A SET OF DECKING BOARDS PROVIDED WITH A CONNECTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A set of decking boards provided with a connecting system comprising a connecting device, the set of decking boards comprising:
- a first decking board comprising a first side portion and a second decking board comprising a second side portion, each side portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the decking board, wherein each of said first and second side portions comprises;
a first lip and a second lip, wherein an extension of the second lip in a transverse direction of the decking board is larger than an extension of the first lip in said transverse direction of the decking board,wherein the first decking board is configured to be connected to a support element, andwherein the second decking board is configured to assume a vertically locked state with respect to the first decking board, wherein in said vertically locked state;
said connecting device cooperates with the first decking board and with the second decking board;
the first lip of the first decking board and the second lip of the second decking board are provided in a first horizontal plane, and the second lip of the first decking board and the first lip of the second decking board are provided in a second horizontal plane, said first and second horizontal planes each being parallel with a surface member of the first and/or the second decking board;
there is a vertical gap between a portion of the second lip of the first decking board and a portion of the second lip of the second decking board; and
there is a horizontal space between the first lip of the first decking board and the second lip of the second decking board.
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Abstract
A set of decking boards including a first and a second decking board and being provided with a connecting system including a connecting device. The first board is configured to be connected to a support element and the second board is configured to assume a vertically locked state with respect to the first board in which the connecting device cooperates with the first and second boards, there is a vertical gap between a portion of the second lip of the first decking board and a portion of the second lip of the second decking board, and there is a horizontal space between a first lip of the first board and the second lip of the second board. Also, other aspects of a set of decking boards and connecting devices as well as methods for demounting decking boards and replacing them with new decking boards.
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34 Claims
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1. A set of decking boards provided with a connecting system comprising a connecting device, the set of decking boards comprising:
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a first decking board comprising a first side portion and a second decking board comprising a second side portion, each side portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the decking board, wherein each of said first and second side portions comprises; a first lip and a second lip, wherein an extension of the second lip in a transverse direction of the decking board is larger than an extension of the first lip in said transverse direction of the decking board, wherein the first decking board is configured to be connected to a support element, and wherein the second decking board is configured to assume a vertically locked state with respect to the first decking board, wherein in said vertically locked state; said connecting device cooperates with the first decking board and with the second decking board; the first lip of the first decking board and the second lip of the second decking board are provided in a first horizontal plane, and the second lip of the first decking board and the first lip of the second decking board are provided in a second horizontal plane, said first and second horizontal planes each being parallel with a surface member of the first and/or the second decking board; there is a vertical gap between a portion of the second lip of the first decking board and a portion of the second lip of the second decking board; and there is a horizontal space between the first lip of the first decking board and the second lip of the second decking board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 34)
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22. A connecting device for connecting decking boards comprising:
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a first engagement portion configured to engage with a second lip of a first decking board, optionally comprising a hole for connecting the connecting device to a support element with an attaching element through the hole and the second lip, a second engagement portion configured to engage with a first lip of a second decking board, optionally comprising an end section being curved or forming an angle with respect to an overall lengthwise extension of the second engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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