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US 11,046,040 B2Granted
Matting system
AssigneeDiamond T. Services, Inc.
InventorJames Ingalls
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Abstract
Improved containment mats and systems of containment mats may include multiple adjoining mats with a top surface and a bottom surface. The multiple mats may provide a modular structural mat system that may be installed at a drill site, with multiple mats placed adjacent to each other with a lap joint connecting adjacent mats. A geotextile may be used to cover the lap joints and a coating applied to the geotextile. Such a system may provide containment of potential spills, a reliable working surface for drilling operations, and relatively fast and less expensive installation.
Claims9
A modular structural mat, comprising:
- a top layer comprising a plurality of adjacent boards arranged parallel to one another in a first direction;
- a bottom layer comprising a plurality of adjacent boards arranged parallel to one another in the first direction;
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- a middle layer located between the top layer and the bottom layer comprising a plurality of adjacent boards arranged parallel to one another in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- wherein a first lap joint on at least a first edge of the modular structural mat is milled into the modular structural mat and extends through the bottom layer and into the middle layer,
- wherein a second lap joint on at least a second edge of the modular structural mat is milled into the modular structural mat and extends through the top layer and into the middle layer, and
- wherein the first lap joint of a first modular structural mat is configured to engage with the second lap joint of an adjacent second modular structural mat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.