Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical snap folding

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PATENT NO 11987990
APP PUB NO 20230220680A1
SERIAL NO

18057811

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Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system on long and short edges allowing installation with vertical snap folding that could be accomplished automatically without tools and where the short edge locking system has a tongue made in one piece with the panel. The floor panels may have a first and a second connector at the long edges that are configured to obtain a minimum of friction facilitating a displacement, by a spring back force from the bending of a short edge locking strip, of a new panel in a horizontal direction along the long edge during the vertical snap folding action.

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  • VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB

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Pervan, Darko Viken, SE 358 49595
Ståhl, Marcus Nilsson Höganäs, SE 9 1443

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