Modular mat system
AssigneeR&L Marketing & Sales, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Neill, Ronald N. Kessler
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a modular mat system. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to a modular mat system with that may be built out using common pieces of mats. Specifically, a modular mat system with a mat piece with a top plate with inserts, a bottom plate with a plurality of tabs and recesses operative to engage with further mat pieces to build a mat system is discussed. The modular mat system is operative to remove water and other detritus from shoes of a user or other such platform moving across the mat system and feed it to a perimeter drain below the system.
Claims20
A modular floor mat system comprising:
- a plurality of tiles, each tile comprising:
- a first plate defining a plurality of through holes;
- at least one insert accepting area defined in the first plate;
- an insert disposed in the at least one insert accepting area;
- tabs extending from a side of the tile;
- apertures recessed from the side of the tile;
- a plurality of channels that trace the at least one insert accepting area and wherein the channels are interrupted by the plurality of through holes in the first plate;
- and
- wherein the tabs of the tile are operative to nest within the apertures of another tile and may be built out to form a surface of a plurality of tiles.
A modular floor mat system comprising:
- a plurality of tiles, each tile comprising:
- a first plate defining a plurality of through holes;
- at least one insert accepting area defined in the first plate;
- an insert disposed in the at least one insert accepting area;
- tabs extending from a side of the tile;
- apertures recessed from the side of the tile;
- a plurality of channels that trace the at least one insert accepting area and wherein the channels are interrupted by the plurality of through holes in the first plate;
- a plurality of channel exits located on the first plate operative to carry water or other debris into at least one adjacent floor tile;
- and
- wherein the tabs of the tile are operative to nest within the apertures of another tile and may be built out to form a surface of a plurality of tiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.