Panels with connecting clip
AssigneeKaindl Flooring GmbH
InventorFranz Knauseder
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Abstract
A panel includes coupling elements arranged so that two panels an be connected to one another by a form-fit connection at the same time in a first direction perpendicular to the common joint and in a second direction parallel and perpendicular to the common surface of the panels. The panels may be used to provide a laminate flooring. The form-fit connection achieves greater security during assembly with reference to any enlargement of cracks and inaccuracies when laying parquet flooring. Laid parquet flooring elements no longer slip relative to one another even when subjected to relatively large stresses, thereby avoiding damage and the need for follow-on work. The coupling element is preferably designed as a separate synthetic material clip in the shape of the letter H.
Claims32
Panels having surfaces for extending along a common surface plane and coupling elements comprising a first coupling element and a secondary coupling element arranged to connect first and second panels at a common joint with a form-fit connection that simultaneously secures the panels together to prevent unintentional separation in a first direction perpendicular to the common joint, a second direction perpendicular to the common surface plane and a third direction extending along the common joint, said first and second panels being connected in said second direction by said first coupling element and in said first and third directions by said secondary coupling element, said secondary coupling element including relatively movable portions compressible only in said third direction to connect and disconnect said first and second panels in said first and third directions.
Panels having surfaces for extending along a common surface plane and coupling elements comprising a first coupling element and a secondary coupling element arranged to connect first and second panels at a common joint with a form-fit connection that simultaneously secures the panels together to prevent unintentional separation in a first direction perpendicular to the common joint, a second direction perpendicular to the common surface plane and a third direction extending along the common joint, said first and second panels being connected in said second direction by said first coupling element and in said first and third directions by said secondary coupling element, said secondary coupling element including relatively movable portions compressible in said third direction to connect and disconnect said first and second panels in said first and third directions, said secondary coupling element having a flat configuration in said first and third directions.
Panels having surfaces for extending along a common surface plane and coupling elements comprising a first coupling element and a secondary coupling element arranged to connect first and second panels at a common joint with a form-fit connection that simultaneously secures the panels together to prevent unintentional separation in a first direction perpendicular to the common joint, a second direction perpendicular to the common surface plane and a third direction extending along the common joint, said first and second panels being connected in said second direction by said first coupling element and in said first and third directions by said secondary coupling element, said secondary coupling element including relatively movable portions compressible in said third direction to connect and disconnect said first and second panels in said first and third directions, said first and secondary coupling elements having substantially equal thicknesses extending in said second direction.
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