Global Patent Index - EP 2089596 A1

EP 2089596 A1 20090819 - PANEL AND FLOOR COVERING

Title (en)

PANEL AND FLOOR COVERING

Title (de)

PANEEL SOWIE BODENBELAG

Title (fr)

PANNEAU ET REVÊTEMENT DE SOL

Publication

EP 2089596 A1 20090819 (DE)

Application

EP 07847747 A 20071204

Priority

  • EP 2007063241 W 20071204
  • DE 102006057491 A 20061206

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2672877A1] The invention relates to a panel having a working surface (N) and four ed ges, opposite pairs of edges of which have corresponding holding profiles in such a way that panels of the same type can be joined to all four edges, wh erein the holding profiles of a first pair of edges can be joined by interlo cking, and wherein the holding profiles of a second pair of edges are constr ucted as complementary hooked elements (6a, 7a) in such a way that to each o f the hooked elements (6a, 7a) a nearby panel (6, 7) of the same type can be joined using a joining motion which takes place in a plane of motion perpen dicular to the plane of the panel, with the proviso that on at least one of the hooked elements (6a, 7a) of the second pair of edges, a separate vertica l locking element (8) is provided which protrudes into the joining path of t he hooked elements (6a, 7a), wherein during the joining motion of the hooked elements (6a, 7a) of two panels (6, 7), the vertical locking element (8) ca n be automatically moved out of the joining path in order to release same, a nd in the hooked together condition of the hooked elements (6a, 7a), said ve rtical locking element (8) can be automatically moved by spring action again into the joining path (M). In order to simplify the disassembly of said pan el, the complementary hooked elements (6a, 7a)are constructed in such a way that the joined panels (6, 7) can be unlocked from the hooked together and v ertically locked condition, that at least one panel (6, 7) can be pivoted ab out an axis extending in the region of the hooked edges in a direction in wh ich an unlocking position can be reached, and that the working surfaces (N) of the panels (6, 7) in the unlocking position subtend an angle to each othe r which is less than 180 deg.

IPC 8 full level

E04F 15/02 (2006.01); B27M 3/00 (2006.01); B27M 3/04 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E04F 15/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F16B 5/0056 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 15/04 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 2201/0138 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 2201/0153 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 2201/025 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 2201/0523 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/167 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008068245A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006057491 A1 20080612; CA 2672877 A1 20080612; CA 2672877 C 20141118; CN 101617092 A 20091230; CN 101617092 B 20130206; EP 2089596 A1 20090819; RU 2009125569 A 20110120; RU 2468166 C2 20121127; US 2010043333 A1 20100225; US 8381476 B2 20130226; WO 2008068245 A1 20080612

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006057491 A 20061206; CA 2672877 A 20071204; CN 200780050516 A 20071204; EP 07847747 A 20071204; EP 2007063241 W 20071204; RU 2009125569 A 20071204; US 51787607 A 20071204