WO2008021044A3 - Glueless panel locking system - Google Patents

Glueless panel locking system Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2008021044A3
WO2008021044A3 PCT/US2007/017448 US2007017448W WO2008021044A3 WO 2008021044 A3 WO2008021044 A3 WO 2008021044A3 US 2007017448 W US2007017448 W US 2007017448W WO 2008021044 A3 WO2008021044 A3 WO 2008021044A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
channel
side edge
locking system
locking
panel locking
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2007/017448
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2008021044A2 (en
Inventor
Michael B Ricker
Original Assignee
Michael B Ricker
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Michael B Ricker filed Critical Michael B Ricker
Publication of WO2008021044A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008021044A2/en
Publication of WO2008021044A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008021044A3/en

Links

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/04—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of wood or with a top layer of wood, e.g. with wooden or metal connecting members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/0075—Flat or flat-like panels connected without frames
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
    • E04F2201/0107—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edges
    • E04F2201/0115—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edges with snap action of the edge connectors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/02—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
    • E04F2201/023—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with a continuous tongue or groove
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/04—Other details of tongues or grooves
    • E04F2201/041—Tongues or grooves with slits or cuts for expansion or flexibility
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/05—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/0004—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship
    • F16B5/0008—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edge
    • F16B5/0012—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edge a tongue on the edge of one sheet, plate or panel co-operating with a groove in the edge of another sheet, plate or panel

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)

Abstract

A locking system 10 for mechanically joining a plurality of panels 16, 18 or components 12, 14 of an article of construction without the need for glue or other adhesive is provided Each panel 16, 18 includes first and second locking members 26,28 spaced beneath its outer surface 20 The first locking member 26 is at one side edge 22 of the panel and has two spaced-apart flexible arm portions 34, 36 at least one arm portion including a first latching member 54. The second locking member 28 is at another side edge 24 and includes a channel 70 recessed within the side edge. The channel 70 is sized to receive the arm portions 34, 36 without them having to contact th channel 70 unless deflected within the channel 70. The second latching member 56 is preferably a slot 72,74 abutting the channel 70.
PCT/US2007/017448 2006-08-08 2007-08-06 Glueless panel locking system WO2008021044A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/500,605 US7654055B2 (en) 2006-08-08 2006-08-08 Glueless panel locking system
US11/500,605 2006-08-08

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2008021044A2 WO2008021044A2 (en) 2008-02-21
WO2008021044A3 true WO2008021044A3 (en) 2008-05-08

Family

ID=39082543

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2007/017448 WO2008021044A2 (en) 2006-08-08 2007-08-06 Glueless panel locking system

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US7654055B2 (en)
WO (1) WO2008021044A2 (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107268923A (en) * 2008-12-17 2017-10-20 尤尼林有限公司 Combined member

