System and a method of dry laying of covering elements for floors or walls and a support for said system

Abstract

The system comprises at least one laminar element ( 103; 104 ) with a first face of contact with a laying surface (F) and a second face of contact with at least one covering element (R). Strips ( 121 ) defining joints between covering elements (R) are arranged around the edges and corners of the covering elements (R) to define and fill the joints between mutually adjacent covering elements. Corner elements for mutual connection of said strips are further provide to retain the strips around the respective covering element.

1 . A kit for dry laying of covering elements for walls or floors, comprising at least one laminar element with a first face of contact with a laying surface and a second face of contact with at least one covering element, the kit comprising:
 strips defining joints between covering elements, which can be applied along the edges of the covering elements;   corner elements wherein said corner elements are provided with constraint members co-acting with interlocking members on said strips, for constraining and anchoring the strips around the edges of the respective covering element.   
   
   
       2 . A kit for dry laying of covering elements for walls or floors, comprising plane laminar elements with a first face of contact with a laying surface and a second face of contact with a covering element, said laminar elements comprising along their own edges members for interlocking between adjacent plane laminar elements, the kit comprising:
 strips defining joints between covering elements, which can be applied along the edges of the covering elements;   a plurality of locking seats made in said plane laminar elements, for respective anchoring members for mutual anchorage between plane laminar elements and covering elements, said anchoring members comprising an insert that can be engaged into a respective seat of the plane laminar element and has means of constraint to a covering element, said locking seats comprising a shaped peripheral edge to form a shape fit with the edge of the corresponding anchoring member.   
   
   
       3 . The kit according to  claim 2 , further comprising corner elements for mutual connection between said strips, interlocking members being provided for mutually anchoring said strips and said corner elements and retaining said strips around the edges of said covering elements. 
   
   
       4 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said strips have a substantially rectilinear development. 
   
   
       5 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said strips are separate from the plane laminar elements. 
   
   
       6 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said corner elements have a plurality of arms that converge towards a central area of the corner element, said arms having members of constraint for respective strips defining the joints between adjacent covering elements. 
   
   
       7 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said corner elements for connection of the strips are separate from the plane laminar elements. 
   
   
       8 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said strips are made of impermeable material and form seals around the edges of the covering elements. 
   
   
       9 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said strips are made of elastic material. 
   
   
       10 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said strips have recesses at least in the proximity of the ends, in which projections of said corner elements engage. 
   
   
       11 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said interlocking members between adjacent plane laminar elements are designed for fitting adjacent plane laminar elements via a relative movement in a direction substantially orthogonal to the face of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       12 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said interlocking members comprise cavities and appendages made along the edges of the plane laminar element, the cavities being open along the corresponding edge of the plane laminar element and at least towards the second face of the plane laminar element, for inserting in said cavities corresponding appendages of adjacent laminar elements with a movement substantially orthogonal to the laying surface. 
   
   
       13 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said locking seats for locking the anchoring members for mutual anchorage between plane laminar elements and covering elements are formed by through openings that traverse the thickness of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       14 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said anchoring members comprise an insert that can be engaged into the seat of the plane laminar element and has a thickness not larger than the thickness of the plane laminar element so that, when an anchoring member is mounted in the respective seat, said anchoring member is set with its top surface flush with the second face of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       15 . The kit according to  claim 14 , wherein the edge of each locking seat for said anchoring members comprises an edge forming an undercut, into which the anchoring member is engaged, said anchoring member having a peripheral edge shaped accordingly so that said peripheral edge engages into the undercut formed in the peripheral edge of the seat. 
   
   
       16 . The kit according  claim 1 , wherein said anchoring members comprise an adhesive on one of their faces, for adherence to the covering element. 
   
   
       17 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said locking seats for the anchoring members have a convex peripheral edge, in which a concave peripheral edge of the corresponding anchoring member engages. 
   
   
       18 . The kit according to  claim 1 , further comprising an antislip covering on the first face. 
   
   
       19 . The kit according to  claim 18 , wherein said antislip covering is set according to a grating pattern. 
   
   
       20 . The kit according to  claim 18 , wherein said anchoring members comprise a bottom surface provided with a layer of antislip material. 
   
   
       21 . A method for dry laying of a floor or covering formed by a plurality of covering elements, the method comprising the following steps:
 laying at least one laminar element on a surface to be covered;   by means of corner elements, anchoring along the edges of said covering elements strips defining the joints between said covering elements;   applying to said at least one plane laminar element a plurality of covering elements equipped with said strips.   
   
   
       22 . A planar supporting element for dry laying of covering elements for floors or walls, the planar supporting element comprising:
 a plane laminar element with a first face of contact with a laying surface and a second face of contact with a covering element, and along the edges of which are set interlocking members for interlocking with adjacent plane laminar elements, wherein on the second face of said supporting element are set strips defining a joint between adjacent covering elements, and comprising at least one locking seat for an anchoring member for anchorage between the covering element and the plane laminar element, said locking seat comprising a shaped peripheral edge to form a shape fit with the edge of an anchoring member.   
   
