Anchor sheet and attachment devices
AssigneeTac-Fast Georgia L.L.C.
InventorJoseph Rocco Pacione
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for connecting anchor sheets to each other and/or to a floor. The approach includes using attachment pieces which fit into an area of reduced thickness of the anchor sheet which surround a cut away of the anchor sheet. In one embodiment, the attachment pieces are corners which overlap areas of reduced thickness on a number of anchor sheets.
Claims30
1-28. (canceled)
A plurality of anchor sheets laid onto a floor, without substantial attachment to the floor, to form a subfloor that, when combined with a decorative covering, is of sufficient mass and rigidity to free float on the floor without buckling or movement when walked upon, at least one anchor sheet of the subfloor comprising:
- a plastic sheet having a thickness of between 0.020 inches and 0.75 inches, the sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being substantially covered in hooks of a hook and loop attachment system for detachable attachment to a decorative covering;
- and the second surface being free of attachment means to the supporting substrate so that the anchor sheet may free float when installed on the floor.
A method of installing an anchor sheet and attachment device subfloor onto a floor, the subfloor to receive a detachable decorative covering, said anchor sheets having an upper surface having a means for detachable attachment to the decorative covering and a section of reduced thickness of a first area of a first shape, comprising the steps of:
- laying the anchor sheets onto a floor;
- inserting the attachment devices in the sections of reduced thickness;
- and
- attaching at least some of the attachment devices to either the floor or to the surrounding anchor sheets.
An anchor sheet for use in a subfloor for detachable attachment to a decorative covering, the anchor sheet comprising:
- a plastic sheet having a thickness of between 0.062 inches and 0.75 inches, the sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being substantially covered in hooks of a hook and loop attachment system;
- and
- a cushion attached to the second surface.
A subfloor comprising a rigid plastic or polymer anchor sheet of between 0.020 inches and 0.75 inches and substantially covered with hooks, being one half of a hook and loop attachment system, the anchor sheet located intermediate between an overlaying decorative covering and a supporting substrate, in which the anchor sheet serves to tie together the decorative covering pieces into a contiguous decorative surface, and in which the anchor sheet is free of attachment means to the supporting substrate, and wherein the thickness and rigidity of the anchor sheet is such that the combined anchor sheet and decorative covering have sufficient rigidity and mass to remain in place without substantial buckling or movement when laid onto the supporting substrate without substantial attachment to the supporting substrate.
A subfloor composed of a plurality of injection molded anchor sheets attached together by an attachment device that allows for motion between the sheets in the plane of the subfloor and having attached thereby on a lower surface a cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.