| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052589100 | Having integral key | 64 |
| 20080216437 | Tile for a synthetic grass system - A tile for a synthetic grass system having a top surface with a plurality of trusses, a bottom surface with a plurality of legs extending therefrom. The trusses intersect and form apertures. The top surface has a plurality of sections which are hingedly attached to adjacent sections with expansion members. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080271404 | Dispositions Introduced in Joining Elements for Strips to Form Floor Covering - The present invention relates to joining elements for strips made of solid wood, or plywood, or pressed wood, or synthetic material, with decorative finishing or not, forming a board to cover a subfloor, in which a triangular salience ( | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080295438 | Joining Panel - Covering panel(s) for floors have a groove ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080295439 | WALL PANEL SYSTEM - A wall paneling system including at least one finish wall panel configured to prevent moisture from entering an interior of the wall panel and having a finish with a predetermined finished characteristic thereon and a drainage system configured to remove moisture directed into the drainage system by the at least one wall panel. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090049786 | FLOORING HAVING TRANSFER-PRINTED HDF AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a low-priced flooring comprising a transfer-printed high-density fiberboard (HDF). According to the flooring, an aqueous primer layer is formed on a high-density fiberboard as a core layer and transfer printing is performed on the surface of the primer layer to form a printed layer so that the background fiber pattern of the high-density fiberboard is covered, the adhesion of the core layer to the printed layer is enhanced, and the natural beauty of wood is faithfully imparted to the surface of the flooring. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090049787 | FLOOR PANEL PROVIDED WITH A CORE MADE OF A DERIVED TIMBER PRODUCT, A DECORATIVE LAYER AND LOCKING SECTIONS - The rectangular floor panel comprises a core of timber material, a decorative layer on the top and pairs of opposite side edges with complementary form-fitting hooked profiles. A receiving hook facing the lower side of the floor panel and a retaining hook located on the opposite side edge and facing the top side of the floor panel. The receiving and retaining hooks are provided with a distal side surface, one having at least one projecting interlocking element and another having an associated receiving pocket. The retaining hook is lockable with the receiving hook by vertical movement. The interlocking element and the top side of the floor panel are separated by at least one gap corresponding to one third the total thickness of the floor panel. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090064624 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AND LOCKING TWO BUILDING BOARDS, IN PARTICULAR FLOORING PANELS - The invention relates to a device for connecting and locking two building boards, in particular floor panels, on their longitudinal sides and/or transverse sides in the horizontal and vertical direction through an essentially vertical joining movement. The building boards have a top side and an underside. On their lateral edges (I, II) to be connected to one another are provided with profiles corresponding to one another, and a locking element is provided in the profile of the first building board, which locking element has an inner end and an outer end and is inserted with the inner end in a groove of the first building board, and which interacts with a locking depression provided in the profile of the second building board such that the two building boards are automatically locked in the vertical direction with the joining movement. The locking element is embodied in a foldable manner at a point distant from its outer end to form a locking finger, and is embodied in a foldable manner at a point distant from its inner end to form a closure. On the lateral edge (I) of the first building board between the top side and the groove a projection springing out outwards is provided. At the end of the joining movement the locking element is folded at both points and the locking finger with the outer end engages on the underside of the projection on the first building board and with its other end engages in the locking depression of the second building board. The closure thereby bears against the locking surface of the locking depression, whereby both building boards are locked in the vertical direction. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090100782 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AND INTERLOCKING OF TWO BASE PLATES, ESPECIALLY FLOOR PANELS - A device for connecting and locking two building boards, in particular floor panels, on their longitudinal sides and/or transverse sides in the horizontal and vertical direction through an essentially vertical joining movement. The building boards have a top side and an underside. On their lateral edges to be connected to one another are provided with profiles corresponding to one another. A locking element with a locking projection is provided in the profile of the first building board. The locking projection interacts with a locking depression provided in the profile of the second building board such that the two building boards are automatically locked in the vertical direction with the joining movement. The locking element is embodied in an essentially rigid manner and the locking projection can be brought into the locking depression through a rotary motion of the locking element. