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US 6,802,166 B1Granted
Component or assembly of same and fixing clip therefor
AssigneeM. Kaindl
InventorDirnberger Gerhard
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AssigneeM. Kaindl
InventorDirnberger Gerhard
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The invention relates to wood-product components (1, 2) which are provided, along their longitudinal edges (7) with matching projections and/or recesses by which they are joined together, wherein two recesses in the form of grooves are provided in the underside (15) of each component (1, 2), for accommodating retaining elements (10, 12) of at least one clip (11) arranged under the components (1, 2); wherein the retaining elements (10, 12) extend upward from the clip base body (17); wherein one of the two retaining elements (10) can be engaged with an edge-proximate inside surface (13) of a recess (8, 9′) of one component (1), and the other retaining element (12) can be engaged with an edge-proximate inside surface (20) of a recess (8′, 9) of the adjoining component (2), and wherein one of the retaining elements (10) is a flange element extending upward. According to the invention, the components are characterized in that the other retaining element, adapted to engage in the recess (8′, 9) of the adjoining component (2), is formed by a resilient detent (12) which in unstressed position extends upward from the clip base (17) in the direction obliquely to the plane defined by the edges (7) of components (1, 2).
Components in the form of panels or planks, in combination with at least one clip, whereby the components can be assembled in side-by-side relationship and held together by the clip,
A clip for components in the form of panels or planks that can be assembled in side-by-side relationship and held together by the clip, said clip comprising a base and first and second upward projecting retaining elements wherein the first retaining element is a flange element bent upward from the clip base, and the second retaining element is formed by a resiliently displaceable detent extending upward from the base, the detent having a main portion extending obliquely from the base and terminating at an upturned locking element, and the main portion is resiliently displaceable downwardly into the plane of the base, and wherein the clip base has a third retaining element extending upwardly therefrom and located between the first and second retaining elements, the third retaining element being arranged in opposition to the first retaining element for engaging a longitudinal edge of one of the components when the first flange element is engaged in a longitudinal recess adjacent the longitudinal edge.
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