveniently will be of the order of 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick so as to add that extent onto the respective side edges of the panel so that the panel member defined by the panel and the two divider strips is no longer square but is rec,:angular in view of the additional width defined by the divider strips.
The panel 13 has the divider .trips indicated at 30A and 31A so that the panel 13 is rotated through 180° relative to the panel 10. In this way the divider strip 30A carried by the panel 13 engages th ~ side edge 23 of the panel 10 which is free from any dividing strips and is simply mare for butting the divider strips 30A.
Similarly the divider strips 31A butts the next adjacent panel not numbered.
The panel 11 is also rotated through 180° relative to the panel 10 so that its bare edge 23A butts the divider strip 31 and its divider strip 30A
butts the edge 23B of the panel 14. In this way it will be appreciated that the whole floor can be laid by rotating the panels back and forth through 180° and laying them each to the next with the side edges butting. In this way between each panel and the next adjacent panel is one divider strip thus sepan~ting the panels by the thickness of the divider strip while allowing the bare edge of the strip to butt against the outside surface of the divider strip.
The divider strips are fastened to the respective panel by a suitable fastening elements, commonly used in the wood manufacturing industry and in the embodiment shown in Figure 3, this includes ;~ glue layer 40 and fastening pins 41.
Each of the divider strips extends along the full length of the respective side edge of the panel and also extends beyond the end of the side edge into a pointed portion 50. Thus as shown in Figure 2 the divider strip 30A is fastened to the panel 13 and the divider strip 30 is fastf;ned to the panel 10. The divider strip 30A extends to the end corner 51 of the side edge 22A of the panel 13. The divider strips 30A then include the pointed portion 50 which is chamfered by two side edges 52 and 53 converging to an apex 54. The ends 52 and 53 are cut at 45°
relative to the sides of the divider strip so that they are: 90° each to the other forming a right angle triangle converging to the apex 54 whi~:h lies on a centre line 55 of the divider strips 30A.
Symmetrically the divider strips 30 includes an end portion 56 also converging to an apex which touches the apex 54 at the center of the rectangular area between the corners of the panels 1 ~, 13 and the further two panels not numbered. In this way, in each of the square intersections between the edges of the panels, each panel at the intersection carries; one of the divider strips with each of the divider strips having the pointed extension portion symmetrical to the extension portion 50 and extension portion 56 projecting into the center of the square area with the apexes of these pointed portions touching at the center of the square area.
The panels are fastened to the sub floor 18 by screws 60 which are located in screw holes 61. Each panel has four such screw holes 61 arranged adjacent the corners of the panel and spaced inwardly from the divider strips of the panel. Thus at each junction between floor p~~nels, four screw holes 61 surround the junction and provide an attractive appearance, when those screw holes are plugged i ~ I. I
by visually distinct plugs 62 in known manrn~r. Thus the divider strips coming to a junction where the junction is visually distinct together with the surrounding four holes of the screw pattern which are also visually distinct provides a visually distinct and attractive pattern across the whole extent of the floor when laid.
Since various modifications ca n be made in my invention as herein above described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without department from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.
Figure 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of the junction between four such panels.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view along the lines 3-3 of Figure 1.
In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The arrangement described herein comprises a floor system defined by a series of square panels, six of which arE: shown at 10 through 15. Each of the panels has a top surface 16 defining a floor' surface on which the user walks and providing an attractive appearance as described hereinafter. Each of the panels includes a bottom surface 17 for sitting on a sub floor 18 of a conventional nature.
Each of the panels has four side edges so that for example the panel 10 has side edges 20 and 21 which form a first pair of opposed side edges and side edges and 23 which form a second pair of opposed side edges. The panels are cut simply from flat sheet with side edges defined by flat surfaces at right angles to the top and bottom surfaces so that there is no need for machining of the side edges to form any interconnecting elements since the side edges are intended merely to butt.