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090193748 | MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS - Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system having tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090199502 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR SLAB-LIKE PANELS - A fastening system for rectangular slab-like panels having two long edges and two short edges and including retaining profiles arranged on the edges, of which oppositely arranged retaining profiles match one another in such a way that identical panels can be connected to one another. The retaining profiles in a connected state produce a form fit in a direction which extends perpendicularly to a laying plane in which the panels are to be laid, and/or produce a form fit in a direction which lies in the laying plane and extends perpendicularly to the connected edges. The retaining profiles have on the long edges and/or on the short edges at least one surface which interacts with a complementary surface when the retaining profiles are connected to one another. At least the surface or the complementary surface or the complementary surface includes a friction-increasing layer with an elevated first coefficient of friction, thereby strengthening the connection of the retaining profiles, wherein in a direction of insertion, in which the surfaces are moved relative to one another when connecting the retaining profiles, the friction-increasing layer has a second coefficient of friction which is less than the first coefficient of friction. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090282770 | PARTITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A partition to be supported by one or more support elements. The partition includes two or more panel modules, each panel module having two or more panel elements. The panel elements in each panel module are positioned relative to each other in a predetermined abutting arrangement selected from the group consisting of a vertical arrangement and a horizontal arrangement. The panel elements in each panel module define a joint intersection therebetween. Each panel module includes one or more fastening elements attached to the panel elements on both sides of the joint intersection to maintain the panel elements in the predetermined abutting arrangement. The fastening element is selected from the group consisting of a fastening element with a stud portion and a fastening element with a keyhole slot, the stud portion and said keyhole slot being adapted to cooperate to secure the panel modules together. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090288361 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR THE BUILDING TRADE, MACHINE AND METHOD TO MAKE IT - A structural element for use as a brick, construction block, panel, floor or suchlike in the building trade, comprises at least one part made of conglomerate material, such as concrete and suchlike, to which an insert made of insulating or filling material is constrained, to define peripherally at least a connection face for connection to another structural element, the connection face has visible a first surface of the insert and at least a connected second surface of the part made of conglomerate material. On the connection face one or more other structural elements are able to be combined, along a support plane (R, R | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090293407 | BUILDING EXTERIOR PANELS AND METHOD - Exterior building siding for aesthetic and protection of the building against wind, rain and solar energy that includes attaching each horizontal plank from the top of the wall downwardly that includes a starting strip where each plank is interlocked to the plank above it. Each of the horizontal planks includes a top wall portion that fits snuggly into an “L-shaped” groove above it so that the panels can be firmly locked together vertically in a downwardly fashion to prevent any wind uplift against the siding or moisture intrusion. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100083603 | Flooring panel with first and second decorative surfaces - A flooring panel for a flooring system comprises a core interposed between a first decorative surface and a second decorative surface. The core has opposing first and second side surfaces extending substantially perpendicular to the first and second decorative surfaces. The first and second decorative surfaces have different visible designs, and at least the first side surface is provided with at least a portion of a locking member. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110030304 | Stackable Platform Assembly with Improved Coupler - A stackable platform assembly has an improved coupler for interconnecting a plurality of stackable platforms. The coupler has projections that are appropriately sized and spaced to facilitate frictional engagement of the coupler with platforms having different dimensions. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120060442 | MODULAR BLOCKS AND STRUCTURES MADE THEREFROM - A modular block apparatus including a block having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a generally cylindrical core passage extending between the top and bottom surfaces, and a locking assembly received in the core passage including a core having a through-bore extending therethrough defining alternating core grooves and lands, a locking rod having an array of alternating rod grooves and lands complementary to the core grooves and lands, and a rod key positioned between the locking rod and the core for retaining the locking rod in engagement with the core. