Auxiliary device for alignment of floor boards when laying plank flooring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8789809
APP PUB NO 20130048926A1
SERIAL NO

13588144

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Disclosed is an auxiliary device (1) for alignment of floor boards (2) when laying plank flooring. The auxiliary device is a tensioning unit (10) with two floor-side, protruding, lower contact jaws (12, 14) for resting against board side edges. The contact jaws are joined together via a displacement guide (16) for changing of their mutual internal distance (X1, X2), and with an upper lever mechanism (18) positioned opposite the lower, floor-side contact jaws (12, 14). The lever mechanism (18) is designed according to the toggle principle and is connected to the contact jaws (12, 14) such that by pivoting of the lever mechanism (18) the contact jaws (12, 14) can be moved from a starting position with a larger distance (X1) into a tensioned position with a smaller, defined distance (X2).

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SPAX INTERNATIONAL GMBH & CO KG58256 ENNEPETAL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lehmann, Christian Wuppertal, DE 27 94

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