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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2011
Hannes Speidel, Neftenbach, CH;
Eddy Boucke, Menen, BE;
Hannes Speidel, Neftenbach, CH;
Eddy Boucke, Menen, BE;
I-TeCONSULT N.V., Kortrijk, BE;
Abstract
A surface covering kit is disclosed, comprising a plurality of generally rectangular panels (). Each panel is provided with grooves () forming an insertion channel () when two panels () are laid next to each other along their transverse sides () in a common laying plane (). An extraneous locking element () is received by the insertion channel (), the extraneous locking element () having a longitudinal dimension and a cross-section perpendicular to said longitudinal dimension which forms a cross with at least four cross arms. The corresponding cross arms of the insertion channel have two parallel flank surfaces () each, and each of the cross arms is oriented diagonally in a plane perpendicular to the panel plane ().