Double plate floor panel
AssigneeMercer Mass Timber LLC
InventorsTodd Beyreuther, Daniel Koeberl, Gary Fong
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Abstract
A double plate floor panel is provided. The double plate floor panel includes a first panel, a second panel, and a plurality of connectors. The first panel has a first plurality of recesses on a first surface, and the second panel has a second plurality of recesses on a second surface. Each connector of the plurality of connectors inserts into a recess of the first plurality of recess and a recess of the second plurality of recesses. The connectors are sandwiched between the first surface of the first panel and the second surface of the second panel. A method of assembling the double plate floor panel is also provided.
Claims18
A floor system comprising:
- a first panel including a first plurality of recesses in a first side;
- a second panel including a second plurality of recesses in a second side, the second side facing the first side, and the second plurality of recesses aligning with the first plurality of recesses;
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- a plurality of connectors sandwiched between the first plurality of recesses and the second plurality of recesses to couple the first panel to the second panel, each connector comprising a vibration-reducing material to lessen in the second panel motion that occurs in the first panel.
A method of assembling a double floor panel system, comprising:
- constructing a first panel, the first panel including a first plurality of recesses in a first surface;
- inserting a plurality of connectors, each connector of the plurality of connectors inserts in a recess of the first plurality of recesses;
- constructing a scoff panel opposite the first panel, the scoff panel including a second plurality of recesses in a second surface;
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- connecting the second panel to the first panel by inserting the plurality of connectors, each connector of the plurality of connectors inserts in a recess of the second plurality of recesses, wherein each connector comprises a vibration-reducing material to lessen in the second panel any motion that occurs in the first panel.
A floor system comprising:
- one or more double plate floor panels, each double plate floor panel including
- a first panel including a first plurality of recesses in a first side,
- a second panel including a second plurality of recesses in a second side, the second side facing the first side, and the second plurality of recesses aligning with the first plurality of recesses,
- a plurality of connectors sandwiched between the first plurality of recesses and the second plurality of recesses to couple the first panel to the second panel, each connector comprising a vibration-reducing material to lessen in the second panel any motion that occurs in the first panel, and,
- two or more support beams provided to support the at least one double plate floor panel at its opposite ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.