Protective flooring
AssigneeDodge-Regupol, Incorporated
InventorDirk Hainbach
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Abstract
A protective flooring tile, and method of manufacturing the same, having a durable and water resistant prefabricated top layer which is made of rubber material. The top layer has a top surface and a bottom surface, with the bottom surface having voids which extend from bottom surface toward the top surface. A resilient bottom layer extends from the top surface and is made of granulated rubber. The bottom layer has a prepolymer material provided between the granulated rubber which bonds the granulated rubber together. The prepolymer material flows from the bottom layer into the voids of the top layer during the manufacture of the protective flooring tile to bond the top layer to the bottom layer.
Claims13
A protective flooring tile comprising:
- a durable and water resistant prefabricated top layer made of rubber material, the top layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface has voids which extend from the bottom surface toward the top surface;
- a resilient bottom layer made of granulated rubber, the bottom layer having a prepolymer material provided between the granulated rubber to bond the granulated rubber together;
- wherein the prepolymer material flows from the bottom layer into the voids of the top layer during the manufacture of the protective flooring tile to bond the top layer to the bottom layer.
A method of manufacturing a protective flooring tile, the method comprising the steps of:
- heating at least one mold cavity;
- mixing backing material and pouring the backing material into the at least one mold cavity;
- positioning a prefabricated rubber mat on the backing material;
- applying pressure to the rubber mat and the backing material, causing a prepolymer material of the backing mixture to flow into voids provided on the rubber mat;
- allowing the heat and pressure to be applied to the backing mixture and rubber mat until the prepolymer material has cured;
- whereby the rubber mat adheres to the backing material when the protective flooring tile is removed from the at least one mold cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.