Shock absorber for sports floor
OwnerJim Louis Valentineinventor
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Abstract
A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a truncated pyramid portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material and is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. The pyramid portion extends from the first side of the base portion. The pyramid portion is formed of an elastomeric material and has stepped sides.
Claims18
A shock absorber for a floor assembly, comprising:
- a base portion having a first side and an opposing second side, the base portion formed of an elastomeric material, the base portion connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring;
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- a pyramid portion extending from the first side of the base portion, the pyramid portion formed of a single elastomeric material and having stepped sides.
The shock absorber of claim wherein the stepped sides are defined by a plurality of steps, and wherein each of the steps of the stepped sides is contiguous with a corresponding step of an adjacent side.
A floor assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of strips of material cooperating to form a floor surface;
- a sub-flooring positioned beneath the strips of material to support the strips of material;
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- a plurality of shock absorbers positioned between the sub-flooring and a rigid support base to support the sub-flooring in a spaced apart relation with respect to the rigid support base, each of the shock absorbers comprising:
- a base portion having a first side and an opposing second side, the base portion formed of an elastomeric material;
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- a pyramid portion extending from the first side of the base portion, the pyramid portion formed of a single elastomeric material and having stepped sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.