Patent ID: 6581351
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: E04F,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A flooring member comprising:a) a top; b) a bottom; c) a first edge, said first edge extending from said top to said bottom; d) a second edge, said second edge extending from said top to said bottom; e) a tongue member configured to be received within a groove member of an adjacent flooring member, said tongue member extending generally perpendicular from said first edge and having a top surface and a bottom surface, said tongue member top surface is inclined away from said flooring member top at a first angle, said tongue member bottom surface is inclined toward said flooring member top at a second angle; and f) a groove member configured to receive a tongue member of an adjacent flooring member, said groove member extending within said second edge and generally perpendicular thereto and having a top surface and a bottom surface, said groove member top surface is inclined away from said flooring member top at a first angle, said groove member bottom surface is inclined toward said flooring member top at a second angle, each of said second angles is less than each of said first angles.