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20130312357 | BUILDING BLOCKS AND BUILDING BLOCK FASTENERS - A building block ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140026513 | PANEL CONNECTION SYSTEM - A panel connection system comprising a fixing plate and a locking member, the fixing plate having a surface with a raised central portion which is flanked by first and second protrusions, wherein the locking member is configured to receive the central portion of the fixing plate. A plurality of panels with shoulder portions have recesses which are cooperatively received by the protrusions such that the shoulder portions of the panels are adjacent the central portion. The locking member has a recess which cooperatively secures with the central portion to secure the panels to the fixing plate. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140196398 | MASONRY BUILDING AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING MASONRY BUILDING - A masonry building includes a lower horizontal member; two vertical members erected upward on the lower horizontal member; a wall body made up of a plurality of blocks connected consecutively in a lateral direction and vertical direction between the two vertical members on the lower horizontal member; and a dry-type, upper horizontal member supported by an upper end of the wall body and joined to the two vertical members. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140202111 | MODULAR BUILDING BLOCKS WITH INTERLOCKING REINFORCEMENT RODS - A modular building block assembly comprises a modular building block having a first load-bearing surface with a key. There is a recess in the key. The recess has a shoulder disposed therein and side walls extending from the shoulder to a mouth thereof. A reinforcement rod extends into the recess and a coupling for connecting vertically aligned reinforcement rods is disposed in the recess. The vertically aligned reinforcement rods each threadedly engage the coupling. A locking plate engages the coupling to prevent the coupling from rotating relative to the locking plate. The locking plate sits within the recess and rotation of the locking plate within the recess is prevented by the side walls of the recess. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140215952 | FLOORBOARDS FOR FLOORINGS - Floorboards for making a floating floor have a core ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140352248 | FLOOR COVERING WITH INTERLOCKING DESIGN - Surface coverings, such as floor coverings, with an interlocking design are described. Methods of making the surface coverings are further described. A plank including a resilient composite sheet having four sides, an upper surface, a lower surface, and an overall thickness, and said composite sheet comprising at least one base layer, wherein said at least one base layer comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one filler, wherein opposite sides of the composite sheet comprise a first tongue on a first side and a first groove on the opposite second side, wherein the first tongue and first groove have complementary shape to each other to be interlockingly engageable with a corresponding groove or tongue on an adjacent floor plank. | 12-04-2014 |
| 052590100 | Dovetail-type key | 8 |
| 20100126100 | Flooring Member - A flooring member | 05-27-2010 |
| 20120042599 | APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING PANELS - Disclosed herein are connectors for panels. In one embodiment a panel connector comprises, a connector comprising a rib-hinging geometry, wherein the rib-hinging geometry comprises living hinges, and wherein the rib-hinging geometry is capable of expanding in area. In another embodiment, a panel assembly is disclosed. The panel assembly comprises, a connector comprising a rib-hinging geometry, wherein the rib-hinging geometry comprises living hinges, a socket comprising an internal geometry, wherein the connector can be assembled to the internal geometry, and wherein the rib-hinging geometry is capable of expanding in area. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20140157713 | VACUUM INSULATION PANEL ASSEMBLY - A vacuum insulation panel assembly having upper, lower, and first and second side vacuum insulation panels. The upper vacuum insulation panel has an aperture formed therethrough and an edge forming an overlap joint. The lower vacuum insulation panel also has an aperture formed therethrough and an edge forming an overlap joint. The first and second side vacuum insulation panels have an arcuate, half-cylindrical shape with a top edge forming an overlap joint configured to engage the overlap joint of the upper vacuum insulation panel, a bottom edge forming an overlap joint configured to engage the overlap joint of the lower vacuum insulation panel, and first and second side edges forming overlap joints configured to engage the overlap joints of the first and second side edges of the other side vacuum insulation panel. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140202112 | Method and System for Mounting Wall Panels to a Wall - A method of assembling wall panels includes mounting a plurality of PVC fastening extrusions to a wall in a predetermined parallel, spaced apart relationship, each having a length much greater than a length of a wall panel and having two spaced apart resilient bent end securing walls extending from a base, each securing wall having a projection, each wall panel having a main wall panel and four bent end sections with recesses and corner openings, pressing a bent end section into the spacing between the securing walls to cause deformation and snapping back thereof a projection engages in a respective recess, sliding said wall panel along the parallel, spaced apart fastening extrusions to a desired position with the corner openings permitting said sliding action, and repeating the steps of pressing and sliding for additional wall panels. