Articulating raised access floor panel
OwnerGary Meyerinventor
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Abstract
A precast under floor air delivery construction is provided which includes a plurality of precast concrete system having an upper base floor surface and a lower surface, a plurality of floor panel support means bearing directly to the upper base floor surface capable of an under floor air delivery between the floor panels and the upper surface, a plurality of access floor panels connected to the support means, and a fire protection barrier applied between the concrete slabs.
Claims17
An articulating raised access floor panel of the type for interchangeable fit on pedestal support systems having pedestal support legs fixed to a base floor at varying predetermined positions, comprising:
- (a) a floor panel having an upper working surface, a lower plenum surface, and four side walls defining open corner portions;
- (b) an articulating corner bracket positioned below the open corner portion having an upper surface slidably connected to the lower plenum surface so that the point of connection varies linearly along a diagonal vector defined with respect to the side walls.
A method for retrofitting a floor panel to a pedestal support system having a plurality of pedestal support legs positioned at predetermined positions on a base floor, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a floor panel having an upper working surface, a lower plenum surface, and four side walls defining open corner portions;
- (b) providing an articulating corner bracket positioned below at least one of the open corner portions and slidably connecting an upper surface of the corner bracket to the lower plenum surface;
- (c) sliding the bracket along a diagonal vector defined with respect to the side walls to a predetermined position upon which a mounting point is established for aligning a corner of the bracket with respect to a pedestal support leg;
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- (d) fastening the corner bracket to the floor panel at the mounting point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.