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US 8,266,865 B2Granted
Device for frontal termination of a floor covering
OwnerFranz Neuhofer, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A device is described for the frontal termination of a floating-laid floor covering (3) having a terminus profile (4) and having a fastener fitting (5) for the terminus profile (4) resting on a subfloor (2). To provide advantageous design conditions, it is suggested that the fastener fitting (5) be connected in a shear-resistant manner to the floor covering (3) and have a rest (8) for the terminus profile (4) butt-jointed on the front face (1) of the floor covering (3).
Claims17
A frontal termination system comprising:
- a terminus profile;
- a floating-laid floor covering having a front, a bottom face, a front face, and a top face opposite the bottom face, the bottom face being for resting on a subfloor, the front face extending from the bottom face, the front face abutting the terminus profile up to the top face as the floating-laid floor covering is jointed with the terminus profile to terminate the front of the floating-laid floor covering, and the floating-laid floor covering being movable along the subfloor when the floating-laid floor covering is set on the subfloor;
- and
- a fastener fitting for the terminus profile, the fastener fitting being able to rest on the subfloor, being connected to the floating-laid floor covering in a shear-resistant manner so that the fastener fitting moves with the floating-laid floor covering when the floating-laid floor covering is on the subfloor and moves along the subfloor, and having a rest for the terminus profile;
- wherein the fastener fitting has oblong holes running transversely to the front face of the floor covering for receiving fastener screws able to engage in the subfloor;
- and
- wherein the terminus profile adjoins the front face of the floating-laid floor covering in an abutting manner so that no formfitting connection is provided between the floating-laid floor covering and the terminus profile.
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