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.
Claims15
A modular floor mat system comprising:
- a plurality of tiles which are arranged in a side-by-side arrangement and are operatively engaged with one another, wherein each tile of the plurality of tiles is injection molded and comprises:
- a first plate;
- a second plate positioned vertically beneath the first plate, said first plate and second plate being operatively engaged with one another;
- an insert accepting area defined in a surface of the first plate remote from the second plate;
- an insert received in the insert accepting area;
- wherein each tile further includes a wear-indicator to indicate to a user when the first plate is worn, broken, fractured or otherwise damaged, the wear-indicator comprising:
- a first color provided in the first plate and a second color provided in the second plate, wherein the second color is different from the first color, and wherein the second color becomes visible from above as the first plate becomes worn, broken, fractured or otherwise damaged and needs to be replaced;
- and
- wherein the insert accepting area is of a different color from the rest of the first plate, and the different color is operative to act as an indicator to place the insert into the insert accepting area or to replace the insert when the insert becomes worn.
A tile for a modular floor mat system, said tile comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate positioned beneath a lower surface of the first plate;
- at least one insert accepting area defined in an upper surface of the first plate remote from the second plate;
- an insert provided in each of the at least one insert accepting area;
- a wear-indicator provided on the tile to indicate to a user when the first plate is worn, broken, fractured or otherwise damaged, the wear-indicator comprising:
- a first color provided in the first plate and a second color provided in the second plate, wherein the second color is different from the first color, and wherein the second color becomes visible from above as the first plate becomes worn, broken, fractured or otherwise damaged and needs to be replaced;
- and
- wherein the at least one insert accepting area is a different color from the rest of the first plate, and the different color is operative to act as an indicator for the user to place the insert into the at least one insert accepting area or to replace the insert when insert becomes worn, broken, fractured or otherwise damaged.
A modular floor mat system comprising:
- a plurality of tiles each made by an injection molding process, wherein each tile comprises:
- a first plate defining a plurality of first through holes therein;
- a second plate defining a plurality of second through holes therein, wherein the plurality of first through holes and the plurality of second through holes are at least partially aligned with one another;
- wherein the first plate and the second plate are operatively engaged with one another;
- wherein the first plate has a first Shore A durometer and the second plate has a second Shore A durometer, and the first Shore A durometer and second Shore A durometer are of different values;
- at least one insert accepting area defined in the first plate;
- an insert disposed in each of the at least one insert accepting area;
- and
- wherein the first plate is of a different color to one or both of the at least one insert accepting area and the second plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.