1. Floor panel, for forming a decorative floor covering, the floor panel including two pairs of opposite edges,
the first pair of opposite edges including first coupling means, as a result of which several of such panels can be mutually coupled to one another, the first coupling means providing for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the floor covering, and in a direction perpendicular to the edges concerned, and parallel to the plane of the floor panel;
the second pair of opposite edges including second coupling means, as a result of which several of such panels can be mutually coupled to one another, the second coupling means providing for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the floor covering, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges concerned, and parallel to the plane of the floor panel, said second coupling means comprising a tongue and a groove, said groove being bordered by an upper lip and a lower lip, wherein said upper lip has a distal end and said lower lip extends beyond the distal end of the upper lip;
the second coupling means including first coupling parts, second coupling parts and third coupling parts,
said first coupling parts being formed from contact surfaces on the top side of the tongue and the bottom side of the upper lip respectively,
said second coupling parts being formed of contact surfaces, on the top side of the lower lip and an opposite part of a coupled panel respectively, and
said third coupling parts allowing for an horizontal interlocking and being formed of contact surfaces on an interlocking part situated on the lower lip yet further than the free end of the upper lip and on an opposite part of a coupled panel respectively;
wherein in a coupled condition of two of such panels, said second coupling parts with respect to the panel are situated proximal from the third coupling parts;
wherein said first coupling parts, second coupling parts and third coupling parts are arranged such that in the coupled condition the second coupling parts are at a location beyond the upper edge of the panel;
wherein the second coupling means are configured such that in the coupled condition of two of such panels a free space exists under the tongue, said free space extending as of the tip of the tongue up to said location of said second coupling parts;
wherein said interlocking part of the third coupling parts extends upward from the lower lip, and including an upper end defining a horizontal level, the contact surfaces of said second coupling parts being located lower than said horizontal level;
wherein said tongue has a most distal front surface generally extending downwards from a position above said horizontal level to a position below said horizontal level;
wherein said lower lip is made in one piece with the panel, said lower lip having a lower surface that at least up to underneath the contact surface of said interlocking part is substantially coplanar with the lower side of the panel; and
wherein in the coupled condition of two of such panels, at the second pair of edges, the mean distance between the co-operating contact surfaces of the first coupling parts and the co-operating contact surfaces of the third coupling parts, measured in a direction parallel to the plane of the floor panels, is larger than the mean distance between the co-operating contact surfaces of the first coupling parts and the co-operating contact surfaces of the second coupling parts, measured in a direction vertical to the plane of the floor panels.
2. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein said third locking parts are located at a distance from said second locking parts and wherein the upper side of the lower lip in between the second locking parts and the third locking parts shows a surface portion that is located at a lower level than the contact surfaces of said second locking parts.
3. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the floor panel comprises a decorative layer.
4. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the panels are rectangular and have a longitudinal form, such that they have long edges and short edges; wherein the first pair of opposite edges forms the long edges; and wherein the second pair of opposite edges forms the short edges.
5. The floor panel of claim 4, wherein said horizontal locking at the second pair of opposite edges is obtained by only one pair of contact surfaces.
6. The floor panel of claim 5, wherein said free space extends up to a location distally beyond said upper lip.
7. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the first coupling means are made in one piece with the floor panel.
8. The floor panel of claim 1, wherein the second coupling means are made in one piece with the floor panel.
9. The floor panel of claim 2, wherein the panels are rectangular and have a longitudinal form, such that they have long edges and short edges; wherein the above-mentioned first pair of opposite edges forms the long edges; and wherein the above-mentioned second pair of opposite edges forms the short edges.
10. The floor panel of claim 2, wherein the first coupling means are made in one piece with the floor panel.
11. The floor panel of claim 2, wherein the second coupling means are made in one piece with the floor panel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An adapter mechanism for explosive ordnance disrupter apparatus, comprising:
an adapter comprising a yoke and a mount being rotatable relative to said yoke,
wherein said mount contacts at least one weapon barrel,
wherein said yoke includes an aperture for mounting on a primary disrupter barrel, and
wherein said mount includes an aperture for mounting a supplemental disrupter barrel; and
a locking structure for locking and unlocking said yoke and said mount in and from a desired angular orientation; and
a first coupler and a second coupler where each of said first coupler and said second coupler comprises a walled front portion,
wherein each of said first coupler and said second coupler comprises a plurality of teeth positioned around said thin walled front portion, and
wherein said plurality of teeth of said first coupler are engageable with said plurality of teeth of said second coupler.
2. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said yoke includes a first spaced apart yoke arm and a second spaced apart yoke arm,
wherein said mount includes a first spaced apart mount arm and a second spaced apart mount arm, and
wherein said first spaced apart mount arm and said second spaced apart mount arm are positioned between said first spaced apart yoke arm and said second spaced apart yoke arm.
3. The mechanism according to claim 2,
wherein said walled front portion of said each of said first coupler and said second coupler faces one other,
wherein said first coupler and said second coupler are positioned between said first spaced apart mount arm and said second spaced apart mount arm, and
wherein said second coupler is affixed to said second spaced apart mount arm.
4. The mechanism according to claim 1,
wherein said plurality of teeth are generally triangular shaped teeth.
5. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,
wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,
wherein said shaft includes first threads at an end thereof,
wherein said first coupler is secured to said shaft, and
wherein said shaft extends into said second coupler.
6. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,
wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,
wherein said locking structure includes a lock passing through said second spaced apart yoke arm and said second spaced apart mount arm and into said second coupler, and
wherein said lock comprises second threads at an end thereof, which engage with first threads of said shaft.
7. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,
wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,
wherein said locking structure includes a lock passing through said second spaced apart yoke arm and said second spaced apart mount arm and into said second coupler,
wherein said lock comprises second threads at an end thereof, which engage with first threads of said shaft, and
wherein said first threads are external threads and said second threads are internal threads.
8. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,
wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,
wherein said second coupler includes said thin walled front portion and said rear portion, said rear portion is relatively thick walled and includes an aperture there through to define a ledge where said thin walled front portion and said rear portion meet, and
wherein a washer is positioned at said ledge and a spring extends from said shaft to said washer.