Families Citing this family (61)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA2481329C (en) 2002-04-03 2012-01-10 Darko Pervan Mechanical locking system for floorboards
US7841144B2 (en) 2005-03-30 2010-11-30 Valinge Innovation Ab Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same
SE533410C2 (en) 2006-07-11 2010-09-14 Vaelinge Innovation Ab Floor panels with mechanical locking systems with a flexible and slidable tongue as well as heavy therefore
US11725394B2 (en) 2006-11-15 2023-08-15 Välinge Innovation AB Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
US8689512B2 (en) 2006-11-15 2014-04-08 Valinge Innovation Ab Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
SE531111C2 (en) 2006-12-08 2008-12-23 Vaelinge Innovation Ab Mechanical locking of floor panels
US8353140B2 (en) 2007-11-07 2013-01-15 Valinge Innovation Ab Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical snap folding
EP3910131A3 (en) 2008-01-31 2022-03-30 Välinge Innovation AB Mechanical locking of floor panels
CN102066674B (en) 2008-05-15 2015-06-03 瓦林格创新股份有限公司 Floor panels with a mechanical locking system activated by a magnetic field and a method to install the panels
US9556605B2 (en) 2008-10-14 2017-01-31 Joseph Elliott Universal method of structural design and assembly
UA103515C2 (en) 2009-01-30 2013-10-25 Велинге Инновейшн Аб Mechanical lockings of floor panels and a tongue blank
BE1018728A3 (en) * 2009-04-22 2011-07-05 Flooring Ind Ltd Sarl FLOOR PANEL.
US9285158B2 (en) * 2009-06-10 2016-03-15 Daikin Industries, Ltd. Trailer refrigerating apparatus
RU2563005C2 (en) 2010-01-12 2015-09-10 Велинге Инновейшн Аб Mechanical fastening system for floor panels
MY159581A (en) 2010-02-04 2017-01-13 Vaelinge Innovation Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
CA3028847A1 (en) 2010-04-15 2011-10-20 Unilin, Bvba Floor panel assembly
MX359499B (en) 2010-06-03 2018-09-24 Unilin Bvba Star Composed element and corner connection applied herewith.
BE1019361A5 (en) * 2010-06-03 2012-06-05 Unilin Bvba COMPOSED ELEMENT.
US20120107042A1 (en) * 2010-11-01 2012-05-03 Wallace Schneider Blind and pre-loaded mortise and tenon joint
GB2488566B (en) * 2011-03-02 2014-02-26 Rolls Royce Plc A halving joint stucture
US8806832B2 (en) * 2011-03-18 2014-08-19 Inotec Global Limited Vertical joint system and associated surface covering system
UA109938C2 (en) 2011-05-06 2015-10-26 MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION PANELS
BE1020044A5 (en) 2011-06-29 2013-04-02 Unilin Bvba TRAY, TRAY CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TRAY.
UA114715C2 (en) * 2011-07-05 2017-07-25 Сералок Інновейшн Аб Mechanical locking of floor panels with a glued tongue
US9725912B2 (en) 2011-07-11 2017-08-08 Ceraloc Innovation Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
US8650826B2 (en) 2011-07-19 2014-02-18 Valinge Flooring Technology Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
DE102012102339A1 (en) * 2011-07-29 2013-01-31 Hamberger Industriewerke Gmbh Connection for elastic or plate-shaped components, profile slides and floor coverings
US8763340B2 (en) * 2011-08-15 2014-07-01 Valinge Flooring Technology Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
US8769905B2 (en) 2011-08-15 2014-07-08 Valinge Flooring Technology Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
US8857126B2 (en) 2011-08-15 2014-10-14 Valinge Flooring Technology Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
US9216541B2 (en) 2012-04-04 2015-12-22 Valinge Innovation Ab Method for producing a mechanical locking system for building panels
DE102012008520A1 (en) 2012-04-04 2013-10-10 Fritz Egger Gmbh & Co. Og Lightweight panel, connection assembly and method of making a connection assembly
US8596013B2 (en) * 2012-04-04 2013-12-03 Valinge Innovation Ab Building panel with a mechanical locking system
SI2664806T1 (en) * 2012-05-15 2017-07-31 Exner Gmbh & Co. Kg Plug and click system for refrigerator cabinets
BR112015011235B1 (en) 2012-11-22 2021-07-20 Ceraloc Innovation Ab MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS
DE102013203289A1 (en) 2013-02-27 2014-08-28 Franz Baur connecting means
US9194134B2 (en) 2013-03-08 2015-11-24 Valinge Innovation Ab Building panels provided with a mechanical locking system
EP3014034B1 (en) 2013-06-27 2019-10-02 Välinge Innovation AB Building panel with a mechanical locking system
MX2015018045A (en) 2013-07-09 2016-10-07 Ceraloc Innovation Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels.
CN105658883B (en) 2013-10-25 2019-07-26 塞拉洛克创新股份有限公司 Mechanical locking system for floor panel
US9133625B2 (en) * 2013-12-18 2015-09-15 Moulure Alexandria Moulding Sheathing element for covering preexisting physical structures
US9260870B2 (en) 2014-03-24 2016-02-16 Ivc N.V. Set of mutually lockable panels
KR102398462B1 (en) 2014-03-24 2022-05-13 플로어링 인더스트리즈 리미티드 에스에이알엘 A set of mutually lockable panels
US10246883B2 (en) 2014-05-14 2019-04-02 Valinge Innovation Ab Building panel with a mechanical locking system
WO2015174914A1 (en) 2014-05-14 2015-11-19 Välinge Innovation AB Building panel with a mechanical locking system
US9441379B2 (en) 2014-08-27 2016-09-13 Evan J. Stover Flooring system having assembly clip and related method
US10138636B2 (en) 2014-11-27 2018-11-27 Valinge Innovation Ab Mechanical locking system for floor panels
US11280080B2 (en) * 2017-06-12 2022-03-22 Peter James Bucklitsch Kit for defining a recess for a single or multi-way joint
GB2554967B (en) 2017-06-12 2020-12-09 Eqrbs Ltd A joint
RU2022108419A (en) * 2017-06-27 2022-04-06 Флоринг Индастриз Лимитед, Сарл WALL OR CEILING PANEL AND WALL OR CEILING ASSEMBLY
EP3761831A4 (en) * 2018-03-06 2021-12-15 Clickstair Pty Ltd Furniture system
EP3807475B1 (en) 2018-06-13 2023-11-15 Ceraloc Innovation AB A flooring system provided with a connecting system and an associated connecting device
CN109057215A (en) * 2018-08-22 2018-12-21 宜兴市华龙塑木新材料有限公司 A kind of convenient combined type low-carbon green environmental protection indoor wallboard
BR112021011542A2 (en) 2019-01-10 2021-08-31 Välinge Innovation AB SET OF PANELS THAT CAN BE VERTICALLY UNLOCKED, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THIS
AU2020214691B2 (en) * 2019-01-29 2023-07-13 Vilox Systems Ab Joining system for furniture parts
CN110439888A (en) * 2019-08-05 2019-11-12 深圳市金裕仁实业有限公司 A kind of connector using male and female bumps clamp styles
JP6806395B1 (en) * 2020-04-14 2021-01-06 株式会社エーゾーン Bonding structure of plate material and assembly using this
IT202000009466A1 (en) * 2020-04-29 2021-10-29 Holz Fach D O O MECHANICAL COUPLING MEANS FOR FLOORING OR COVERING PANELS AND FLOORING OR COVERING PANEL EQUIPPED WITH SUCH MEANS
FR3113107B1 (en) * 2020-07-30 2022-09-02 Psa Automobiles Sa Downstream box for optical module intended to equip a motor vehicle
US20220299052A1 (en) * 2021-03-17 2022-09-22 Steelcase Inc. Clip fastener for privacy screen
IL291736A (en) 2022-03-27 2023-10-01 Flooring Ind Ltd Sarl Composed element and corner connection applied herewith

