Patents Assigned to Valinge Aluminium AB
  • Patent number: 7568322
    Abstract: A system for forming a flooring includes rectangular floorboards (1, 1?) including first and second types of floorboards (A, B), on which first and second locking devices are arranged in pairs on opposing short edges (5a, 5b) and long edges (4a, 4b), respectively, and on which the locking device of the first type of floorboard (A) along one pair of opposing joint edges is mirror inverted relative to the corresponding locking device along the same pair of opposing joint edges of the second type of floorboard (B). The system includes a third type of floorboard (C), which is so designed that a first one (5b) of its two short edges presents the first locking device (12) and both its long edges (4a, 4b) and its other short edge (5a) presents the second locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 7516588
    Abstract: Floorboards with a mechanical locking system that allows movement between the floorboards when they are joined to form a floating floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 7454875
    Abstract: Floor panels (1, 1?) are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible tongue (30) in a sliding groove (40) which during a vertical folding motion is displaced. Moreover, a tongue blank (50), a production method and an installation method are shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas HÃ¥kansson, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20060236642
    Abstract: Floor panels (1, 1?) are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible locking element 15 in a locking groove 14 which during a horizontal motion is displaced vertically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 7086205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for laying and mechanically joining building panels, especially thin, hard, floating floors. Adjacent joint edges (3, 4) of two panels (1, 2) engage each other to provide a first mechanical connection locking the joint edges (3, 4) in a first direction (D1) perpendicular to the principal plane of the panels. In each joint, there is further provided a strip (6) which is integrated with one joint edge (3) and which projects behind the other joint edge (4). The strip (6) has an upwardly protruding locking element (8) engaging in a locking groove (14) in the rear side (16) of the other joint edge (4) to form a second mechanical connection locking the panels (1, 2) in a second direction (D2) parallel to the principal plane of the panels and at right angles to the joint. Both the first and the second mechanical connection allow mutual displacement of joined panels (1, 2) in the direction of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Tony Pervan
  • Patent number: 7051486
    Abstract: Floorboards with a mechanical locking system having a separately machined strip which is mechanically joined with the floorboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20050268570
    Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Floorboards with a mechanical locking system that allows movement between the floorboards when they are joined to form a floating floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20050208255
    Abstract: Floorboards for making a floating floor have a core (30) which comprises at least two layers of material (L1, L2), which are arranged at different distances from the surface layer (31), and which differ in respect of material properties or material composition. Semi manufactures for making such floorboards are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20050166514
    Abstract: Floorboards with a mechanical locking system that allows movement between the floorboards when they are joined to form a floating floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20050166516
    Abstract: Floorboards with a mechanical locking system that allows movement between the floorboards when they are joined to form a floating floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6922964
    Abstract: A floorboard system includes a plurality of floorboards, wherein each of the floorboards is a rectangular floorboard provided with long edges and short edges and having a floorboard body provided with an integrated long edge locking system and an integrated short edge locking system for mechanical joining, both vertically and horizontally, the floorboards, along the long edges thereof and along the short edges thereof. The long edge locking system differs from the short edge locking system in respect of at least one of material composition and material properties. And, at least one of the long edge locking system and the short edge locking system includes a separate element which is integrally connected with the floorboard body at the factory and is made of a material other than that included in the floorboard body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6918220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards (1, 1?), a floorboard having such a locking system and a flooring made of such floorboards. The locking system has mechanical cooperating means (36, 38; 6, 8, 14) for vertical and horizontal joining of adjoining floorboards. The means for horizontal joining about a vertical plane (F) comprise a locking groove (14) and a locking strip (16) which is located at opposite joint edge portions (4a, 4b) of the floorboard (4). The locking strip (6) projects from the joint plane (F) and has an upwards projecting locking element (8) at its free end. The locking groove (14) is formed in the opposite joint edge portion (4a) of the floorboard at a distance from the joint plane (F). The locking groove (14) and the locking element (8) have operative locking surfaces (10, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6898913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards (1, 1?) which have a body (30), a lower balancing layer (34) and