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Patent US7661238 - Floor panels with edge connectors - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsFloor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which...http://www.google.com/patents/US7661238?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7661238 - Floor panels with edge connectorsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7661238 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/215,009Publication dateFeb 16, 2010Filing dateAug 31, 2005Priority dateJun 11, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2226286A1, CA2226286C, CA2475076A1, CA2475076C, CA2521949A1, CA2521949C, CA2522085A1, CA2522085C, CA2522092A1, CA2522092C, CA2522130A1, CA2522130C, CA2522141A1, CA2522141C, CA2522321A1, CA2522321C, 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integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
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(N.Y.).Classifications U.S. Classification52/588.1, 52/539, 52/592.2, 428/50, 52/390International ClassificationE04F15/04, B27F1/06, B32B21/13, E04F15/00, E04C2/40, F16B5/00, B27M3/04, B32B21/02, B27C5/00, E04F15/02, E04B2/08, E04B2/00Cooperative ClassificationE04B5/00, B27F1/06, E04F15/107, B27M3/04, E04F2201/023, F16B5/0016, E04F2201/0161, E04F2201/0107, E04F2201/026, E04F15/02, F16B5/008, E04F2201/0153, E04F15/04, E04F2201/0115European ClassificationB27F1/06, E04F15/04, F16B5/00A1B2, E04F15/10C, F16B5/00A4, B27M3/04, E04F15/02Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionFeb 28, 2013FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Dec 28, 2010CCCertificate of correctionNov 4, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: UNILIN BEHEER B.V., BESLOTEN VENNOOTSCHAP, NETHERLFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MORIAU, STEFAN SIMON GUSTAAF;CAPPELLE, MARK GASTON MAURITS;THIERS, BERNARD PAUL JOSEPH;REEL/FRAME:016979/0252;SIGNING DATES FROM 19970517 TO 19970520Owner name: UNILIN BEHEER B.V., BESLOTEN VENNOOTSCHAP,NETHERLAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MORIAU, STEFAN SIMON GUSTAAF;CAPPELLE, MARK GASTON MAURITS;THIERS, BERNARD PAUL JOSEPH;SIGNED BETWEEN 19970517 AND 19970520;US-ASSIGNMENT DATABASE UPDATED:20100216;REEL/FRAME:16979/252Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MORIAU, STEFAN SIMON GUSTAAF;CAPPELLE, MARK GASTON MAURITS;THIERS, BERNARD PAUL JOSEPH;SIGNING DATES FROM 19970517 TO 19970520;REEL/FRAME:016979/0252RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google