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140202113 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING WALL PANELS TO A WALL - A method of assembling wall panels includes mounting a plurality of PVC fastening extrusions to a wall in a predetermined parallel, spaced apart relationship, each having a length much greater than a length of a wall panel and having two spaced apart resilient bent end securing walls extending from a base, each securing wall having a projection, each wall panel having a main wall panel and four bent end sections with recesses and corner openings, pressing a bent end section into the spacing between the securing walls to cause deformation and snapping back thereof a projection engages in a respective recess, sliding said wall panel along the parallel, spaced apart fastening extrusions to a desired position with the corner openings permitting said sliding action, and repeating the steps of pressing and sliding for additional wall panels. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140360122 | Solid-Wood Rigid Block Assemblies - In some embodiments, a durable solid-wood door or other rigid block assembly includes two generally-planar, mutually-parallel solid-wood boards each having a plurality of mutually-parallel dovetail-connection channels running generally along an internal surface of each of the boards, and a solid-wood central keying structure disposed between the two solid-wood boards. The central keying structure includes a plurality of two-sided sliding dovetails keys sized to slide within the dovetail-connection channels to secure the two-mutually-parallel solid-wood boards to each other via sliding dovetail connections to the central keying structure. Alternating wood grain orientations may be used to reduce warping. Each board may include multiple laterally-adjacent monolithic slabs interconnected via tongue-and-groove edge connections, with the dovetail connection channels extending across multiple slabs. An adhesive and/or fasteners secure the two boards in a fixed position relative to each other, creating a solid block structure. | 12-11-2014 |
| 052590200 | Keys, mortises, or key and mortise on opposed faces or edges | 2 |
| 20080216438 | Building Construction Element of Wood - A building element of wood intended to be stacked on top of each other in order to form a wall of a building. The invention is characterised in that the element ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080263988 | Building System for Constructing Walls - The invention concerns a building system for constructing vertical walls using wooden building blocks. The parallelepiped blocks comprise on their upper and lower surfaces a first groove ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 052591100 | Key on angularly related edges or faces | 6 |
| 20140318071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY RELEASABLE MODULAR TILE - An impact attenuating tile system that can be selectively installed and uninstalled without damaging the modular tiles making up the system is disclosed. The system uses a support ladder to support the seam between two modular tiles. The seam can support wheelchairs and other heavy equipment positioned on the seam between two tiles without the tiles coming apart. Additionally, the tiles can be selectively removed without damaging or disfiguring the tiles. The system taught herein allows a user to implement a system which provides fall height attenuation, is ADA complaint, is not prone to creating tripping hazards even under high loads, and can be removed or replaced as deemed appropriate and can be selectively removed without cutting, disfiguring compromising the tiles. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150082732 | FLOOR COVERING - Hard panels formed from a wood-based material and having a decorative layer for floor coverings are provided, at least on two opposite edges, with coupling devices made in one piece with the panels wherein similar panels may be coupled together to form a floor covering, wherein these coupling devices provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of coupled panels, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges concerned and parallel to the plane of coupled panels. These coupling devices are constituted of a tongue and a groove. The top side of the tongue has a protrusion that cooperates with a meshing recess located in the lower side of the upper lip of the groove of the coupling devices, and a portion extending generally parallel with the plane of the panel to form a contact surface cooperating with the lower side of the upper lip of the groove. | 03-26-2015 |
| 052591200 | Multiple, finite keys (e.g, perpendicular sawtooth) | 1 |
| 20140150369 | PANEL AND FASTENING SYSTEM FOR SUCH PANEL - A fastening system for floor panels, which has profiles on small faces of the panels. Opposite retaining profiles match so that similar panels can be interlinked. The panels have opposite first retaining profiles configured so on a panel in first line, a new panel can be locked in second line by attaching the new panel to the installed panel at an angle relative to the installed panel and then swiveling it down into the plane of the installed panel. The panel has opposite second retaining elements that have corresponding hook elements. A hook connection can be established by a hook element of the new panel and hook element of a panel already installed in second line by swiveling the new panel. Every hook connection is associated with an additional locking element that prevents the release of the hook connection in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the installed panels. | 06-05-2014 |
| 052591300 | Key designed for four direction lock | 1 |
