Floor assembly and floor securing apparatus
AssigneeWabash National, L.P.
InventorRodney P. Ehrlich
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Abstract
A floor securing apparatus comprises a riser slot formed in a floor riser, extending from a top surface toward a bottom surface of the floor riser. The floor riser is configured to support a floor sheet. The apparatus further includes a key including a locking head and at least one anchor tab, where the key is slidable into the riser slot and configured to engage a portion of the floor sheet when slid into the riser slot to prevent vertical movement of the floor sheet relative to the floor riser.
Claims20
A floor assembly, comprising:
- a floor sheet including a lower portion;
- a floor riser configured to support the floor sheet, the floor riser including a riser slot formed therein, extending from a top surface toward a bottom surface thereof;
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- a key including a locking head, wherein the key is positioned within the riser slot with a portion of the locking head engaging the lower portion of the floor sheet to secure the floor sheet to the floor riser and prevent vertical movement of the floor sheet relative to the floor riser.
A method of assembling floor sections using a floor securing apparatus, the floor securing apparatus including a first floor sheet with a lower portion, a floor riser having a riser slot formed therein, extending from a top surface toward a bottom surface thereof, and a key including a locking head and at least one anchor tab, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the first floor sheet along the floor riser so that the lower portion rests on the top surface of the floor riser;
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- sliding the key into the riser slot so that a portion of the locking head engages the lower portion of the first floor sheet to secure the first floor sheet to the floor riser and prevent vertical movement of the first floor sheet relative to the floor riser.
A floor securing apparatus configured to secure a floor sheet of a floor assembly, the floor securing apparatus comprising:
- a riser slot formed in a floor riser, extending from a top surface toward a bottom surface of the floor riser, the floor riser configured to support the floor sheet;
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- a key including a locking head and at least one anchor tab, the key being slidable into the riser slot and configured to engage a portion of the floor sheet when slid into the riser slot to prevent vertical movement of the floor sheet relative to the floor riser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.