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Brevet US6490836 - Floor panel with edge connectors - Google�BrevetsRecherche Images Maps Play YouTube Actualit�s Gmail Drive Plus » Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets | Historique Web | Connexion Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets BrevetsFloor covering, including hard floor panels (1) which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides (2-3, 26-27), are provided with coupling parts (4-5, 28-29), cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue (9-31) and a groove (10-32), wherein the coupling parts (4-5, 28-29) are...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6490836?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6490836 - Floor panel with edge connectors Num�ro de publicationUS6490836 B1Type de publicationOctroi Num�ro de demande09/471,014 Date de publication10 d�c. 2002 Date de d�p�t23 d�c. 1999 Date de priorit�11 juin 1996Autre r�f�rence de publicationCN1087056CCN1195141CCN1195386ACN1399051ACN1572993ACN1880702ACN1880702BCN1880703ACN1891951ACN1928294ACN1928294BCN1928295ACN1928296ACN1928297ACN1932203ACN1932204ACN1932204BCN1932205ACN1932206ACN1932207ACN1932208ACN1932209ACN1932210ACN1982638ACN100406666CCN100453759CCN100491668CCN100491669CCN100526578CCN100526579CCN100529299CCN100540820CCN100543253CCN100580204CCN101016797ACN101078293ACN101078294ACN102051973AEP0843763A1EP0843763B1EP0843763B2EP1024234A2EP1024234A3EP1024234B1EP1024234B2EP1026341A2EP1026341A3EP1026341B1EP1223267A2EP1223267A3EP1223267B1EP1223267B2EP1338721A2EP1338721A3EP1338721B1EP1541778A1EP1541778B1EP1541779A1EP1541779B1EP1589161A2EP1589161A3EP1589161B1EP1612346A2EP1612346A3EP1612346B1EP1614828A2EP1614828A3EP1614829A2EP1614829A3EP1614829B1EP1898026A2EP1898026A3EP2031147A2EP2031147A3EP2031148A2EP2031148A3EP2031149A2EP2031149A3EP2031149B1EP2077358A2EP2077358A3EP2116668A1EP2275622A2EP2275622A3EP2275623A2EP2275623A3EP2280131A2EP2280131A3EP2280132A2EP2280132A3EP2280133A2EP2280133A3EP2280134A2EP2280134A3EP2280135A2EP2280135A3US6006486US6874292US6928779US6955020US6993877US7040068US7328536US7467499US7617645US7621094US7634886US7634887US7637066US7637067US7640708US7644554US7644555US7644557US7647741US7647743US7650727US7650728US7654054US7658048US7661238US7665265US7665266US7665267US7665268US7669376US7669377US7673431US7677008US7681371US7698868US7698869US7707793US7712280US7726089US7735288US7757453US7770350US7810297US7827754US7827755US8166723US8365494US20030024200US20030024201US20030029115US20030029116US20030029117US20050284075US20050284076US20060005499US20060032177US20060196138US20060201095US20060225370US20060225377US20060236630US20060236631US20060236632US20060236633US20060236634US20060236635US20060236636US20060236637US20060236638US20060236643US20060248829US20060248830US20060248831US20060254183US20060254184US20060254185US20060260249US20060272263US20070094986US20070094987US20070107360US20070107363US20070251188US20080010928US20080010929US20080053027US20080053028US20080060309US20080060310US20080060311US20080066416US20100319292US20110023405WO1997047834A1 InventeursStefan Simon Gustaaf MoriauMark Gaston Maurits CappelleBernard Paul Joseph Thiers Cessionnaire d'origineUnilin Beheer B.V. Besloten Vennootschap Classification aux �tats-Unis52/589.152/586.152/592.152/590.252/592.3 Classification internationaleB32B21/13B27C5/00E04F15/04B32B21/02B27M3/04B27F1/06E04F15/00E04C2/40E04B2/08E04F15/02F16B5/00 Classification coop�rativeE04F2201/0107E04F2201/023E04F2201/0153E04F2201/026F16B5/0016E04F2201/0115E04F15/02B27F1/06E04F15/107E04F15/04F16B5/008B27M3/04E04F2201/0161 Classification europ�enneF16B5/00A1B2B27F1/06B27M3/04E04F15/02E04F15/10CE04F15/04F16B5/00A4R�f�rencesCitations de brevets (98)Citations hors brevets (20) R�f�renc� par (49)Liens externesUSPTO Cession USPTO EspacenetFloor panel with edge connectorsUS 6490836 B1 R�sum� Floor covering, including hard floor panels (1) which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides (2-3, 26-27), are provided with coupling parts (4-5, 28-29), cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue (9-31) and a groove (10-32), wherein the coupling parts (4-5, 28-29) are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements (6) which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges (2-3, 26-27) and parallel to the underside (7) of the coupled floor panels (1).
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