Method for placing and mechanically connecting panels
US7913473B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F15/02
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for laying and mechanically connecting panels in rows parallel to one another. The method includes forming a super panel comprising a first plurality of panels in a first panel row, to be newly laid, the super panel being formed by connecting together second pairs of locking elements in adjacent panels of the first panel row. The method also includes connecting the super panel to a second plurality of panels in an already laid second panel row by working in sections, beginning at an end of the super panel, by utilizing a torsional flexibility of the super panel to engage the first pair of locking elements. During the connecting, the first plurality of panels do not move relative to each other along the second pair of edges.
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