# US 2013/0280475 A1 · Multi-layer non-skid cushion pad for deck with easy removability > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0280475 A1 - Document ID: US20130280475A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/452,421 - Filed: 2012-04-20 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-20 - Assignees: Soft-Deck, Inc. - Inventors: Charles Ross CHAMPION - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130280475A1 ## CPC - B23P 17/04: characterised by the nature of the material involved or the kind of product independently of its shape - B32B 3/06: for securing layers together; for attaching the product to another member, e.g. to a support {, or to another product, e.g. groove/tongue, interlocking} - B32B 7/022: Mechanical properties - B63B 3/48: Decks (planking B63B5/06) - B63B 3/68: Panellings; Linings, e.g. for insulating purposes - Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining - Y10T 428/24008: including fastener for attaching to external surface - Y10T 428/24017: Hook or barb - B23P: METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract An assembly includes a top cushion layer made of first EVA material defining a flat top surface formed with a non-skid pattern and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. Also included is a resilient middle cushion layer made of second EVA material softer than the first EVA material. The middle cushion layer defines a top surface supporting the bottom surface of the top cushion layer and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the middle cushion layer. The assembly includes a bottom cushion layer made of EVA material and defining a top surface supporting the bottom surface of the middle cushion layer and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the bottom cushion layer. The bottom surface of the bottom cushion layer includes at least one fastener configured to removably engage and disengage a complementarily configured fastener substrate on a deck by hand. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Assembly comprising: a top cushion layer made of first ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) material defining a flat top surface formed with a non-skid pattern to promote good footing thereon, the top cushion layer defining a bottom surface opposite to the top surface; a resilient middle cushion layer made of second EVA material softer than the first EVA material of which the top cushion layer is made, the middle cushion layer defining a top surface supporting the bottom surface of the top cushion layer, the middle cushion layer defining a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the middle cushion layer; a bottom cushion layer made of EVA material and defining a top surface supporting the bottom surface of the middle cushion layer, the bottom cushion layer defining a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the bottom cushion layer, the middle cushion layer being softer than both the top and bottom cushion layers; and at least one fastener pad on the bottom surface of the bottom cushion layer and configured to removably engage a complementarily configured fastener substrate on a deck such that the assembly is engageable with the deck by hand by placing the fastener pad on the bottom surface of the bottom cushion onto the fastener substrate on the deck, the assembly being disengageable with the deck by hand by lifting the assembly to lift the fastener pad on the bottom surface of the bottom cushion away from the fastener substrate on the deck. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the layers are laminated together. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, comprising four elongated hook or eye fastener pads on the bottom surface of the bottom cushion layer, each pad being parallel along its axis of elongation to a respective edge of the bottom cushion layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the top and bottom cushion layers have the same density. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the top cushion layer is tacky. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the top cushion layer is resistant to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the top cushion layer is thinner than the middle cushion layer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the layers are waterproof. ### Claim 9 Deck cover assembly comprising: multi-ply resilient body disposable on a deck to cover the deck and provide vibration and shock mitigation to a person walking on the resilient body; and at least one cushion adhesion element on a bottom surface of the resilient body facing the deck to engage a complementary deck adhesion element disposed on the deck when the resilient body is placed onto the deck, the adhesion elements being disengaged from each other by lifting the resilient body by hand off of the deck, the adhesion elements being fully engaged with each other solely by placing the cushion adhesion element onto the deck adhesion element and pressing down on the cushion adhesion element, the adhesion elements being fully disengaged with each other solely by lifting the resilient body by hand off of the deck. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The assembly of claim 9, wherein the resilient body comprises three cushion layers laminated together, at least two of the three cushion layers have durometers different from each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The assembly of claim 9, further comprising four elongated hook or eye fastener pads on the bottom surface of the resilient body facing the deck, each pad being parallel along its axis of elongation to a respective edge of the resilient body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein top and bottom cushion layers of the resilient body have the same density, the top cushion layer defining a flat top surface of the resilient member and defining a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, the bottom cushion layer defining a top surface supporting the bottom surface of a middle cushion layer and defining a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the bottom cushion layer, the middle cushion layer defining a top surface supporting the bottom surface of the top cushion layer and defining a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the middle cushion layer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the top surface of the top cushion layer is tacky. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The assembly of claim 9, wherein resilient body is resistant to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and/or waterproof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the top cushion layer is thinner than the middle cushion layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The assembly of claim 9, further comprising the deck. ### Claim 17 Method, comprising: assembling at least two cushion layers together to define a pad, the pad establishing at least a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface opposite to the top surface; securely applying at least one fastener element to the bottom surface of the pad; and engaging the at least one fastener element on the bottom surface of the pad with a complementary fastener element on a top surface of a vehicle or vessel solely by placing the pad on top of the top surface of the vehicle or vessel such that the pad is engageable and disengageable with the top surface of a vehicle or vessel by hand, the top surface of the vehicle or vessel defining an area which is suitable for people to stand and/or sit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein three cushion layers are assembled together to define a 3-ply pad. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the top surface of a vehicle or vessel is the deck of a marine vessel. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the act of assembling includes laminating the at least two cushion layers together.