Patent · US Expired

Floor panels with edge connectors

US7040068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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41References

57Claims

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Assignee

UNILIN BEHEER B.V. · NL

Inventors

Stefan Simon Gustaaf Moriau · Schoten, BE
Mark Cappelle · Staden, BE
Bernard Thiers · Oostrozebeke, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2002
Grant date	May 9, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/167
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.

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