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5295341A (en) * 1992-07-10 1994-03-22 Nikken Seattle, Inc. Snap-together flooring system

Family Cites Families (50)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1430423A (en) * 1922-03-20 1922-09-26 Charles F Weichold Footing for cellar walls
US2021490A (en) * 1934-07-14 1935-11-19 Joseph R Rigandi Tool handle fastening
US2947040A (en) * 1956-06-18 1960-08-02 Package Home Mfg Inc Wall construction
SE0001325L (en) * 2000-04-10 2001-06-25 Valinge Aluminium Ab Locking systems for joining floorboards and floorboards provided with such locking systems and floors formed from such floorboards
CH567430A5 (en) * 1973-12-07 1975-10-15 Roll Rink Sa
JPS52143099A (en) * 1976-05-25 1977-11-29 Toyota Motor Co Ltd Detector for airrfuel ratio
USRE30154E (en) * 1976-09-02 1979-11-20 Bose Corporation Joining
US4249355A (en) * 1977-04-12 1981-02-10 Douglas E. Chatfield Modified dovetail joint
US4426820A (en) * 1979-04-24 1984-01-24 Heinz Terbrack Panel for a composite surface and a method of assembling same
US4769963A (en) * 1987-07-09 1988-09-13 Structural Panels, Inc. Bonded panel interlock device
US5247773A (en) * 1988-11-23 1993-09-28 Weir Richard L Building structures
US5323584A (en) * 1989-09-11 1994-06-28 Jager Industries Inc. Structural beam and joint therefor
GB2256023A (en) 1991-05-18 1992-11-25 Magnet Holdings Ltd Joint
US20030084634A1 (en) * 2001-11-08 2003-05-08 Oliver Stanchfield Transition molding
USD504730S1 (en) * 1994-10-24 2005-05-03 Pergo (Europe) Ab Laminate dilation molding
US6898911B2 (en) * 1997-04-25 2005-05-31 Pergo (Europe) Ab Floor strip
US6421970B1 (en) * 1995-03-07 2002-07-23 Perstorp Flooring Ab Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof
US6588166B2 (en) * 1995-03-07 2003-07-08 Pergo (Europe) Ab Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof
US7131242B2 (en) * 1995-03-07 2006-11-07 Pergo (Europe) Ab Flooring panel or wall panel and use thereof
SE9500810D0 (en) * 1995-03-07 1995-03-07 Perstorp Flooring Ab Floor tile
US5657604A (en) * 1995-11-27 1997-08-19 Downing Displays, Inc. Panel connector
BE1010487A6 (en) * 1996-06-11 1998-10-06 Unilin Beheer Bv FLOOR COATING CONSISTING OF HARD FLOOR PANELS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH FLOOR PANELS.
AT405560B (en) * 1997-06-18 1999-09-27 Kaindl M ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS AND COMPONENTS
US6314701B1 (en) * 1998-02-09 2001-11-13 Steven C. Meyerson Construction panel and method
BE1012141A6 (en) * 1998-07-24 2000-05-02 Unilin Beheer Bv FLOOR COVERING, FLOOR PANEL THEREFOR AND METHOD for the realization of such floor panel.
SE515789C2 (en) * 1999-02-10 2001-10-08 Perstorp Flooring Ab Floor covering material comprising floor elements which are intended to be joined vertically
SE517009C2 (en) * 1999-07-05 2002-04-02 Perstorp Flooring Ab Floor element with controls
US6863768B2 (en) * 1999-11-08 2005-03-08 Premark Rwp Holdings Inc. Water resistant edge of laminate flooring
US6691480B2 (en) * 2002-05-03 2004-02-17 Faus Group Embossed-in-register panel system
US6722809B2 (en) * 1999-12-23 2004-04-20 Hamberger Industriewerke Gmbh Joint
US6332733B1 (en) * 1999-12-23 2001-12-25 Hamberger Industriewerke Gmbh Joint
SE517183C2 (en) * 2000-01-24 2002-04-23 Valinge Aluminium Ab Locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards, floorboard provided with the locking system and method for making such floorboards
US6430880B1 (en) * 2000-02-25 2002-08-13 Idea Development Company Display panel with deployable vertical stabilization
SE522860C2 (en) * 2000-03-10 2004-03-09 Pergo Europ Ab Vertically joined floor elements comprising a combination of different floor elements
SE518184C2 (en) * 2000-03-31 2002-09-03 Perstorp Flooring Ab Floor covering material comprising disc-shaped floor elements which are joined together by means of interconnecting means
BE1013569A3 (en) * 2000-06-20 2002-04-02 Unilin Beheer Bv Floor covering.
US6769218B2 (en) * 2001-01-12 2004-08-03 Valinge Aluminium Ab Floorboard and locking system therefor
US6851241B2 (en) * 2001-01-12 2005-02-08 Valinge Aluminium Ab Floorboards and methods for production and installation thereof
DE10103505B4 (en) * 2001-01-26 2008-06-26 Pergo (Europe) Ab Floor or wall panel
USD505211S1 (en) * 2001-11-08 2005-05-17 Pergo (Europe) Ab Laminate stairnose molding
US6564522B1 (en) 2001-11-20 2003-05-20 Lee Chiu-Ying Hidden dual loading spring-type floor board fastening mount structure
US6565522B1 (en) * 2002-01-16 2003-05-20 Ching-Hsi Chen Massaging device provided with means to apply cleansing lotion to body part being massaged
DE10206877B4 (en) * 2002-02-18 2004-02-05 E.F.P. Floor Products Fussböden GmbH Panel, especially floor panel
DE10243196B4 (en) * 2002-09-18 2007-03-22 Kaindl Flooring Gmbh Panels with connection bracket
US20040055243A1 (en) * 2002-09-23 2004-03-25 Chin-Ho Yeh Knockdown aluminum-made floorboard
EP1601845A1 (en) 2003-03-07 2005-12-07 Akzo Nobel Coatings International BV Interlocking unit
SE0300642D0 (en) * 2003-03-11 2003-03-11 Pergo Europ Ab Process for sealing a joint
DE20304761U1 (en) * 2003-03-24 2004-04-08 Kronotec Ag Device for connecting building boards, in particular floor panels
US6922965B2 (en) * 2003-07-25 2005-08-02 Ilinois Tool Works Inc. Bonded interlocking flooring
US20050178680A1 (en) * 2004-02-18 2005-08-18 Alan Eddleston Modular equipment case

