Patent ID: 6460306
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A disengageable interconnecting flooring system for use in forming a temporary or permanent laminate flooring surface on top of a support structure from individual flooring panels, said system comprising:at least two laminate flooring panels and at least one connector; the flooring panels comprising a top wear surface, a substrate material, and a bottom surface for contact with the support structure, each panel comprising at least one edge having a recess formed therein for receipt of a projection from said connector, and at least one channel formed in the bottom surface of each panel shaped for receipt of protrusions from said connector, the connector comprising a base having a projection extending vertically therefrom, said projection having a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one of said projection surfaces comprising at least one angled portion sloped in relation to said base, said projection shaped to be received in a disengageable vertical connected fashion into the recesses in the edges of said at least two panels, said base of said connector further comprising two protrusions extending vertically from either side of the base spaced from the projection, said protrusions shaped to be received in a disengageable horizontal connected fashion into the channels in said bottom surfaces of said panels, wherein when said at least two panels are connected using the connector, the resultant visible flooring surface consists of only the top wear surface of the panels.