Patent ID: 8186118

Claim:
A floor covering device comprising: (a) a profiled cover made of an extruded profile, the profiled cover comprising a covering flange and at least one clamping web protruding downward from the covering flange and extending in a longitudinal direction of the profiled cover; wherein the covering flange comprises an underside comprising a first contact surface, a second contact surface, a groove section in the first contact surface, and at least one longitudinal groove in the groove section, the first contact surface extending past the at least one clamping web on a first side of the profiled cover and the second contact surface extending past the at least one clamping web on a second side of the profiled cover; and (b) a compensating strip comprising a tongue and fastened to the covering flange; wherein the at least one longitudinal groove of the profiled cover and the tongue of the compensating strip form a tongue-and-groove joint fastening the compensating strip to the covering flange as the tongue projects into the at least one longitudinal groove and the at least one longitudinal groove retains the tongue; wherein the groove section is supported flat over the compensating strip; wherein the first contact surface is supported flat over the compensating strip, wherein the second contact surface can be supported flat over a floor cover segment; and wherein the compensating strip is provided with a peripheral projection on a leg adjacent to the covering flange to serve as a retaining lug, said peripheral projection engaging in a second longitudinal groove serving as a retaining recess on the underside of the covering flange or on a side of the at least one clamping web of the profiled cover facing the compensating strip, wherein the engaging forms a pivot axis for the compensating strip.