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Locking system and flooring board

US8033075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 15, 2007
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2201/0517
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards, each of the floorboards comprising a body comprising plywood with several layers; a locking groove which is formed in an underside of and extends in parallel with a first joint edge at a distance from the joint plane, the locking groove having an opening, a bottom, and two side walls; a portion projecting from a lower part of the second joint edge and below the first joint edge and integrated with the body of the board; said projecting portion supporting, at a distance from the joint plane, a locking element for cooperating with the locking groove; said projecting portion being located entirely outside the joint plane as seen from the side of the second joint edge; and the walls of the locking groove comprise at least two layers of the body.

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