Such simple square panels can be cut to various selected rectangular sizes and preferably square sizes commonly of the order of 15 to 16 inches in transverse width. The thickness of the panel may be of the order 3/ inch but thicker or thinner material may be used. Such panE~ls can be readily formed inexpensively from the type of panelling used for forming pine shelving which is formed by gluing pieces side by side to form panels commonly of the order of 8 feet long by 16 inches wide. Production lines are presently available for manufacturing such shelving elements at high speed inexpensively.
Thus square panels cut from these to an accurate square shape using CMC machines can be readily available at relatively inexpensive price.
In order to form these into a flooring system having an attractive appearance, each panel has attached two divider strips which are attached to opposite side edges of the panel. Thus for example the panel 10 has two divider strips 30 and 31 attached along the side edges 20 and 21. The divider strips are formed from a wood having a dissimilar appearance from the pine panel so as to provide an attractive appearance in the floor when completed and laid. Oak strips are readily available and can provide such a suitable dissimilar appearance due to the different colouring of the wood and the diff=erent stain characteristics.
Each divider strip has a depth equal to the thickness of the panel so that a bottom surface of the divider strip is coincident with the plane of the bottom surface 17 and similarly a top surface of the divider strip is coincident with the plane of the top surface 16. The divider strips are relatively thin and conveniently will be of the order of 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick so as to add that extent onto the respective side edges of the panel so that the panel member defined by the panel and the two divider strips is no longer square but is rec,:angular in view of the additional width defined by the divider strips.
The panel 13 has the divider .trips indicated at 30A and 31A so that the panel 13 is rotated through 180° relative to the panel 10. In this way the divider strip 30A carried by the panel 13 engages th ~ side edge 23 of the panel 10 which is free from any dividing strips and is simply mare for butting the divider strips 30A.
Similarly the divider strips 31A butts the next adjacent panel not numbered.
The panel 11 is also rotated through 180° relative to the panel 10 so that its bare edge 23A butts the divider strip 31 and its divider strip 30A
butts the edge 23B of the panel 14. In this way it will be appreciated that the whole floor can be laid by rotating the panels back and forth through 180° and laying them each to the next with the side edges butting. In this way between each panel and the next adjacent panel is one divider strip thus sepan~ting the panels by the thickness of the divider strip while allowing the bare edge of the strip to butt against the outside surface of the divider strip.
The divider strips are fastened to the respective panel by a suitable fastening elements, commonly used in the wood manufacturing industry and in the embodiment shown in Figure 3, this includes ;~ glue layer 40 and fastening pins 41.
Each of the divider strips extends along the full length of the respective side edge of the panel and also extends beyond the end of the side edge into a pointed portion 50. Thus as shown in Figure 2 the divider strip 30A is fastened to the panel 13 and the divider strip 30 is fastf;ned to the panel 10. The divider strip 30A extends to the end corner 51 of the side edge 22A of the panel 13. The divider strips 30A then include the pointed portion 50 which is chamfered by two side edges 52 and 53 converging to an apex 54. The ends 52 and 53 are cut at 45°
relative to the sides of the divider strip so that they are: 90° each to the other forming a right angle triangle converging to the apex 54 whi~:h lies on a centre line 55 of the divider strips 30A.
Symmetrically the divider strips 30 includes an end portion 56 also converging to an apex which touches the apex 54 at the center of the rectangular area between the corners of the panels 1 ~, 13 and the further two panels not numbered. In this way, in each of the square intersections between the edges of the panels, each panel at the intersection carries; one of the divider strips with each of the divider strips having the pointed extension portion symmetrical to the extension portion 50 and extension portion 56 projecting into the center of the square area with the apexes of these pointed portions touching at the center of the square area.
The panels are fastened to the sub floor 18 by screws 60 which are located in screw holes 61. Each panel has four such screw holes 61 arranged adjacent the corners of the panel and spaced inwardly from the divider strips of the panel. Thus at each junction between floor p~~nels, four screw holes 61 surround the junction and provide an attractive appearance, when those screw holes are plugged i ~ I. I
by visually distinct plugs 62 in known manrn~r. Thus the divider strips coming to a junction where the junction is visually distinct together with the surrounding four holes of the screw pattern which are also visually distinct provides a visually distinct and attractive pattern across the whole extent of the floor when laid.