| 20080209840 | Interlocking tile - A polymeric interlocking tile for an adhesive-free assemblage with adjacent tiles having substantially similar, but inverted, edge interlocks thereon. The interlocks on each edge of a tile include a row of first and second sets of male-female types of alternating interlocks. The first interlock set includes a male lug projection having sidewalls forming one sidewall of a channel of U-shaped cross-section. The channel forms a female interlock cavity for the first set. The second interlock set is contiguous to the first set and includes a male projecting rib having two parallel sidewalls, one sidewall faces the edge and forms an opposite sidewall of the channel and an opposite, inwardly facing sidewall forms an enclosure for a second female cavity of the next set. At the opposite ends of each interlock row, the U-shaped channel sidewalls are wider to facilitate an initial interlock meshing between contiguous tiles of the assemblage. | 09-04-2008 |
| 052591400 | Rabbet on two perpendicular faces or edge and face (e.g., ship lap) for key | 2 |
| 20100319294 | Tile Structure and Assembly for Covering Predetermined Surface - A tile structure and a tile assembly comprising a plurality of substantially equivalent, interconnected tile structures disposable in covering relation to a floor or other surface area. Each tile structure comprises outer and under layers fixedly secured in longitudinally and transversely offset relation to define a connecting groove and a connecting tongue extending along opposite longitudinal and transverse peripheral portions thereof. The connecting tongue on each of the plurality of tile structures is cooperatively dimensioned and configured to fit within the connecting groove on a next adjacently disposed tile structure. Secure interconnection between the tile structures is facilitated by a pressure sensitive or dry adhesive composition disposed on one surface at least partially within the connecting groove, while the remaining surfaces of the connecting tongue and groove are initially adhesive-free. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20130180198 | SHIPLAP JOINT - A building panel having improved shiplap joints to provide complete coverage with while providing for panel expansion and contraction. The building panel includes an overlap adapted to overlie a back portion of the backface of one or more panels laid up in the next higher course. Alternate corners of the building panels have centerlaps portions formed at a plane central to the thickness of the building panel that fit between the space defined by the front overlap and the backunderlap. The centerlaps mate to fill gaps that would otherwise open when the building panels expand and contract. | 07-18-2013 |
| 052592100 | Keys, mortises, or key and mortise on opposed edges or faces | 28 |
| 20090077919 | Hardwood Flooring - An elongated flooring board for use in forming a warp-resistant hardwood surface that can be repeatedly refinished, adhesively bonded to concrete or nailed to a subfloor. The flooring board is comprised of an upper hardwood layer and a plurality of lower softwood layers adhesively bonded together and to the upper layer. The hardwood upper layer is at least 7 mm. in thickness and the lower softwood layers collectively define a thickness of at least about 15 mm. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090183458 | PANELLING SYSTEM - A panelling system preferably for floors is defined by a series of panels each formed of a plurality of tongue and groove main floor plank strips arranged side edge to side edge and cut to a common length with a tongue along one cut edge and a groove along the other. At the edges are attached edge strips formed also from the flooring planks with tongue and groove and fastened together to form a common panel member for transportation and installation. The outwardly facing edge has a tongue or groove for mating with a groove or tongue of a next adjacent panel. The strips are fastened by pins or corrugated plates from the rear or by a bonded sheet material on the rear. The strips may include tongue and groove joints of the snap fastening type where the connection of each strip to the next in the assembled panel can be simply by way of an adhesive tape over the rear surface of the joint. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090205283 | Two part grille with interlocking connections for assembly in doors or the like - A two part grille with interlocking connections molded from opaque plastic allows one or more screens or filters supported inside the grille and provides a configuration which allows its parts to be fitted on opposite sides of an opening in a wall or a door locked together by a mortise and tenon joint so that no screws are necessary, and the two part grille further have intermediate spacers used to accommodate differing thickness of a wall or the like. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090241461 | COMPOSITE STACKABLE PALLET CONSTRUCTION - A structurally reinforcing and three dimensional article, such as a pallet, having a structural insert of specified shape and size. A composite plasticized material is over-molded or otherwise applied upon the structural insert according to a selected thickness to encapsulate the insert. The pallets are stackable when not in use and may also include built in straps for securing cargo thereupon. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090260313 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOOR PANELS AND FLOOR PANEL - Floor panel, of the type comprising at least a single- or multi-piece substrate, which at least partially consists of wood or wood-based material, wherein the floor panel, at least at two opposite sides, has profiled edge portions, which at least comprise coupling parts, as well as is provided, at least at one of these sides, with a chamfer, such that the floor panel shows at least a first surface formed by the actual upper side of the floor panel, a second surface formed by the surface of said chamfer, and a third surface formed by the portion of the profiled edge portion extending below said chamfer, wherein at the first, as well as at the second and third surface, coatings are present, a first coating, a second coating and a third coating, respectively, wherein at least one of said coatings is realized as a solidified substance. