摘要 |
THE PRESENT INVENTION GENERALLY RELATES TO THE FIELD OF FLOOR PANELS (1, 1?) WITH MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEMS COMPRISING A SEPARATE DISPLACEABLE TONGUE (30) ALLOWING EASY INSTALLATION. THE INVENTION PROVIDES NEW IMPROVED LOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INSTALL AND DISCONNECT BUILDING PANELS, ESPECIALLY FLOOR PANELS (1, 1?) AND METHODS TO PRODUCE THE LOCKING SYSTEM. IN THE PRESENT INVENTION, FLOOR PANELS ARE SHOWN, WHICH ARE PROVIDED WITH A MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM HAVING TONGUE AND GROOVES PROVIDED WITH PROTRUSIONS (31A, 31B) AND CAVITIES (33A, 33B) WHICH ARE DISPLACEABLE IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER AND CONFIGURED SUCH THAT THE PROTRUSIONS (31A, 31B) CAN OBTAIN A VERTICALLY UNLOCKED POSITION WHERE THEY MATCH THE CAVITIES (33A, 33B) AND A VERTICALLY LOCKED POSITION WHERE THE PROTRUSIONS (31A, 31B) OVERLAP EACH OTHER. THE MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING ACCOMPANYING THE ABSTRACT: |