公开(公告)号：US20080216435A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-11

申请号：US11997101

申请日：2006-07-28

Applicant: Shaun Nolan

Inventor： Shaun Nolan

IPC: E04F15/14

CPC classification number: E04F15/02 ,  E04F13/08 ,  E04F2201/0153 ,  E04F2201/07

Abstract: A member such as a board (10) configured to interlock with similar such boards, typically for use as flooring. The board (10) comprises an elongate body (11) having first and second opposed faces (13, 15) and two longitudinal sides (17, 19). A first locking portion (12) is provided at one longitudinal side (17) and a second locking portion (22) is provided at the other longitudinal side (19). The first locking portion (21) comprises a tongue (23) presenting a convex face (33), and the second locking portion (22) comprises a groove (41) for receiving the tongue (23) of a similar board disposed adjacent thereto. The groove (41) has a face incorporating a concave portion (49) for receiving the convex face (33) of the tongue (23), whereby interaction between the convex and concave portions (33, 49) serves to draw the tongue (23) of one board into the groove (41) of another board upon relative angular movement between the two boards towards a position whereby they are in side-by-side relation. The first locking portion (21) further comprises a first interlocking element configured as a further groove (38) disposed between the tongue (23) and the second face (15) of the body (11). Additionally, the second locking portion (22) further comprises a second interlocking element configured as a rib (61) disposed between the groove (41) and the second face (15) of the body (11). The rib (61) and groove (38) of adjacent boards are adapted to interlock when the two boards are in side-by-side relation.

Abstract translation: 诸如板（10）的构件被构造成与类似的这种板互锁，通常用作地板。 板（10）包括具有第一和第二相对面（13,15）和两个纵向侧面（17,19）的细长主体（11）。 第一锁定部分（12）设置在一个纵向侧（17）处，并且第二锁定部分（22）设置在另一纵向侧（19）处。 第一锁定部分（21）包括具有凸面（33）的舌部（23），并且第二锁定部分（22）包括用于接收与其相邻设置的类似板的舌部（23）的凹槽（41）。 凹槽（41）具有包含用于容纳舌部（23）的凸面（33）的凹部（49）的面，由此凸部和凹部（33,49）之间的相互作用用于拉舌（23） ）在两个板之间的相对角运动朝着并排关系的位置进入另一板的凹槽（41）中。 第一锁定部分（21）还包括构造为设置在主体（11）的舌部（23）和第二面（15）之间的另外的凹槽（38）的第一互锁元件。 此外，第二锁定部分（22）还包括构造为设置在主体（11）的凹槽（41）和第二面（15）之间的肋（61）的第二互锁元件。 相邻板的肋（61）和槽（38）适于在两个板处于并排关系时互锁。