Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
AssigneeVälinge Innovation AB
InventorDarko PERVAN
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Abstract
Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system on long and short edges allowing installation with vertical folding and where the long edge locking system prevents separation of the short edges during the folding action. Floor panels with mechanical locking systems with a flexible and displaceable tongue allowing easy installation.
Claims12
1-15. (canceled)
A short edge locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of adjacent edges of two similar floor panels allowing locking of the adjacent edges with vertical folding or vertical locking, wherein the locking system comprises an edge with a strip, a locking element and a flexible tongue formed in one piece with the core of one of the panels, wherein the tongue extends downwards and comprises a flex groove behind the flexible tongue in order to the increase the flexibility of the flexible tongue, and wherein the flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at an adjacent edge for the vertical locking of the adjacent edges.
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