Since various modifications ca n be made in my invention as herein above described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without department from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.
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1. A flooring system comprising:
a plurality of wood floor panes members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges;
two of the side edges of the panel each having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and two of the side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located between each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of the panels being arranged with a portion of at least one of the strips of each panel projecting beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel such that the dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, fill also the rectangular area at the junction between four of the panels.
a plurality of wood floor panes members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges;
two of the side edges of the panel each having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and two of the side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located between each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of the panels being arranged with a portion of at least one of the strips of each panel projecting beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel such that the dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, fill also the rectangular area at the junction between four of the panels.
2. The flooring system according to Claim 1 wherein each panel has holes drilled into the upper surface by which the panel can be screwed to the sub-floor by a screw inserted into the hole and the hole plugged by a decorative plug.
3. The flooring system according to Claim 2 wherein the holes are arranged closely adjacent the corners of the panel such that the holes are arranged at the corners of a rectangle surrounding the junction.
4. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the dividing strips are arranged on opposed side edges.
5. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 1 to 4 wherein more than one of the divider strips extends into the rectangular area.
6. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 1 to 5 wherein the panels are square.
7. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 1 to 6 wherein all the panel members are identical.
8. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 1 to 7 wherein the divider strips have ends which project beyond the end of the respective edge and the ends are cut to form diagonal end edges at an angle to the respective side edge.
9. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 1 to 8 wherein the decorative strips have a height equal to the thickness of the panel.
10. A flooring system comprising:
a plurality of wood floor panel members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges including a first pair of opposed side edges and a second pair of opposed side edges;
each of the first pair of opposed side edges of the panel having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and each of the second pair of opposed side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged by rotating one panel through 180 degrees relative to the next adjacent panel such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located between each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of each panel being arranged with a portion thereof projecting beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel and cut at 45 degrees to form a pointed portion having an apex at a position mid way through the thickness of the divider strip such that four dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, meet at the junction between four of the panels with the apexes in contact at a center of the rectangular area at the junction.
a plurality of wood floor panel members for fastening to a sub-floor edge to edge in an array to cover the sub-floor;
each floor panel member having a rectangular panel formed of wood and having an upper surface for defining a floor surface, a bottom surface for resting on the sub-floor and four side edges including a first pair of opposed side edges and a second pair of opposed side edges;
each of the first pair of opposed side edges of the panel having fastened thereto so as to be carried thereby a decorative dividing strip extending along the length of the side edge and having a top surface of the strip lying in a common plane with the upper surface of the panel;
and each of the second pair of opposed side edges of the panel being exposed for butting directly against a decorative dividing strip of a next adjacent panel member;
the panel members being arranged by rotating one panel through 180 degrees relative to the next adjacent panel such that, when they are assembled into the system edge to edge with the dividing strips carried thereby, a respective one of the decorative dividing strips is located between each edge of a panel and the next adjacent edge of a next adjacent panel;
the dividing strips of each panel being arranged with a portion thereof projecting beyond an end of the respective side edge of the respective panel and cut at 45 degrees to form a pointed portion having an apex at a position mid way through the thickness of the divider strip such that four dividing strips, when the panels are arranged in the system, meet at the junction between four of the panels with the apexes in contact at a center of the rectangular area at the junction.
11. The flooring system according to Claim 10 wherein each panel has holes drilled into the upper surface by which the panel can be screwed to the sub-floor by a screw inserted into the hole and the hole plugged by a decorative plug.
12. The flooring system according to Claim 11 wherein the holes are arranged closely adjacent the corners of the panel such that the holes are arranged at the corners of a rectangle surrounding the junction.
13. The flooring system according to Claim 10, 11 or 12 wherein the panels are square.
14. The flooring system according to any one of Claims 10 to 13 wherein all the panel members are identical.
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