公开(公告)号：US20160340910A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15163349

申请日：2016-05-24

Applicant: AFI LICENSING LLC

Inventor： SUNIL RAMACHANDRA ,  ANNA J. TOTARO

IPC: E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/10

CPC classification number: E04F15/02022 ,  E04F15/02038 ,  E04F15/10 ,  E04F15/105 ,  E04F2201/0146 ,  E04F2201/0176 ,  E04F2201/021 ,  E04F2201/03 ,  E04F2201/0535

Abstract: A floating floor system and a floor panel and method for use with the same that includes a snap-fit locking assembly that provides vertical locking between adjacent floor panels to minimize and/or prevent ledging therebetween. In one embodiment, a protuberance and a recess are also provide on the floor panels to provide horizontal locking. The snap-fit locking assembly comprises: a locking member protruding from a first flange and comprising an undercut surface; and a locking slot formed in a second flange. The snap-fit locking assembly is configured so that when the locking member of a first one of the panels is disposed within the locking slot of a second one of the panels, the first and second panels are vertically locked together via mechanical interaction between the undercut surface of the locking member of the first panel and a locking surface of the second flange of the second panel.

Abstract translation: 浮动地板系统以及与其一起使用的地板镶板和方法，其包括卡扣配合锁定组件，其在相邻地板镶板之间提供垂直锁定，以最小化和/或防止它们之间的突出。 在一个实施例中，还在地板镶板上提供突起和凹槽以提供水平锁定。 卡扣配合锁定组件包括：从第一凸缘突出并包括底切表面的锁定构件; 以及形成在第二凸缘中的锁定槽。 卡扣配合锁定组件被构造成使得当第一个面板的锁定构件设置在第二个面板的锁定槽内时，第一和第二面板通过底切之间的机械相互作用垂直地锁定在一起 第一面板的锁定构件的表面和第二面板的第二凸缘的锁定表面。