Flooring panel or wall panel
AssigneePergo (Europe) AB
InventorOla Olofsson
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Abstract
A flooring panel or wall panel (20) is provided with a tongue (1) and a groove (2) each comprising cooperating locking means in the form of ribs (11, 12) and grooves (9, 10). The locking means of the upper side and lower side of the tongue (1) and groove (2) respectively are arranged staggered in an insertion direction in which the two panels to be joined to each other are joined to configure a firm joint between two adjoining panels at which an additional surface portion (31; 32; 51) step (31) is provided at the surface area of the upper cheek (3) facing the groove (2) and/or of the lower cheek (5) of the groove which is formed as a step (31) or bevel (32: 51).
Claims22
A flooring panel or wall panel having at least three side edges provided with a locking means in the form of a tongue and/or a groove, said groove comprising an upper cheek adjoiningly arranged above and at the upper side of said groove and ending at a distal edge of said upper cheek of the groove and a lower cheek adjoiningly arranged below and at the lower side of said groove and ending at a distal edge of said lower cheek of said groove, said tongue comprising an upper side and a lower side, the surface area of said upper cheek and of said lower cheek each facing said groove being provided with at least one snap-action means and said upper side and lower side of said tongue being provided with at least one complementary snap-action means, said snap-action means comprising a protuberance forming a snap-action rib and a recess forming a snap-action groove, wherein an additional surface portion is provided at the surface area of said upper cheek and/or said lower cheek facing said groove formed as a step or bevel, wherein said upper cheek is provided with a step or an inwards, inclined surface proximal with respect to a bevel at a distal edge of the upper cheek.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.