   
       23 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said interlocking members are shaped for fitting adjacent supports via a relative movement in a direction substantially orthogonal to the face of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       24 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said interlocking members comprise cavities and appendages arranged along the edges of the plane laminar element, the cavities being open along the corresponding edge of the plane laminar element and at least towards the second face of the plane laminar element, facing the covering element, for inserting in said cavities corresponding appendages of adjacent laminar elements with a movement substantially orthogonal to the laying surface. 
   
   
       25 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said at least one locking seat for the anchoring member is formed by a through opening that traverses the thickness of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       26 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said anchoring member comprises an insert that can be anchored into said seat of the plane laminar element and having means for constraint to a covering element. 
   
   
       27 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said anchoring member comprises an insert that can be anchored into the seat of the laminar element and has a thickness not larger than the thickness of the plane laminar element, so that, when the anchoring member is mounted in the respective seat, said anchoring member is set with its top surface flush with the second face of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       28 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein the edge of the locking seat for the anchoring member comprises an edge forming an undercut, constrained to which is the anchoring member having a peripheral edge shaped accordingly so as to be constrained into the undercut formed in the peripheral edge of the seat. 
   
   
       29 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said at least one anchoring member comprises an adhesive on one of its faces so as to adhere to the covering element. 
   
   
       30 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said strips defining the joint between adjacent covering elements are arranged to form a cross, substantially orthogonal to the edges of the plane laminar element and intersect approximately at the center of the plane laminar element. 
   
   
       31 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said strips defining the joint between adjacent covering elements divide the plane laminar element into at least four areas, each of which is equipped with at least one seat for a respective anchoring member. 
   
   
       32 . The supporting element according to  claim 31 , wherein said strips divide the supporting element into four areas, each area having a dimension substantially corresponding to one quarter of the dimensions of the covering element. 
   
   
       33 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , wherein said at least one locking seat for an anchoring member has a convex peripheral edge anchored to which is a concave peripheral edge of said anchoring member. 
   
   
       34 . The supporting element according to  claim 22 , further comprising an antislip covering on the first face. 
   
   
       35 . The supporting element according to  claim 34 , wherein said at least one anchoring member comprises a bottom surface provided with a layer of antislip material. 
   
   
       36 . A kit for dry laying of covering elements, comprising a plurality of supporting elements, each supporting element comprising a plane laminar element with a first face of contact with a laying surface and a second face of contact with a covering element, and along the edges of which are set interlocking members for interlocking with adjacent plane laminar elements, wherein on the second face of said supporting element are set strips defining a joint between adjacent covering elements, each supporting element comprising at least one locking seat for an anchoring member for anchorage between the covering element and the plane laminar element, said locking seat comprising a shaped peripheral edge to form a shape fit with the edge of an anchoring member. 
   
   
       37 . The kit according to  claim 36 , further comprising a plurality of anchoring members. 
   
   
       38 . The kit according to  claim 36 , further comprising spacers to be set between said supports. 
   
   
       39 . The kit according to  claim 38 , wherein said spacers each comprise a laminar element, provided on the edges of which are interlocking members complementary to the interlocking members of said supports. 
   
   
       40 . The kit according to  claim 38 , wherein said spacers comprise a strip designed to form at least part of a joint between adjacent covering elements. 
   
   
       41 . A floor or covering comprising a plurality of supports and a plurality of covering elements anchored to a structure via said supports, each support comprising a plane laminar element with a first face of contact with a laying surface and a second face of contact with a covering element, and along the edges of which are set interlocking members for interlocking with adjacent plane laminar elements, wherein on the second face of said supporting element are set strips defining a joint between adjacent covering elements, each support comprising at least one locking seat for an anchoring member for anchorage between the covering element and the plane laminar element, said locking seat comprising a shaped peripheral edge to form a shape fit with the edge of an anchoring member. 
   
   
       42 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein said strips have a substantially rectilinear development. 
   
   
       43 . The kit according to  claim 3 , wherein said strips have a substantially rectilinear development. 
   
   
       44 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein said corner elements have a plurality of arms that converge towards a central area of the corner element, said arms having members of constraint for respective strips defining the joints between adjacent covering elements. 
   
   
       45 . The kit according to  claim 3 , wherein said corner elements have a plurality of arms that converge towards a central area of the corner element, said arms having members of constraint for respective strips defining the joints between adjacent covering elements. 
   
   
       46 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein said corner elements for connection of the strips are separate from the plane laminar elements. 
   
   
       47 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein said strips are made of impermeable material and form seals around the edges of the covering elements. 
   
   
       48 . The kit according to  claim 3 , wherein said strips are made of impermeable material and form seals around the edges of the covering elements. 
   
   
       49 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein said strips are made of elastic material. 
   
   
       50 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein said strips have recesses at least in the proximity of the ends, in which projections of said corner elements engage.