EP3856998C0 - Floor panel with separate clip for vertical locking - Google Patents

Floor panel with separate clip for vertical locking

Info

Publication number: EP3856998C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: floor panel; vertical locking; separate clip; clip; separate
Prior art date: 2019-12-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20810891.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3856998B1 (en

EP3856998A1 (en

Inventor

Ralf Eisermann

Marcus Hanheide

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Windmoeller GmbH

Original Assignee

Windmoeller GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-12-18

Filing date

2020-11-17

Publication date

2023-06-07

2020-11-17 Application filed by Windmoeller GmbH filed Critical Windmoeller GmbH

2021-08-04 Publication of EP3856998A1 publication Critical patent/EP3856998A1/en

2023-06-07 Application granted granted Critical

2023-06-07 Publication of EP3856998C0 publication Critical patent/EP3856998C0/en

2023-06-07 Publication of EP3856998B1 publication Critical patent/EP3856998B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-11-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F15/00—Flooring
- E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
- E04F15/02038—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements characterised by tongue and groove connections between neighbouring flooring elements
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
- E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
- E04F2201/0138—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels perpendicular to the main plane
- E04F2201/0146—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels perpendicular to the main plane with snap action of the edge connectors
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
- E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
- E04F2201/0153—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is parallel to the abutting edges, possibly combined with a sliding movement
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
- E04F2201/05—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
- E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
- E04F2201/0535—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape adapted for snap locking
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
- E04F2201/05—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
- E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
- E04F2201/0552—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape adapted to be rotated around an axis parallel to the joint edge

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Floor Finish (AREA)
Connection Of Plates (AREA)

EP20810891.0A 2019-12-18 2020-11-17 Floor panel with separate clip for vertical locking Active EP3856998B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102019134858.7A DE102019134858A1 (en)	2019-12-18	2019-12-18	Floor panel with separate clip for vertical locking
PCT/EP2020/082421 WO2021121835A1 (en)	2019-12-18	2020-11-17	Floor panel with separate clip for a vertical lock

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3856998A1 EP3856998A1 (en)	2021-08-04
EP3856998C0 true EP3856998C0 (en)	2023-06-07
EP3856998B1 EP3856998B1 (en)	2023-06-07

Family

ID=73497731

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20810891.0A Active EP3856998B1 (en)	2019-12-18	2020-11-17	Floor panel with separate clip for vertical locking

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US12104388B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3856998B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE102019134858A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021121835A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE102021117763A1 (en)	2021-07-09	2023-01-12	Windmöller Gmbh	Method of making a herringbone floor covering

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2019
- 2019-12-18 DE DE102019134858.7A patent/DE102019134858A1/en active Pending
2020
- 2020-11-17 US US17/784,330 patent/US12104388B2/en active Active
- 2020-11-17 WO PCT/EP2020/082421 patent/WO2021121835A1/en unknown
- 2020-11-17 EP EP20810891.0A patent/EP3856998B1/en active Active

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US12104388B2 (en)	2024-10-01
DE102019134858A1 (en)	2021-06-24
EP3856998B1 (en)	2023-06-07
EP3856998A1 (en)	2021-08-04
US20230042342A1 (en)	2023-02-09
WO2021121835A1 (en)	2021-06-24

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