Patent ID: 8745949

Claim:
An apparatus for flooring comprising: a first connecting piece; a first floor plank; a second floor plank; wherein the first connecting piece connects the first floor plank to the second floor plank; wherein the first connecting piece is L-shaped, having a first section and a second section, with the first section of the first connecting piece substantially perpendicular to the second section of the first connecting piece; wherein the first section of the first connecting piece has a first rail, a second rail, and a first channel in between the first rail and the second rail of the first connecting piece; wherein the second section of the first connecting piece has a third rail, a fourth rail, and a second channel in between the third rail and the fourth rail of the first connecting piece; wherein the first and second rails and the first channel of the first section of the first connecting piece are parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth rails, and the second channel of the second section of the first connecting piece; wherein the first rail of the first section of the first connecting piece protrudes into the second channel of the second section; and wherein the second rail of the first section of the first connecting piece does not protrude into the second channel of the second section.