Supporting element for cover strips

US6643987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ernst Rüsch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Rusch · Dresden, DE
• Norbert Rusch · Schopfheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 20, 2002
• Grant date: Nov 11, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 25, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T24/309
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Supporting element of spring steel or plastic for separable fastening of cover strips (2) in the transition region between wall and floor panel (4). The supporting element is constructed as a one-piece clip which is clipped onto the floor panel from the front face, whereby the supporting element has a wall plate (5) and a clamping plate (6) projecting generally at right angles from the wall plate which, in the installed state of the supporting element, lies on the underside of the floor panel (4). Whereby the wall plate (1) has at least one first support section (7, 8) which in the installed state of the supporting element is braced on the upper side of the floor panels such that the upper and central part of the wall plate is acted upon in the direction of the wall. Whereby the wall plate has at least one second sprung support section (9, 10), which in the installed state of the supporting element is braced on the front face of the floor panel (4) such that the lower part of the wall plate is acted upon in the direction of the wall. The wall plate has at least a sprung holding tongue (11, 12) projecting from it the free end of which is separably fastenable on the cover strip (2).