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Process for sealing of a joint

US7989044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2009
Grant dateAug 2, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/283
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Means for installation of panels, the panels comprising a core, a decorative upper surface and edges provided with joining means for positioning the panels towards one another. Predetermined portions of the edges are provided with an encapsulated agent which is made present on the edges of the surface elements before assembly and which encapsulation is ruptured by means of assembly making the agent available to the core. The surface elements are hereby joined to one another by use of the joining means wherein a unit of a plurality of surface elements is formed.

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