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US 2011/0214377 A1Published application
Modular floor system
OwnerDonald E. Tucker, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A modular floor system comprises modular floor panels and zippers that are fabricated in a manufacturing facility and subsequently installed in a facility. By virtue of being fabricated in the manufacturing facility the modular floor is subsequently installed in the sports facility with minimal labor and cost, while providing superior performance.
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A modular floor panel comprising:
- a substantially planar floor surface;
- multiple footings coupled to and below the substantially planar floor surface;
- a set of planar fingers extending distally from the substantially planar floor surface;
- and
- a tongue extending distally from each of the footings in a direction perpendicular to the set of planar fingers.
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A modular floor comprising:
- multiple modular floor panels defining a substantially planar floor surface having a longitudinal dimension and a latitudinal dimension, the modular floor panels being disposed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal and latitudinal dimensions and defining a gap in the substantially planar floor surface between adjacent modular floor panels in the longitudinal dimension;
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- multiple zippers disposed in and spanning the gap in the substantially planar floor surface between adjacent modular floor panels in the longitudinal direction.
A process for manufacturing a modular floor comprising:
- in a manufacturing facility:
- attaching multiple tongue and groove planks to multiple pre-assembled footings to assemble multiple modular floor panels, each modular floor panel having a substantially planar floor surface;
- sanding the substantially planar floor surfaces of the multiple modular floor panels;
- and
- applying a sealer to the substantially planar floor surfaces of the multiple modular floor panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.