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.
Claims12
A method of forming a modular tile for a modular floor mat system;
- said method comprising:
- providing a rotatable portion in a first side of a mold of an injection molding machine;
- providing a plurality of identically-configured first mold sections in the rotatable portion;
- providing a second mold section, a third mold section, and a fourth mold section in a second side of the mold;
- wherein the second and third mold sections are of a different configuration relative to one another and to the configuration of each of the plurality of first mold sections, and wherein the fourth mold section is differently configured from the second mold section and the third mold section;
- moving a first mold section of the plurality of first mold sections into a first molding position when the rotatable portion is rotated to a first position;
- aligning the first mold section of the plurality of first mold sections with the second mold section to form a first molding cavity;
- injecting a first shot of a first material into the first molding cavity to form a bottom plate of a modular tile;
- forming a plurality of recesses and projections in the bottom plate;
- rotating the rotatable portion to a second position;
- moving the first mold section of the plurality of first mold sections into a second molding position;
- aligning the first mold section of the plurality of first mold sections with the third mold section to form a second molding cavity;
- injecting a second shot of a second material which is different from the first material into the second molding cavity and over the first material to form a top plate of the modular tile on the bottom plate;
- wherein the plurality of recesses in the bottom plate include through holes that extend between the top plate and a bottom surface of the bottom plate;
- rotating the rotatable portion to a third position that is different from the first position and the second position;
- moving the first mold section of the plurality of first mold sections into a third molding position;
- aligning the first mold section of the plurality of first mold sections with the fourth mold section on the second side of the mold to form a third molding cavity;
- injecting a third shot of a third material into the third molding cavity and over the second material;
- forming one or more insert accepting areas on the top plate;
- tracing the insert accepting area with channels formed in the top plate;
- interrupting the channels with the through holes of the top plate;
- and
- ejecting the molded modular tile from the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.