Method for installing wood flooring

a technology of connecting rods and wood flooring, which is applied in the direction of load-supporting elements, structural elements, building components, etc., can solve the problems of time-consuming operation, high installation and maintenance costs of hardwood flooring, and speed up the installation

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-13
FLOORINNOV
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[0024] The flooring system of the present invention is extremely adaptable and indeed the boards or slats can be remov

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Historically, some of the drawbacks associated with hardwood flooring have been the cost of installation and maintenance.
Although there are a number of automatic nailing guns which are suitable for performing this operation, thus speeding up the installation, it is still a time consuming operation.
Still further, many of the hard woods used for flooring have a tendency to split when the nail is dr

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[0032] Referring to the drawings in greater detail and by reference characters thereto, there is illustrated in FIG. 1 a slat 10 which has a top wall 12 and a bottom wall 14. A first sidewall is designated generally by reference numeral 16 and a second sidewall is designated generally by reference numeral 18.

[0033] As is conventional, a plurality of bottom wall grooves 20 are formed in bottom wall 14.

[0034] There is provided a recess 22 generally adjacent first sidewall 16 and which recess 22 is defined by recess top wall 24 and a recess sidewall 26. Recess 22 is generally of a rectangular configuration for reasons which will become apparent hereinbelow.

[0035] Formed in first sidewall 16 is a groove generally designated by reference numeral 28. Groove 28 is defined by a groove upper wall generally designated by reference numeral 30 and a groove lower wall generally designated by reference numeral 32.

[0036] Groove upper wall 30 has a horizontal or straight portion 34 which emerge...

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Abstract

There is provided a flooring system for hardwood floors comprised of a plurality of elongated slats wherein the slats are held in position by a plurality of connectors, each connector having a base secured to a substrate, a vertical portion extending upwardly from the base, and a generally horizontal portion extending into a groove formed in a sidewall of the elongated slat. The system permits the slats to be installed with a minimum of labor and also permits removal of the slats and their later re-use.

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[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 287,575 filed Nov. 4, 2002, which in turn is a continuation-in-a-part of application Ser. No. 09 / 915,069 filed Jul. 25, 2001.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a connector and more particularly, relates to a connector for use in a flooring system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] There are many different types of flooring which are used both in residential and commercial applications. Flooring systems range from hardwood floors to various composite wood products, tiles, linoleum, slate, carpets, etc. Each of the aforementioned types of flooring has various advantages and disadvantages, with some of the parameters for suitability for any particular installation being cost of the flooring material, cost of installation, durability, appearance, ease of maintenance, etc. [0004] For residential and many commercial installations, the use of wood and particularly a hardwood is ...

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IPC IPC(8): E04F15/04
CPCE04F15/04E04F2201/0517E04F2201/028
Inventor BOLDUC, MANUEL
Owner FLOORINNOV
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