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US 2002/0152712 A1Published application
Flooring
OwnerRoger Smithinventor
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A building component is described comprising a molding adapted to be secured to the top surface of flooring joists either along the length thereof or transversely thereacross, having a rebate along its length to provide a ledge on which a floorboard edge can rest. The depth of the rebate accommodates at least the thickness of the floorboard, and the thickness of the molding below the ledge creates a services void between the floorboard and the upper surface of the joists. The molding may also include a second parallel rebate leaving a ridge therebetween. The two floorboards are spaced apart by the ridge. A further rebate can be provided to accommodate at least part of another member. Where a floor covering is laid over the floorboards the rebate(s) is/are sufficient to accommodate both boards and covering. A floor panel including such moldings comprises a plurality of spaced apart joists secured at their ends to rim boards, elongate moldings secured to the joists, flooring boards located on the rebates and secured to the moldings, to create a void between the floorboards and the tops of the joists. A services supporting platform is formed by flat panels between and supported on the lower flanges of parallel I-beam joists.
A building component comprising a moulding adapted to be secured to the top surface of flooring joists either along the length thereof or transversely thereacross, having a rebate along the length of the moulding to provide a ledge on which the edge of a floorboard can rest, wherein:
A method of creating a void below floorboards and above joists over which the floorboards extend, comprising the steps of securing to the upper face of each of the joists at positions corresponding to the edges of the boards, lengths of building component moulding each of which is rebated to receive an edge of a floorboard, and positioning floorboards so that their edges rest on the rebates, wherein the depth of the rebate is selected to be at least commensurate with the thickness of the floorboards, so that when secured in place the upper surface of the boards and the exposed faces of the building component mouldings present a substantially flat surface.
A floor panel which includes provision for the laying of services below the floor surface thereof after the panel has been installed in a building during construction, and which is constructed off-site, comprising:
17 A floor panel according to claim 9 wherein a services run is parallel to and extends between an adjoining pair of I-beam joists and a cable and pipe supporting platform is provided at the bottom of the services run, formed by locating one or more flat panels so as to rest on the lower rails of the two adjoining parallel timber I-beam joists.
A floor panel according to claim 17 wherein ducting is carried by the panels to contain the services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.