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5295341A (en) * 1992-07-10 1994-03-22 Nikken Seattle, Inc. Snap-together flooring system

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107268923A (en) * 2008-12-17 2017-10-20 尤尼林有限公司 Combined member

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2008021044A2 (en) 2008-02-21
US20080053029A1 (en) 2008-03-06
US7654055B2 (en) 2010-02-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2008021044A3 (en) Glueless panel locking system
US7861483B2 (en) Floor panel with the tongue more elastic than the locking element
WO2007117422A3 (en) Flooring profile
RU2373349C2 (en) Panel, in particular floor panel
US8752352B2 (en) Covering from mechanically interconnectable elements
LT2005013A (en) Covering panel
WO2009017864A3 (en) Fastener-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels
US20130160390A1 (en) System of at Least Two Panels
WO2004104321A3 (en) Building material, building system and method of installing the same
AU2003229498A1 (en) Panel and interlocking system for panels
EP1980683A3 (en) Panel, in particular floor panel
YU62401A (en) Panel with a shaped plug-in section
EP2405074A3 (en) Flooring system comprising mechanically connectable floor panels
WO2005061022A3 (en) Antimicrobial web for applications to a surface
BR0213889A (en) Panel Edge Joining Device
DE112004000962D2 (en) Device for connecting structural panels, in particular floor panels
WO2010015516A3 (en) Plastic panel having a hook-type profile
CA2578704A1 (en) Splicer for siding panel assembly
WO2007044293A3 (en) Modular flooring assemblies
WO2006132667A3 (en) Structural members with gripping features and joining arrangements therefor
EP1519206A3 (en) Joined multi functional optical device
WO2009011396A1 (en) Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet
WO2008071393A3 (en) Veneered panel, method for producing a veneered panel and use of broke in this method
CA2435518A1 (en) Flooring with a 2-part adhesive
AU2003265564A1 (en) Wide area fastener laminates for flooring and other surfaces

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 07811095

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: RU

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 07811095

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2