Patent ID: 8359805
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: E04B,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A set of floor panels comprising a mechanically locking system at two adjacent edges of a first and a second panel, the mechanically locking system comprising: a first connector for locking in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the adjacent edges; and a second connector comprising, in order to facilitate installation, a separate tongue, for locking in a vertical direction, wherein a part of the tongue is flexible and bendable in the horizontal and/or vertical direction, said part comprising at least two protrusions on a first side of the tongue, each of the least two protrusions extending in the same plane in a longitudinal direction of the tongue before the first and second panels are locked together, the first side of the tongue comprising a respective recess at each of the at least two protrusions, and at least a portion of each protrusion is adapted to bend toward and be at least partially received in the respective recess when the tongue bends in the horizontal and/or vertical direction, and wherein the locking system is configured to connect a first panel to a second panel by angling, substantially horizontal snapping and vertical locking.