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090282771 | PANELLING SYSTEM PRIMARILY FOR DECKING - A panelling system for decks has a series of panels each formed from main strips arranged side edge to side edge and cut to a common length with a groove along each side. A plurality of fasteners extend into facing grooves to hold the strips together and also have a hole to be screwed to a support. At two of the four sides of the main panel are attached divider strips formed also from the same deck planks and fastened together using the same fasteners in the grooves to form a common panel member for transportation and installation. The panels are laid on top of strapping carried at right angles to supporting joists so that the ends of the main planks are supported by two parallel strapping pieces with an additional one in the center. The fasteners also project beyond the panel edge to connect the panels together. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100011695 | Composite Panel Assembly - A composite panel assembly includes: a first composite panel having first and second contact surfaces, and including upper and lower protective layers, and a first core; and a second composite panel having third and fourth contact surfaces, and including upper and lower protective layers, and a second core. The first contact surface of the first composite panel is disposed above and abuts against the third contact surface of the second composite panel, and the second contact surface of the first composite panel is disposed below and abuts against the fourth contact surface of the second composite panel. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100050556 | Panel Structure - A panel structure system is disclosed. The panel structure system comprises a panel having four opposing sides forming a perimeter about a front face opposite a back face; a perimeter member matingly coupled one side, with a channel having retainers formed in the perimeter member; a key having a first portion coupled to a second portion and a notch feature; and an assembly of panels including an interior and an exterior defined by the panels, with the panels arranged adjacent and coplanar in a wall structure coupled to a floor, wherein the assembly includes a roof structure formed by additional panels and positioned on top of the wall structures. The panels in the wall structure and roof structure are joined along the perimeter members of respective adjacent panels and couple the perimeter members with a key inserted into the at least one channel and the retainers retain the notch. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110094179 | FLOORING SYSTEM HAVING MICROBEVELS - Laminated flooring panels include decorative motifs, mechanically embossed-in-registration surface textures, recessed perimeters, and locking mechanisms. The locking mechanisms facilitate the alignment of adjacent flooring panels. Adjacent flooring panels substantially aligned allow embossed-in-registration patterns to be substantially continuous across adjacent flooring panels. The recessed perimeter prevents the edges of the flooring panel from prematurely wearing. Individual flooring panels within the flooring system may comprise at least one partial sub-panel having a decorative motif and/or embossed surface texture that is complementary with a decorative motif and/or embossed surface texture of a neighboring partial sub-panel. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION WALL PANELS - A multi-layer wood panel comprises a core segment, made up of a plurality of layers, and two external finishing layers. Each layer is comprised of several boards, joined at the edges with interlocking fingers or tongues and grooves. The layers of the core segment are joined using wood pegs at specified intervals, with the pegs penetrating all the board layers of the core segment at an angle other than perpendicular to the layers. The core segment and the external finishing layers of the panel are joined using key and groove mortise connections, where the key shape corresponds to the shape of the mortise grooves made in the outer surfaces of the boards of the core segment and in the inner surfaces of the outer finishing layer, which are oriented perpendicular or parallel to the direction of the board fibers. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120096801 | PANEL, MORE PARTICULARLY FLOOR PANEL - A panel having a core and at least two opposite edges with coupling parts at two opposite edges. The coupling parts of the panels can be coupled to each other by means of a downward movement, such that a locking is obtained in the plane of the panels and perpendicular to the edges, as well as perpendicular to the plane of the panels. The coupling parts at the two edges comprise locking parts ensuring locking in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels, and at least one of these locking parts forms part of a flexible portion made in one piece with the core. The flexible portion is bendable at least in the plane of the panel. The panel includes at least one support portion which forms a support against bending of the flexible portion in a direction transverse to the plane of the coupled panels. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130014464 | WOODEN LAMINATED FLOOR FOR THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY COMPOSED OF SOFTWOOD LUMBER - A cargo carrying flooring system, made of planks of wood arranged side by side. Each plank is made of a plurality of rows of wood strips, the strips being connected end to end by shaped coupling portions, and side by side. At least some of the rows of wood strips are made of machine graded softwood lumber. