Patent ID: 7861482
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A locking system for a floor panel comprising: a first connecting device comprising an integrated combination lock at a first edge of a first floor panel, the combination lock configured to connect the first floor panel to another floor panel, so that upper joint edges of the floor panels in a connected state define a vertical plane, the integrated combination lock comprising an upwardly directed locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove of a second connecting device at the edge of a second floor panel for connecting the first floor panel with said second floor panel in a horizontal direction perpendicular to said vertical plane, the combination lock further comprising a flexible tongue in a displacement groove, the flexible tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove of the second connecting device for connecting the first and the second floor panel together in a vertical direction parallel to the vertical plane, and the displacement groove and the flexible tongue of the combination lock are configured to cooperate with a tongue of a third connecting device at the edge of a third panel, for connecting the first panel and the third panels in the vertical direction parallel to the vertical plane.