Patent ID: 8099924
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: E04F,E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A panel comprising: a core of a wood material or wood material/plastic mixture; a top side and an underside; a profile corresponding to one another on at least a first side edge and a second side edge lying opposite one another, such that two identically embodied panels can be joined and locked to one another through an essentially vertical joining movement in a horizontal (H) and vertical (V) direction; a hook connection with an upper locking section having a hook element and a lower locking section having a hook element which effects the locking in the horizontal direction; at least one spring element movable in the horizontal direction which effects the locking in the vertical direction (V), wherein during joining movement the at least one spring element snaps in behind a locking edge extending essentially in the horizontal direction (H), wherein: the at least one spring element is: the essentially vertical slot has transition areas on opposing two ends, on which the essentially vertical slot is not embodied through the lower locking section.