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130276399 | CONSTRUCTION PANEL - This application relates to a light-weight, multi-purpose construction panel. The panel may be formed, for example, from molded plastic. Each panel includes a substantially planar deck on a first side thereof and a second side comprising alternating male and female sleeves arranged in honeycomb-like compartments defined by a plurality of wall elements. A pair of panels may be releasably coupled together with their respective second sides facing inwardly to form a construction assembly. When a pair of panels is coupled together, the male sleeves of one panel matingly fit within the females sleeves of the other panel, and vice versa. The panel assemblies may be used for many different construction applications including flooring, roofing and wall structures. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130305650 | JOINT STRUCTURE FOR ASSEMBLING FLOORBOARDS - A joint structure for a floorboard, including: at least one first beveled tenon, the first beveled tenon including a tenon face facing upwards; a first beveled mortise, the first beveled mortise including a mortise face facing upwards; at least one second beveled tenon, the second beveled tenon including a tenon face facing downwards; and a second beveled mortise, the second beveled mortise including a mortise face facing downwards. The first beveled tenon is disposed in parallel to a surface of the floorboard at a right edge approximately half a height of the floorboard; the first beveled mortise is disposed at an inner side of the first beveled tenon. The second beveled tenon is disposed at a left edge approximately half the height of the floorboard. The second beveled mortise is disposed at an inner side of the second beveled tenon. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140033636 | Floor Covering, Floor Element and Method for Manufacturing Floor Elements - Floor covering, consisting of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, characterized in that at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140260061 | Interlocking Cladding Panel and Methods of Use - A cladding panel for siding construction extends preferably vertically on a structure. The panel has an outer layer and an insulting layer. The panel may have an interlocking groove structure on one longitudinal edge and a cooperating tongue structure on an opposite longitudinal edge. The interlocking groove portion and interlocking tongue portion may have cooperating geometry such that like panels may be assembled together by engaging the tongue portion of one panel with the interlocking groove portion of another panel. The panels when assembled may be generally flush to one another with generally flat faces. The insulating layers of assembled panels may have cooperating geometry to enable the panels to lie flat against a structure with only the insulating layers contacting the structure. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140366478 | BRIDGELIKE SUPPORT STRUCTURE MADE OF FIREPROOF CERAMIC BRICKS - The invention relates to a bridge-like supporting structure made of fireproof ceramic stones, wherein two outer, end bearing stones have a largely horizontal step on the inner side of the outer, end bearing stones and a keystone arranged between the two bearing stones has at least one corresponding step on the two outer sides of the keystone. By means of said structure, thermal expansions can be better compensated. | 12-18-2014 |
| 052592400 | Having mortise with internal space | 4 |
| 20080196347 | Combinable floor board - A combinable floor board includes a square body made of plastic. The body is provided with an L-shaped upper connecting side extending from an upper section of two adjacent sides, and an L-shaped lower connecting side extending from a lower section of other two adjacent sides. The upper and the lower connecting side have the same width. The upper connecting side has a plurality of female fitting members, and the lower connecting side has a plurality of male fitting members to correspond to the female fitting members. Thus, one floor board can be assembled with another floor board by fitting together the upper connecting side with the lower connecting side. So a large number of the floor boards can be assembled on a large area of the ground with fastness, convenience and a decent appearance. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080209841 | Bordered Panels, Especially for Walls and Ceilings - The invention relates to panels ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090308014 | FLOORING SYSTEM - A joint for connecting two adjacent flooring panels together in a substantially vertical manner includes a rotatable locking member made of plastic, metal or another resilient material. The rotatable locking member is located within a groove or opening of one flooring panel and the second flooring panel has a tongue shaped to mate with the rotatable locking member. Upon installation, the rotatable member rotates and locks around the back of the tongue via a groove above the tongue. The rotatable locking member includes a resilient arm which is bent away from its initial rest position upon installation, so that when the rotatable locking member locks onto the tongue, the resilient arm is bent providing a biasing force which holds the panel securely in position. | 12-17-2009 |
| 052592500 | And provided for stacking | 1 |
| 20140331590 | BUILDING BLOCK AND INTERLOCKING CONSTRUCTION METHOD - The objective of this invention is to enable a rapid construction of affordable, disaster-resistant real estate structures. Inventors present a building block construction of an ornamental shape and design as described herein, a corresponding interlock system, and a method of assembling novel structural elements and elements of known design into a cohesive building structure. The novel construction blocks, interlocks and panels form a cooperatively organized communicating chamber for receiving a cement-based substance, for example a cement-based concrete or mortar mixture, hence comprising a monolithic building structure. | 11-13-2014 |
