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Mechanical locking of floor panels

US8505257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32Claims

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Assignee

VALINGE INNOVATION AB · SE

Inventors

Christian Boo · Kågeröd, SE
Mattias Sjostrand · Helsingborg, SE
Agne Pålsson · Hasslarp, SE
Niclas Hakansson · Viken, SE
Darko Pervan · Viken, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2009
Grant date	Aug 13, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T408/03
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system having tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other.

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