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Laying and mechanically joining building panels or construction elements

a technology for building panels and construction elements, applied in mechanical apparatus, building repairs, fastening means, etc., can solve problems such as loss of saleable panel surface materials, and achieve the effect of cost saving and low cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-18
SURELY LINK GROUP
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"The invention is about a new way to join thin hard wood floors without using a tongue and groove system that results in the loss of surface material. Instead, an auxiliary connector is used that engages with shaped grooves in the panels to connect them without the need for a tongue. The connectors have split tongues that allow for easy installation and holding the panels in place. The invention is cost-effective and can save money compared to the cost of the tongue and groove system. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a more efficient and effective way to join thin hard wood floors."

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Formation of the tongue element typically results in some loss of saleable panel surface material.

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[0057]Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, there are shown side views of a prior art tongue and groove joint prior to and after being joined together with lateral insertion. Typically, the adjacent edges 10, 12 of building panels 14, 16 must be held in good alignment normal to the panel faces 18, 20, e.g., in floating laminate flooring, so that the assembled panels appear to form a contiguous flat front or top surface. This alignment and holding is typically achieved by means of a tongue 22 and groove 24 joint. In many cases the holding feature of the tongue to its groove is accomplished solely by friction between the tongue and groove surfaces, while in other instances the holding action can be augmented with the use of adhesives or by shaping the tongue and its mating groove to provide a mechanical locking feature.

[0058]The panels used in flooring typically have two relatively flat surfaces: the upper surface 18, 20, which is the surface typically walked on, and a lower surface 26, the s...

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Abstract

There is disclosed apparatus, method and system for mechanically joining abutting construction elements having a first split tongue located at one end of the connector and a second split tongue located at the other end of the connector. The first and second split tongues are adapted to be inserted into and locked onto grooves in abutting construction elements for holding the adjacent construction elements in abutting relationship. In an embodiment the grooves in said construction elements are formed into auxiliary groove containing members adapted to be integrated into an edge or face surface of the construction elements.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to apparatus, method and system for laying and mechanically joining building panels or construction elements, especially floating floors, concrete block, concrete brick, or concrete tile floors or walls.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Methods and systems for laying and joining building panels is known in the prior art. More specifically, by way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,051,486 to Pervan discloses a locking system for a floorboard having connectors which are integrated with the floorboard and adapted to connect the floorboard with an identical floorboard in a horizontal direction. The connectors consist of a locking strip which projects from the vertical plane of the floorboard and has a locking element which engages a downward open locking groove of the floorboard. The locking strip is a separate part which is mechanically fixed to the floorboard in a horizontal and vertical dir...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04C2/38E04B1/61
CPCE04B1/6116F16B5/0012E04B1/615E04B1/6154E04F15/02E04F2201/0115E04F2201/0138E04F2201/0146E04F2201/026E04F2201/028E04F2201/041E04F2201/049E04F2201/05E04F2201/0517E04F2201/0529E04B1/6129
Inventor BAKER, GEOFFREY ALANVITALE, NICHOLAS GIZARD
Owner SURELY LINK GROUP
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