Panel With Improved Coupling Means
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1. Profiled strip (1) comprising a visible side (11), a first end side provided with first male (1′
- C) and first female connecting means (1′
D), and a second end side which is situated opposite the first end side and is provided with second male (1B) and second female (1A) connecting means, in which the connecting means are suitable to join the end sides of adjoining profiled strips (1, 1′
) with one another by engagement of the male and the female connecting means, in which the profiled strip furthermore comprises first vertical locking means which are provided to produce a vertical lock between adjoining profiled strips, wherein the first vertical locking means are made from the same material as the profiled strip (1) and comprise a pliable projection (1′
7) which forms part of the first or second male connecting means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a new floor or wall panel with improved coupling means and is aimed at offering a solution for the drawbacks of the “fall down” joining system.
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1. Profiled strip (1) comprising a visible side (11), a first end side provided with first male (1′
- C) and first female connecting means (1′
D), and a second end side which is situated opposite the first end side and is provided with second male (1B) and second female (1A) connecting means, in which the connecting means are suitable to join the end sides of adjoining profiled strips (1, 1′
) with one another by engagement of the male and the female connecting means, in which the profiled strip furthermore comprises first vertical locking means which are provided to produce a vertical lock between adjoining profiled strips, wherein the first vertical locking means are made from the same material as the profiled strip (1) and comprise a pliable projection (1′
7) which forms part of the first or second male connecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- C) and first female connecting means (1′
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8. Method for forming a profiled strip (1) comprising:
- a first end side provided with first male and first female connecting means, a second end side situated opposite the first end side and provided with second male and second female connecting means, and first vertical locking means which are configured to produce a vertical lock between adjoining profiled strips, in which said locking means comprise a pliable projection, wherein the method comprises the following steps;
forming a plate-shaped profile from plastic; sawing the formed profile to the desired length; performing a machining operation on the end sides of the sawn profile in order to form the connecting means and the first vertical locking means. - View Dependent Claims (9)
- a first end side provided with first male and first female connecting means, a second end side situated opposite the first end side and provided with second male and second female connecting means, and first vertical locking means which are configured to produce a vertical lock between adjoining profiled strips, in which said locking means comprise a pliable projection, wherein the method comprises the following steps;
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