Patent ID: 7409802

Claim:
A floor strip for bridging a join between two floor coverings that border on one another, comprising: a base profile that can be fixed in place on the floor, two shanks molded on the base profile and extending upward at a distance from one another from the base profile, said shanks each having a rounded inside surface; a cover profile having at least one cover wing that projects laterally; a downwardly directed crosspiece connected with the cover profile; an articulation rail connected to the crosspiece, said articulation rail having a bottom surface and being rounded on both sides and grasped between the shanks of the base profile to connect the crosspiece to the base profile, the articulation rail being formed by a solid material or by a sleeve and which has a longitudinal groove into which the crosspiece or an attachment means that engages through the cover profile passes, wherein the longitudinal groove passes completely through the bottom surface of the articulation rail at least in certain sections to form perforations, and wherein the crosspiece has a greater depth in said perforations than in the rest of the crosspiece.