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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Franz Knauseder, Salaburg, AT;
Assignee:
M. Kaindl, Wals, AT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to flat and/or elongated building components ( ), preferably wooden, and a structure connecting these components ( ) in accordance with the groove and tongue principle. Two legs ( ) forming a groove ( ) branch off from a front face of one of the components ( ), and a tongue ( ) branching off from a front face of the other component ( ) can be inserted into the groove ( ). Locking elements ( ) hold the components ( ) in an assembled position. In accordance with the invention, the locking elements are configured as triangular projections ( ) and cavities ( ) in facing or adjacent surfaces of the groove and/or tongue.