Mechanical locking system for floorboards
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Aug 20, 2024
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Jan 12, 2023
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Sep 16, 2022
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Abstract
Building panels, especially floor panels are shown, which are provided with a locking system that is configured to lock the adjacent edges by angling and that have a tongue and a strip on the same edge, and a method to divide a board and produce such building panels. A method for dividing a floor element, into a first floor panel and a second floor panel, said floor element including a core provided with a decorative surface layer and a balancing layer, wherein the method includes the step of forming, through the balancing layer or the decorative surface layer, a second groove by displacing the floor element past a fixed tool.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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VALINGE INNOVATION AB | 263 64 VIKEN |
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- 2022 Application Filing Year
- B27F Class
- 13 Applications Filed
- 7 Patents Issued To-Date
- 53.85 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Palsson, Agne | Hasslarp, SE | 16 | 1624 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 1624 | |||
Pervan, Darko | Viken, SE | 358 | 49595 |
# of filed Patents : 358 Total Citations : 49595 |
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