Integrated edge and corner ramp for a floor tile
AssigneeConnor Sport Court International, Inc.
InventorsMark Jenkins, Jeremiah Shapiro, Cheryl Forster
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Abstract
An integrated edge and corner ramp piece for a floor tile includes an elongate edge ramp section, and a corner ramp section. The edge ramp section has a high side wall, a low side, and a substantially planar edge ramp surface extending therebetween. The corner ramp section integrally extends from an end of the edge ramp section, and has an apex disposed adjacent the high side wall, a low side, and a corner ramp surface extending therebetween. Connectors are disposed along the high side wall, and are configured to releasably interconnect the edge and corner ramp piece to the floor tile.
Claims21
An integrated edge and corner ramp piece for a floor tile, comprising:
- an elongate edge ramp, having a high side wall, a low side, and a substantially planar edge ramp surface extending therebetween;
- a corner ramp section, integrally formed with the edge ramp to provide an edge and corner ramp piece, the corner ramp section having an apex disposed adjacent the high side wall, a low side, and a corner ramp surface extending therebetween;
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- connectors, disposed along the high side wall, configured to releasably interconnect the edge and corner ramp piece to the floor tile.
An integrated edge and corner ramp piece for a floor tile having a height, comprising:
- an elongate edge ramp section, having a high side wall with a height substantially equal to the height of the floor tile, a low side, a substantially planar edge ramp surface extending therebetween, and an edge ramp end wall, extending between the high side wall and low side at a first end of the edge ramp section;
- a corner ramp section, integrally extending from a second end of the edge ramp section, having an apex disposed adjacent the high side wall, an arcuate low side, a corner ramp surface extending therebetween, and a corner ramp end wall, disposed at a terminal end of the corner ramp section, and extending between the apex and the arcuate low side;
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- loop and pin connectors, disposed along the high side wall, the edge ramp end wall, and the corner ramp end wall, configured to releasably interconnect the edge and corner ramp piece to the floor tile and to one or more other edge and corner ramp pieces.
A floor tile system comprising:
- a floor tile, having a top surface, a perimeter wall having a height, a plurality of releasable connectors associated with the perimeter wall, and a plurality of upstanding supports configured to support the top surface above a support surface;
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- an integrated edge and corner ramp piece, comprising:
- an edge ramp, having a high side wall configured to be adjacent the perimeter wall of the floor tile, a low side, and a substantially planar ramp surface extending therebetween;
- a corner ramp, integrally formed with the edge ramp, the corner ramp having an apex disposed adjacent the high side wall, a low side, and a corner ramp surface extending therebetween;
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- connectors, disposed along the high side, configured to releasably interconnect the edge and corner ramp piece to the floor tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.