Patent ID: 7051486
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A locking system for a floorboard comprising: connectors integrated with the floorboard and adapted to connect the floorboard with an essentially identical floorboard, wherein upper joint edges of said floorboard and said essentially identical floorboard in a connected state define a vertical plane, said connectors designed to connect said floorboard with said essentially identical floorboard in at least a horizontal direction perpendicular to said vertical plane, said connectors comprising a locking strip which projects from said vertical plane and carries a locking element which is designed to cooperate, in said connected state, with a downward open locking groove of said essentially identical floorboard, said locking strip is a separate part which is mechanically fixed to the floorboard in said horizontal direction and a vertical direction, said locking strip designed for connecting the floorboard with the essentially identical floorboard by at least inward angling of the floorboard relative to the essentially identical floorboard, wherein the locking strip substantially consists of a machined sheet-shaped material and is made essentially of a wood-based material.