US Patent Office Issues “Snap” Patent to Unilin

Wielsbeke, Belgium, May 10, 2006 – The United States Patent Office issued patent US 7,040,068 to Unilin for glueless systems for HDF-based flooring panels that allow the panels to be snapped (or tapped) together. Unilin launched this snapping technology in January 1997, and since then it has become the most applied installation system in the HDF-based flooring industry. One of the major advantages of these snap-type systems is that they allow user-friendly installation in virtually every situation.