17 inventions are now protected
Viken, Sweden - April 25, 2000
Välinge Aluminium AB has recently applied for new patents covering 4 inventions. Two are based on our PCT 94 and two are completely new inventions.
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Our patent family with granted patents and patents pending, contains now
17 different inventions to connect, produce and install flooring panels
with mechanical locking systems:
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| 1 | Two side locking system |
| 2 | Four side locking system |
| 3 | The Snap lock system |
| 4 | Long side angling installation method |
| 5 | Short side angling installation method |
| 6 | Snap - snap installation method |
| 7 | A method to disassemble flooring boards |
| 8 | Vertical locking system |
| 9 | Horizontal locking system |
| 10 | A method to form a strip on a flooring board |
| 11 | A method to fix a strip to a flooring board |
| 12 | A locking system with displaced surfaces |
| 13 | The combiloc system |
| 14 | Strip bending system |
| 15 | Joint geometry system |
| 16 | Locking element system |
| 17 | Locking groove system |
| These 17 inventions, of which 9 have a priority of 1994, contain in total 33 main claims. Combined they cover all known mechanical locking systems with a strip, locking element and a locking groove. | |