Patent ID: 7647740

Claim:
A joint profile ( 1 ) for creating a flush transition between two panels each panel having a planar upper surface, said profile intended to be arranged between first and second panels ( 2 and 3 respectively), the joint profile ( 1 ) comprising a first edge portion ( 10 ) and a second edge portion ( 11 ), wherein the first edge portion ( 10 ) comprises a first main body portion ( 101 ) and a bridge portion ( 102 ) being at one end integral to the first main body portion ( 101 ); said first main body portion ( 101 ) being configured for removable engagement with the first panel ( 2 ), the engagement causing the first main body portion ( 101 ) to be coplanar with the upper surface of the first panel ( 2 ), said bridge portion ( 102 ) further being provided with a distal edge ( 103 ) and a connector elements ( 104 ) arranged close to the distal edge ( 103 ); the second edge portion ( 11 ) is provided with a second main body portion ( 111 ) being configured for removable engagement with the second panel ( 3 ), the engagement causing the second main body portion ( 111 ) to be coplanar with the upper surface of said second panel ( 3 ), said second main body portion ( 111 ) also comprising a connector receiving elements ( 114 ), that the first main body portion ( 101 ) is provided with an edge portion ( 105 ) having a geometry adapted for removable joining with a selected edge ( 2 I , 2 II , 3 I , and 3 II respectively) of the first panel and that the second main body portion ( 111 ) is provided with an edge member ( 115 ) having a geometry adapted for removable joining with a selected edge ( 2 I , 2 II , 3 I and 3 II respectively) of the second panel ( 3 ), such that said connector element ( 104 ) can mate with said connector receiving elements ( 114 ) so that the panels can expand and contract, and a hollow space ( 107 ) is formed under the bridge portion ( 102 ).