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US 2003/0148071 A1Published application
Protective flooring unit with flap
AssigneeBetter Life Technoloogy, L.L.C.
InventorBrett A. Sneed
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Abstract
A protective flooring unit having a flap along an outer edge of the unit to enable separate flooring units to be joined by placing an overlapping portion of a second flooring unit on top of the flap of a first unit. The overall thickness or height of the flap is less than the maximum thickness of the main body of the unit such that there is not a significant rise or bump in the overlapping region.
Claims21
A protective flooring unit comprising:
- a main body having opposed first and second edges;
- and
- a flap extending outwardly from said first edge of said main body, wherein a thickness of said flap is less than a maximum thickness of said main body.
A protective flooring unit comprising:
- a main body having an upper surface and opposed first and second edges, said main body having a plurality of raised pads extending upwardly along said upper surface;
- and
- a flap extending outwardly from said first edge of said main body, wherein said flap has a relatively flat upper surface.
A protective flooring unit comprising:
- a main body having upwardly extending raised pads;
- and
- a flap extending along an edge of said main body, wherein said flap has a thickness that is less than a maximum thickness of said main body.
A method of covering a floor comprising the steps of:
- positioning a first flooring unit on the floor, said first flooring unit comprising a main body having upwardly extending ribs and a flap extending along an edge of said main body parallel said ribs, wherein said flap has a thickness that is less than a maximum thickness of said main body;
- and
- laying a second flooring unit on the floor, said second flooring unit comprising a main body having upwardly extending ribs and having an outer edge, wherein said laying step comprises laying the outer edge of said second flooring unit on top of the flap of said first flooring unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.