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Interconnectable panel for use primarily as flooring

US7124549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2004
Grant dateOct 24, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2201/0153
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An interconnectable panel has a pair of surfaces on a lateral edge that adjoins a second pair of surfaces on a complementary lateral edge of another panel when the two panels are interconnected. The edge profiles are such that the first pair of adjoined surfaces has a cross-sectional contour in the shape of a segment of a circle. The circle has a center lying in the upper sections of the connected lateral edges. The circle also has a radius measured from the center to the first pair of adjoined surfaces. The second pair of adjoined surfaces is spaced away from the center of the circle by a distance greater than the radius. That distance increases in a direction away from the first pair of adjoined surfaces.

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