Mechanical locking of building panels
US-8925274-B2 · Jan 6, 2015 · US
Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same
US9068360B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9068360-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314138385-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | Mar 30, 2005 |
| Publication date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
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Floor panels are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible locking element in a locking groove which during a horizontal motion is displaced vertically.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A set of floor panels which are mechanically connectable to each other along one pair of adjacent edges, each of said floor panels comprising: one or more upper layers of a decorative plastic material, and an intermediate core of a plastic material; a flexible tongue on a first edge of the panel; a tongue groove on a second edge of the panel for receiving the flexible tongue of an adjacent panel for mechanically locking together said adjacent edges…
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- What does patent US9068360B2 cover?
- Floor panels are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible locking element in a locking groove which during a horizontal motion is displaced vertically.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Valinge Innovation Ab
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E04F15/04. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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