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An assembly or panels of rectangular shape, as for example, a floor, in which the panels comprise upper and lower rigid sheets separated by a core, elongated fittings extending along adjacent edges of adjacent panels and having lateral extensions received between edge portions of the sheets of the p

An assembly or panels of rectangular shape, as for example, a floor, in which the panels comprise upper and lower rigid sheets separated by a core, elongated fittings extending along adjacent edges of adjacent panels and having lateral extensions received between edge portions of the sheets of the panels. Each fitting has an upwardly open channel located beyond the edge of the associated panel. Adjacent fittings, and hence adjacent panels are secured together by elongated connector strips which have parallel elongated lugs received in the channels of the adjacent fittings.

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A floor construction comprising an assembly of rectangular panels having spaced upper and lower sheets of substantial thickness, means connecting and sealing adjacent edges of panels comprising individual rigid fittings for attachment to the adjacent edges of adjacent panels, and connector and seali

A floor construction comprising an assembly of rectangular panels having spaced upper and lower sheets of substantial thickness, means connecting and sealing adjacent edges of panels comprising individual rigid fittings for attachment to the adjacent edges of adjacent panels, and connector and sealing strips connecting adjacent fittings, each fitting comprising an inner vertical wall having a height equal to the thickness of the panels, and upper and lower flanges extending laterally from one side of said fitting into the space between edge portions of said sheets, said flanges being spaced vertically from the top and bottom edges of said wall by the thickness of said sheets to cause the outer surfaces of said sheets to be co-planar with the upper and lower edges of said wall, said fitting having an upwardly open channel at the outer side of said inner wall, the outer wall of said channel having its upper edge spaced below the plane of said floor, longitudinally and inwardly extending confronting locking ribs on said walls, the upper surface on the locking rib on said inner wall being co-planar with the upper edge of said outer wall, said sealing and connecting strip having a thickness equal to the spacing of the upper surface of the rib on said inner wall and the upper edge of said outer wall to cause said strip to have its upper surface co-planar with the floor, said strip having spaced parallel downwardly extending lugs received in the channels of adjacent fittings, said lugs having laterally and longitudinally extending lobes defining grooves in which said ribs are received, said strip being formed of a yieldable resilient material to provide for pressing said lugs downwardly into said channel.