EP2744954A4 - Mechanical locking system for floor panels - Google Patents

Mechanical locking system for floor panels

Info

Publication number: EP2744954A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: locking system; floor panels; mechanical locking; mechanical; panels
Prior art date: 2011-08-15
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.): Granted

Application number

EP12824639.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2744954A1 (en

EP2744954B1 (en

Inventor

Tony Pervan

Darko Pervan

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.)

Ceraloc Innovation AB

Original Assignee

Valinge Flooring Technology AB

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.)

2011-08-15

Filing date

2012-08-14

Publication date

2016-06-01

2012-08-14 Application filed by Valinge Flooring Technology AB filed Critical Valinge Flooring Technology AB

2012-08-14 Priority to EP18197441.1A priority Critical patent/EP3460142B1/en

2014-06-25 Publication of EP2744954A1 publication Critical patent/EP2744954A1/en

2016-06-01 Publication of EP2744954A4 publication Critical patent/EP2744954A4/en

2018-10-03 Application granted granted Critical

2018-10-03 Publication of EP2744954B1 publication Critical patent/EP2744954B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2032-08-14 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
- E04F2201/05—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
- E04F2201/0517—U- or C-shaped brackets and clamps

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Floor Finish (AREA)
Finishing Walls (AREA)
Conveying And Assembling Of Building Elements In Situ (AREA)

EP12824639.4A 2011-08-15 2012-08-14 Set comprising building panels with a locking system Active EP2744954B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP18197441.1A EP3460142B1 (en)	2011-08-15	2012-08-14	Mechanical locking system for floor panels

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201161523602P	2011-08-15	2011-08-15
SE1150740		2011-08-15
PCT/SE2012/050873 WO2013025165A1 (en)	2011-08-15	2012-08-14	Mechanical locking system for floor panels

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP18197441.1A Division EP3460142B1 (en)	2011-08-15	2012-08-14	Mechanical locking system for floor panels

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2744954A1 EP2744954A1 (en)	2014-06-25
EP2744954A4 true EP2744954A4 (en)	2016-06-01
EP2744954B1 EP2744954B1 (en)	2018-10-03

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12824639.4A Active EP2744954B1 (en)	2011-08-15	2012-08-14	Set comprising building panels with a locking system
EP18197441.1A Active EP3460142B1 (en)	2011-08-15	2012-08-14	Mechanical locking system for floor panels

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP18197441.1A Active EP3460142B1 (en)	2011-08-15	2012-08-14	Mechanical locking system for floor panels

Country Status (3)

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EP (2)	EP2744954B1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112014002872B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2013025165A1 (en)

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WO2018004435A1 (en)	2016-06-30	2018-01-04	Välinge Innovation AB	Device for inserting a tongue
LT3558609T (en)	2016-12-22	2022-01-10	Välinge Innovation AB	Device for inserting a tongue into an insertion groove in a panel
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2012
- 2012-08-14 BR BR112014002872-9A patent/BR112014002872B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2012-08-14 EP EP12824639.4A patent/EP2744954B1/en active Active
- 2012-08-14 WO PCT/SE2012/050873 patent/WO2013025165A1/en active Application Filing
- 2012-08-14 EP EP18197441.1A patent/EP3460142B1/en active Active

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EP1120515A1 (en) *	2000-01-27	2001-08-01	Triax N.V.	A combined set comprising a locking member and at least two building panels
US20110016815A1 (en) *	2009-07-22	2011-01-27	Feng-Ling Yang	Modular floor

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP3460142A1 (en)	2019-03-27
WO2013025165A1 (en)	2013-02-21
EP2744954A1 (en)	2014-06-25
BR112014002872A2 (en)	2017-02-21
EP3460142B1 (en)	2020-09-30
BR112014002872A8 (en)	2018-04-03
CN103748299A (en)	2014-04-23
BR112014002872B1 (en)	2020-07-28
EP2744954B1 (en)	2018-10-03

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HRP20200199T1 (en)	2020-05-15	Mechanical locking system for furniture panels
PL2751356T3 (en)	2020-03-31	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
EP2732109A4 (en)	2015-05-27	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
PL2744952T3 (en)	2018-04-30	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
PL2923012T3 (en)	2020-04-30	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
PL2524093T3 (en)	2020-07-27	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
PL2734684T3 (en)	2017-02-28	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
HK1198775A1 (en)	2015-06-05	Locking system
RS60954B1 (en)	2020-11-30	Mechanical locking system for floorboards
EP3019677A4 (en)	2017-03-29	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
PT3060728T (en)	2019-06-14	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
EP2744954A4 (en)	2016-06-01	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
PL2707251T3 (en)	2015-06-30	Locking system
GB201300482D0 (en)	2013-02-27	Side panel system
GB201216470D0 (en)	2012-10-31	Locking system
ZA201309543B (en)	2015-04-29	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
ZA201400105B (en)	2015-04-29	Mechanical locking system for flooring panels
LT3650713T (en)	2021-11-10	Mechanical locking system for furniture panels
GB2492090B (en)	2014-07-02	Flooring panel system
TH1401000677B (en)	2015-06-29	Mechanical locking system for floor panels
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GB201017327D0 (en)	2010-11-24	Floor panel system

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