Connection for laminate flooring

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-23
QUALITY CRAFT
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[0004] According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a locking connection between first, second and third adjacent pieces of laminate flooring, said connection comprising a female and a male connection along the long sides of said first and third adjacent pieces of said flooring and a male and female connection along the short sides of said second and third adjace

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The two (2) step procedure, however, is disadvantageous in several respects.
Disassembly of the locked pieces is not easy if th

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[0013] Referring now to the drawings, three (3) adjacent pieces of laminate flooring, namely first piece 10, second piece 11 and third piece 12 are illustrated in FIG. 1 which pieces are illustrated in their unassembled condition and which pieces 10, 11, 12 are intended to be joined together in an integral assembly on the top of a floor and which pieces illustrate the connection and the operation of the connection procedure according to the invention.

[0014] Each of the three pieces 10, 1112 have short and long edges, the short edges of first piece 10 not being illustrated for efficacy. Third piece 12 has a short edge 13 and second piece 11 has a short edge 14. First piece 10 has a long edge 20 which is intended to be connected to long edge 21 of third piece 12 and which long edge 20 is shown already connected to second piece 11 along long edge 22.

[0015] The connection area along the long edges 20, 21 of the first and third pieces 10, 12 are illustrated in greater detail in FIG. 2 ...

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A locking connection between first, second and third adjacent flooring panels. A tongue and groove connection is used for joining the long edges of the first and second pieces. The long edge of the third piece is inserted into an engaging relationship with the long edge of the first piece with the third piece is a tilted relationship with the first piece while a male protuberance on the short edge is aligned with a female groove of the second piece. The third piece is then tilted downwardly relative to the first and second pieces until it reaches the horizontal position and the groove has accepted the male protuberance along its full length.

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[0001] This invention relates to a connection between pieces of flooring and, more particularly, to a connection between adjacent pieces of laminate flooring which connection allows an efficient and expedited joining of such adjacent pieces. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] With the introduction of laminate floor tiles which can be installed relatively easily by a non-commercial user, a number of patents have been obtained for the various techniques used in joining adjacent pieces of the tiles and which patents cover, generally, different tongue and groove attachment techniques. Some patents teach connections on the short side of the floor panels and others teach connections on the long sides. Some patents teach connections on both the short and long sides of the floor panels. However, these patents generally require the user to use a “two step” attachment process. Two adjacent pieces of laminate flooring are initially connected along the long sides of the adjacent pieces. Subsequ...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B2/00
CPCE04F15/02E04F2201/0153E04F2201/0138
Inventor BRICE, JOHN NIGEL
Owner QUALITY CRAFT
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