an upper surface layer (32). A strip (6) is integrally formed with the body (30) of the floorboard (1) and extends under an adjoining floorboard (1?). The strip (6) has a locking element (8), which engages a looking groove (14) in the underside of the adjoining floorboard (1?) and forms a horizontal joint. A tongue (38) and a tongue groove (36) form a vertical joint between upper and lower plane-parallel contact surfaces (43, 45) and are designed in such manner that the lower contact surfaces (45) are on a level between the upper side of the locking element (8) and a plane containing the underside (3) of the floorboard. The invention also relates to a floorboard having such a locking system, a floor made of such floorboards, as well as a method for making such a locking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6880305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strip for a building board (2), exhibiting a board body (S) which is formed with a gripping stud (24). The strip (10) extends from the body (S) and from which are formed gripping elements (26, 28), which are bent round the gripping stud (24) for mechanical fastening of the strip (10) to the body (S), as well as a locking element (12) for enabling mechanical joining of the board (2) to similar boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Tony Pervan
  • Publication number: 20050055943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards (1, 1?), a floorboard having such a locking system and a flooring made of such floorboards. The locking system has mechanical cooperating means (36, 38; 6, 8, 14) for vertical and horizontal joining of adjoining floorboards. The means for horizontal joining about a vertical plane (F) comprise a locking groove (14) and a locking strip (16) which is located at opposite joint edge portions (4a, 4b) of the floorboard (4). The locking strip (6) projects from the joint plane (F) and has an upwards projecting locking element (8) at its free end. The locking groove (14) is formed in the opposite joint edge portion (4a) of the floorboard at a distance from the joint plane (F). The locking groove (14) and the locking element (8) have operative locking surfaces (10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6851241
    Abstract: A floorboard and an openable locking system therefor comprise an undercut groove on one long side of the floorboard and a projecting tongue on the opposite long side of the floorboard. The undercut groove has a corresponding upwardly directed inner locking surface at a distance from its tip. The tongue and the undercut groove are formed to be brought together and pulled apart by a pivoting motion which has its center close to the intersection between the surface planes and the common joint plane of two adjoining floorboards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6769218
    Abstract: A floorboard and an openable locking system therefor comprise an undercut groove on one long side of the floorboard and a projecting tongue on the opposite long side of the floorboard. The undercut groove has a corresponding upwardly directed inner locking surface at a distance from its tip. The tongue and the undercut groove are formed to be connected by adjoining boards being brought together and snapped together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20040139678
    Abstract: Floorboards with a format corresponding to a traditional parquet block for laying of mechanically joined floating flooring. Rectangular floorboards include a surface layer and a core with two long sides and two short sides, for making a floating flooring, which floorboards are mechanically lockable and which along their four sides have pairs of opposing connectors for locking similar, adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally wherein the long sides have a length not exceeding 80 cm and the short sides have a width not exceeding 10 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 6715253
    Abstract: This relates to a locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards (1, 1′), a floorboard having such a locking system and a flooring made of such floorboards. The locking system has mechanical cooperating structure (36, 38; 6, 8, 14) for vertical and horizontal joining of adjoining floorboards. The means for horizontal joining about a vertical plane (F) comprise a locking groove (14) and a locking strip (16) which is located at opposite joint edge portions (4a, 4b) of the floorboard (4). The locking strip (6) projects from the joint plane (F) and has an upwards projecting locking element (8) at its free end. The locking groove (14) is formed in the opposite joint edge portion (4a) of the floorboard at a distance from the joint plane (F). The locking groove (14) and the locking element (8) have operative locking surfaces (10, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: RE39439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for laying and mechanically joining building panels, especially thin, hard, floating floors. Adjacent joint edges (3, 4) of two panels (1, 2) engage each other to provide a first mechanical connection locking the joint edges (3, 4) in a first direction (D1) perpendicular to the principal plane of the panels. In each joint, there is further provided a strip (6) which is integrated with one joint edge (3) and which projects behind the other joint edge (4). The strip (6) has an upwardly protruding locking element (8) engaging in a locking groove (14) in the rear side (16) of the other joint edge (4) to form a second mechanical connection locking the panels (1, 2) in a second direction (D2) parallel to the principal plane of the panels and at right angles to the joint. Both the first and the second mechanical connections allow mutual displacement of joined panels (1, 2) in the direction of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Valinge Aluminium AB
    Inventor: Tony Pervan