Patent ID: 9140009
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: E04B,E04C,E04F,F16B

Abstract:
1. A joint between floor panels having a first edge and a second edge wherein the first edge is provided with a distal edge and a downwards protruding heel, that the distal edge further is provided with an upper joint edge beneath which a groove is arranged; wherein the second edge is provided with a lower cheek having a distal end at which an upwards protruding lower cheek heel is arranged, that the second edge further is provided with an upper joining edge beneath which an undercut is arranged; wherein a moveable locking element is arranged in the space created by the undercut, said moveable locking element having a locking tongue, a locking tongue leg and a maneuvering leg to which the locking tongue leg is connected, said moveable locking element being pivotable solely about a pivot point where said locking tongue leg is connected to said maneuvering leg while said moveable locking element is within said undercut; and wherein a relative vertical motion between said first edge and said second edge rotates the locking element solely about the pivot point to move the locking tongue from a position out of engagement with the groove into a position of engagement into the groove.