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Patent US6769218 - Floorboard and locking system therefor - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA floorboard and an openable locking system therefor comprise an undercut groove on one long side of the floorboard and a projecting tongue on the opposite long side of the floorboard. The undercut groove has a corresponding upwardly directed inner locking surface at a distance from its tip. The tongue...http://www.google.com/patents/US6769218?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6769218 - Floorboard and locking system thereforAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6769218 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/043,424Publication dateAug 3, 2004Filing dateJan 14, 2002Priority dateJan 12, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20020112433Publication number043424, 10043424, US 6769218 B2, US 6769218B2, US-B2-6769218, US6769218 B2, US6769218B2InventorsDarko PervanOriginal AssigneeValinge Aluminium AbExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (290), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (153), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFloorboard and locking system therefor
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