Patent ID: 9238917
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: E04F,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A floor panel having an edge portion presenting a sidewardly open groove, in which a tongue formed as a separate part is received, wherein a part of the tongue is resiliently displaceable in a main plane of the floor panel, and wherein the tongue is of an elongated shape and has a width and a longitudinal direction which extends from a first edge part to a second edge part along a length of the edge portion so as to extend parallel to the main plane and perpendicular to the width, and a length of the tongue in the longitudinal direction is greater than the width of the tongue, said tongue is configured to take a position with the first edge part within an uppermost edge of the edge portion and the second edge part protruding beyond the uppermost edge of the edge portion, the tongue comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, one of the upper surface and the lower surface has a beveled edge extending to a tip of the second edge part, and the other of the upper surface and the lower surface has a wall extending to the tip of the second edge part, and the length of the beveled edge is greater than the length of the wall.