Abstract: An extruded connecting profile for two panels having peripheral edges includes a first frame element having a front side and an opposite rear side, the front side being shaped for engaging a peripheral edge of a first panel of the two panels. A second frame element is also provided having a front side and an opposite rear side the front side being shaped for engaging a peripheral edge of a second panel of the two panels. An elastic structure extending between the first and second frame elements is co-extruded with the first and second frame elements and is comprised of a material having a higher elasticity than the material of the first and second frame elements.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 23, 2002
Date of Patent:
December 2, 2008
Assignee:
Hilltech Holdings S.A.
Inventors:
Eric Isaac, Paolo Cortivo, Piergiorgio Polloni, Stefano Gabriel