Portable Panel Construction And Method For Making The Same
AssigneePalmer Snyder Furniture Co.
InventorsRoger Clark, George Gula
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a portable panel having numerous favorable characteristics. The panel comprises a core having a length, a width, a first side and a second side. A first fiber layer is attached to the first side while a second fiber layer is attached to the second side. A first polyurethane layer is impregnated in the first fiber layer while a second polyurethane layer is impregnated into the second fiber layer. A first skin is attached to the first polyurethane layer while a second skin is attached to the second polyurethane layer. The panel can be used in the manufacture of tables, flooring, risers, stages, bleachers, and the like.
Claims14
A reversible floor panel comprising:
- a core having a length, a width, a first side and a second side;
- a first fiber layer attached to the first side;
- a second fiber layer attached to the second side;
- a first polyurethane layer impregnating the first fiber layer;
- a second polyurethane layer impregnating the second fiber layer;
- a first skin attached to the first polyurethane layer, the first skin having a first appearance;
- a second skin attached to the second polyurethane layer, the second skin having a second appearance;
- wherein the core, first fiber layer, first polyurethane layer and first skin positioned to form a first flooring side and the core, second fiber layer, second polyurethane layer and second skin positioned to form a second flooring side, each flooring side positionable as an exposed floor for pedestrian traffic.
A reversible portable floor, the reversible portable floor comprising
- a plurality of panels, each panel including:
- a core having a length, a width, a first side and a second side;
- a first fiber layer attached to the first side;
- a second fiber layer attached to the second side;
- a first polyurethane layer impregnating the first fiber layer;
- a second polyurethane layer impregnating the second fiber layer;
- a first skin attached to the first polyurethane layer, the first skin having a first appearance;
- a second skin attached to the second polyurethane layer, the second skin having a second appearance;
- a frame surrounding the core, the frame including a female side and a male side, the female side including a engaging section and a channel having a channel length substantially equal to the core length, the male side including a protrusion shaped to engage the channel and a locking mechanism, the protrusion having a protrusion length substantially equal to the channel length;
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- a first flooring side configuration when the first skin is positioned up and a second flooring side configuration when the second skin is positioned up, each flooring side configuration positionable as an exposed floor for pedestrian traffic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.