US 12,291,879 B2
Method and apparatus for assembling a floor panel
Jorgen J Moller, Jr., Sandy, UT (US); and Jeremiah D. Shapiro, Layton, UT (US)
Assigned to Snap Lock Industries, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by SNAP LOCK INDUSTRIES, INC., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/564,591.
Prior Publication US 2023/0203824 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. E04F 21/22 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 21/22 (2013.01) [E04F 15/02022 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 15/0215 (2013.01); E04F 15/107 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0115 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly apparatus for assembling a floor panel, the assembly apparatus comprising:
a platform configured to support a base layer and a top layer of the floor panel, the platform comprising:
a first wall configured to contact a first edge of the base layer and a first edge of the top layer; and
a second wall adjacent to the first wall and configured to contact a second edge of the base layer and a second edge of the top layer;
a plurality of fixed guides positionally set along at least one of the first wall or the second wall; and
a sensor unit configured to determine whether the first edge of the base layer is aligned with the first edge of the top layer, and whether the second edge of the base layer is aligned with the second edge of the top layer, wherein the sensor unit is positionally fixed relative to the platform at a location corresponding to at least one of the first wall, the second wall, or a fixed guide of the plurality of fixed guides.