Impact damping mat, equipment accessory and flooring system
AssigneePliteq Inc.
InventorsPaul Downey, Paul Gartenburg
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Abstract
An impact damping mat comprises a plurality of layers arranged in a stacked formation. The stacked formation has a total thickness of no greater than 4 and 7/16 inches. The plurality of layers cooperate to provide the impact damping mat with at least one of a coefficient of restitution no greater than 30% and a selected sound reduction characteristic. The selected sound reduction characteristic can be a reduction of a maximum sound level of at least 5 dB from 40 to 63 Hz 1/3 octave bands and at least 13 dB at and above 80 Hz 1/3 octave bands normalized to a conventional ⅜ inch rollout rubber flooring product.
Claims20
An impact damping mat comprising:
- a plurality of layers arranged in a stacked formation, the stacked formation having a total thickness no greater than 4 and 7/16 inches and the plurality of layers cooperating to provide the impact damping mat with at least one of:
- a coefficient of restitution no greater than 30%;
- and
- a selected sound reduction characteristic, the selected sound reduction characteristic being a reduction of a maximum sound level of at least 5 dB from 40 to 63 Hz ⅓ octave bands and at least 13 dB at and above 80 Hz ⅓ octave bands normalized to ⅜ inch rollout rubber flooring.
A flooring system comprising:
- at least one impact damping zone with a plurality of layers arranged in a stacked formation having a generally planar top surface, the plurality of layers having a total thickness no greater than 4 and 7/16 inches and cooperating to provide at least one of:
- a coefficient of restitution no greater than 30%;
- and
- a selected sound reduction characteristic, the selected sound reduction characteristic being a reduction of a maximum sound level of at least 5 dB from 40 to 63 Hz ⅓ octave bands and at least 13 dB at and above 80 Hz ⅓ octave bands normalized to ⅜ inch rollout rubber flooring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.