Set of floor panels and method for installing this set of floor panels

Abstract

A set of floor panels, which is suitable for forming a floor covering in herringbone pattern, wherein these floor panels are oblong rectangular; wherein the long and the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling means; and wherein the male coupling part on the short edge can be inserted into the female coupling part on the long edge in one and the same turning movement which is used to insert the male coupling part on the long edge into the female coupling part on the long or short edge.

1 . A set of floor panels suitable for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor panels of the set are quadrangular and oblong and thus have a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides wherein the pair of long sides and the pair of short sides is provided with mechanical coupling parts which allow coupling the floor panels to each other wherein the floor panels of the set have the shape of an inclined parallelogram and the set consists of at least two types of floor panels,
 wherein the floor panels of a first type, regarding their shape, are mirrored in respect to the floor panels of a second type, and   wherein the coupling parts show the following characteristics:
 the coupling parts on the long sides allow coupling a long side of a floor panel to a long side of another floor panel of the same type, by means of a turning movement; and 
 the coupling parts on the short sides allow coupling a short side of a floor panel to a short side of a floor panel of another type in one and the same turning movement which is used for coupling a long side of the first floor panel to a long side of a second floor panel of the same type as the first floor panel. 
   
     
     
         2 . The set of floor panels of  claim 1 , wherein the long sides of the first and second types of floor panels are realized in the form of a tongue and groove, wherein the groove is limited by an upper lip and a lower lip, wherein the lower lip protrudes beyond the upper lip. 
     
     
         3 . The set of floor panels of  claim 2 , wherein the tongue and groove are provided with locking elements, which, in coupled condition, counteract the moving apart of the tongue and groove in horizontal direction. 
     
     
         4 . The set of floor panels of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling parts on the short sides of the first and second types of floor panels are realized as a downward-directed upper hook-shaped part and an upward-directed lower hook-shaped part,
 wherein the upper hook-shaped part comprises a lip with a downward-directed locking element, and the lower hook-shaped part comprises a lip with an upward directed locking element,   wherein, in coupled condition, said locking elements counteract the moving apart of the hook-shaped parts in horizontal direction.   
     
     
         5 . The set of floor panels of  claim 4 , wherein the hook-shaped parts in coupled condition effect a vertical locking. 
     
     
         6 . The set of floor panels of  claim 5 , wherein said vertical locking is effected by means of a separate insert, made of synthetic material. 
     
     
         7 . The set of floor panels of  claim 6 , wherein said insert is situated in a recess in the upper hook-shaped part. 
     
     
         8 . The set of floor panels of  claim 6 , wherein said insert is situated in a recess in the lower hook-shaped part. 
     
     
         9 . The set of floor panels of  claim 5 , wherein said vertical locking is realized solely by locking elements realized in one piece with the floor panel. 
     
     
         10 . The set of floor panels of  claim 1 , wherein said floor panels are composed of a substrate, which is realized on a basis of a synthetic material, and a top layer situated above the substrate and comprising a decor. 
     
     
         11 . The set of floor panels of  claim 10 , wherein said synthetic material is polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate or polyurethane. 
     
     
         12 . The set of floor panels of  claim 11 , wherein said top layer comprises a translucent or transparent wear layer situated above a decor. 
     
     
         13 . The set of floor panels of  claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the floor panels is situated between 3 and 6 mm. 
     
     
         14 . The set of floor panels of  claim 1 , wherein said floor panels are composed of a wood-based substrate.