Synthetic floor tile having partially-compliant support structure
US8505256B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F15/105
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A compliant insert for flexibly supporting a synthetic floor tile above a ground surface that includes one or more elongate bodies, with each elongate body having a longitudinal axis oriented parallel to a top surface of the floor tile, a top face having an attachment interface for coupling to a tile support structure extending downward from an underside of the floor tile, and a bottom face of having at least one contact flat for contacting the ground surface and at least one upwardly-directed recess for allowing liquids to flow underneath the insert. Each of the elongate bodies also has a thickness and stiffness sufficient, in an unloaded state, to elevate the support structure a distance above the ground surface.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.