Device for assembling the longitudinal edges of panels, lath or wainscots

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for assembling longitudinal edges of panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ) consisting of a male portion ( 2 ), for equipping the longitudinal edge of said panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ) and of a female portion ( 3 ) with matching shape for equipping the other longitudinal edge of the panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ). The male portion ( 2 ) is in the form of a longitudinal tongue inclined upwards, the female portion ( 3 ) having matching cross-section and inclination. The device is equipped with vertical load transfer elements in service position. The invention is more particularly useful in the building sector, in particular for flooring, wall facing or ceiling finish, with panels, laths or wainscots made of different materials, such as wood, skin materials and synthetic materials.

1 . Assembly device for the longitudinal edges of panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ), constituted by a male portion ( 2 ) on a longitudinal edge of said panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ) and by a female portion ( 3 ) of corresponding shape on the other longitudinal edge of said panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ), characterized in that the male portion ( 2 ) is present in the form of a longitudinal upwardly inclined tongue, the female portion ( 3 ) having a corresponding cross-section and inclination, and in that it is provided with vertical load transfer means in the service position.  
     
     
         2 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the vertical load transfer means is present in the form of at least one longitudinal shoulder ( 4 ) connecting at least the lower edge of the inclined tongue ( 2 ), forming the male portion of the device, to the corresponding longitudinal edge, and at least one other shoulder ( 5 ) provided on the corresponding edge delimiting the female portion ( 3 ) of the assembly device, these shoulders ( 4  and  5 ) being parallel to the upper and lower planes ( 1 ′ and  1 ″) of the panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ).  
     
     
         3 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the male portion ( 2 ) in the form of a longitudinal tongue has a cross-section that narrows from the longitudinal edge of the panel, lath or wainscot ( 1 ) in the direction of the free edge of said tongue.  
     
     
         4 . Device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the shoulder ( 4 ) projects from the corresponding longitudinal edge of the panel, lath or wainscot ( 1 ) and is connected to the male portion in the form of a tongue ( 2 ) by a right angle edge, the corresponding shoulder ( 5 ) being present in the form of a corner recess of the corresponding edge of the panel, lath or wainscot ( 1 ).  
     
     
         5 . Device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the shoulder ( 4 ) is present in the form of a surface of a longitudinal throat, whose other surface forms a surface of the longitudinal tongue constituting a male portion ( 2 ), the shoulder ( 5 ) thus constituting a surface of a projecting edge of corresponding shape to that of the throat, whose other surface is constituted by one of the walls forming the recess constituting the female portion ( 3 ).  
     
     
         6 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the vertical load transfer means is constituted by two longitudinal shoulders ( 4 ) extending on opposite sides of the inclined tongue ( 2 ), forming a male portion of the device, and connecting the corresponding edges of said tongue to the corresponding longitudinal edge, and by two other shoulders ( 5 ) provided on the corresponding edge delimiting the female portion ( 3 ) of the assembly device and delimiting a straight longitudinal groove, these shoulders ( 4  and  5 ) being parallel to the upper and lower planes ( 1 ′ and  1 ″) of the panels, laths or wainscots ( 1 ).