| 052592600 | Designed for stacking (e.g., key on top surface, mortise on bottom) | 7 |
| 20080276561 | Assembled DIY floor - An assembled DIY floor comprises a floor unit having an approximate rectangular shape; an upper side of the floor unit being formed with a groove which also has an approximate rectangular shape; the groove serving for receiving a floor plate; the floor plate being adhered to the groove by using a sticky layer; an upper lateral side of the groove having a buckle for buckling the floor plate to the floor unit; an assembly portion installed around the floor unit; the assembly portion including a plurality of projections and a plurality of recesses. When assembling two floor units, the projections are buckled to the recesses so as to assembly two floor units. In assembly, two floor units are assembled; the projections of a floor unit are combined to the recesses of another floor unit; the floor plate being combined to the groove of the floor unit through the sticky layer; and the floor unit is adhered to ground. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090320403 | Assemblable fire pit and outdoor grill from concrete based artificiall stone - A modular outdoor barbeque grill and firepit is constructed of artificial stone-like slab members, which permit a uniform construction method by utilizing only a single block with a universal joint configuration to create an easily assembled, disassembled, re-assembled, and inexpensively manufactured product. Simple variation in the slab members' length, as well as relocation of the joint permits tremendous versatility of product design without increasing complexity of assembly. Slab members are cast of air-entrained concrete in elastomeric molds for reduced density and lighter weight members, which have advantageous thermal properties, exhibit greater longevity in adverse weath conditions, and may be so formed with pigments to resemble stone, brick, or decorative mosaic tile. The ease of construction by the design of this invention also permits quick transition between a backyard fire pit and a barbeque grill with a sophisticated appearance. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100043335 | STACKING MASONRY BLOCK SYSTEM WITH TRANSITION BLOCK AND UTILITY GROOVE RUNNING THERETHROUGH - A masonry block system that employs blocks with unique surfaces, top, bottom, and transition, and a locking starter rail for placement below the block wall. The surfaces of the block and the shape of the starter rail are configured so as to lock together, providing a wall system. The system can either be mortarless wherein grout-like material is placed within the blocks to provide a monolithic system. A method of making and installing and various parts, such as the starter rail and block are also disclosed. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100064620 | COLUMN BLOCK SYSTEM - A system of blocks is configured to be compatible with each other in the construction of a columnar structure. Each block has four faces and all four faces may generally have the same dimensions. The width of the blocks may generally be about twice their height. The faces of the block also may contain a slot to add an aesthetic appearance to the column. The blocks have certain constructions features that mate with specially constructed brackets in attaching a fence panel to the completed column. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20150308114 | WALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND COMPONENT THEREOF - A wall construction system includes a first block having a first surface and a first void and a second block having a second surface and a second void. The second block is positioned atop the first block to define an interface plane at the adjacent first and second surfaces. The wall construction system further includes a shear member encased within cementitious material within the first and second voids at the interface plane. The cementitious material engages opposing walls of the first and second voids. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160032585 | WOOD BRICK ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a wood brick assembly. The wood brick assembly comprises: a wood brick formed of wood; and a connection bar connecting a plurality of wood bricks which are adjacent to each other in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein the wood brick is provided with an insertion groove formed on the upper surface and the lower surface thereof, in which the insertion groove is recessed at a predetermined depth in the horizontal direction thereof, for inserting the connection bar therein, and wherein the connection bar is configured to be thicker than the depth of the insertion groove, thereby connecting the plurality of wood bricks which are vertically arranged. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160130810 | LOAD BEARING INTERLOCKING STRUCTURAL BLOCKS AND MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM - Construction materials intended for use as structural elements, such as structural blocks, used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering structures. The blocks can comprise hemp hurd and fibers, flax fiber, hydraulic lime and hydrated lime. In one aspect, the blocks may comprise a body shape configured so as to allow it to interlock with other blocks in the construction of a structure. Methods for manufacturing the blocks and structures comprising such materials and methods for building such structures are also disclosed. | 05-12-2016 |
