Laminar covering material

Abstract

A covering material, such as a flooring, comprises a layer of resilient material, for example rubber-based material, and a plane metal reticular structure, for example made of aluminium, coupled to the layer of resilient material. The metal reticular structure is at least partially emerging at the surface of the layer of resilient material. Provided on the side of the layer of resilient material opposite to the plane metal structure is a balancing layer, for example in the form of a network of fibres, such as glass fibre. Preferentially, the balancing layer has associated to it an outer layer of geotextile material and/or material in the form of felt.

1 . A laminar covering material comprising: 
 a layer of resilient material; and    a plane metal reticular structure coupled to said layer of resilient material; said metal reticular structure at least partially emerging at the surface of said layer of resilient material.    
     
     
         2 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said metal reticular structure emerges completely at the surface of said layer of resilient material.  
     
     
         3 . The material according to  claim 1  further comprising a promoter of adhesion or primer set between said plane metal reticular structure and said layer of resilient material.  
     
     
         4 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said metal reticular structure is a completely plane structure.  
     
     
         5 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure is made of deformable metal material.  
     
     
         6 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure is made of aluminium.  
     
     
         7 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has a mass per unit area of between around 250 and around 1250 g/m 2 .  
     
     
         8 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has a mass per unit area of around 750 g/m 2 .  
     
     
         9 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with a flattened rhomboidal or hexagonal shape.  
     
     
         10 . The material according  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with values of major diagonal (DL) of between around 5 and around 25 mm.  
     
     
         11 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with values of major diagonal (DL) of between around 10 and around 15 mm.  
     
     
         12 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with values of major diagonal (DL) of around 10 mm.  
     
     
         13 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with values of minor diagonal (DC) of between around 3 and around 13 mm.  
     
     
         14 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with values of minor diagonal (DC) of between around 5 and around 6.5 mm.  
     
     
         15 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said plane metal reticular structure has meshes with values of minor diagonal (DC) of around 5 mm.  
     
     
         16 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein said resilient material is chosen in the group consisting of rubbers, artificial and synthetic resins, and linoleum.  
     
     
         17 . The material according to  claim 16  wherein said resilient material is a rubber-based material.  
     
     
         18 . The material according to  claim 1  further comprising on the side of said layer of resilient material opposite to said plane metal reticular structure, a balancing layer.  
     
     
         19 . The material according to  claim 18  wherein said balancing layer is in the form of a network.  
     
     
         20 . The material according to  claim 18  wherein said balancing layer comprises glass fibres.  
     
     
         21 . The material according to claims  18  wherein said balancing layer has associated to it at least one of an outer layer of geotextile material and a material in the form of felt.