# US 2017/0254097 A1 · System and process for installing a temporary tile floor surface

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- Number: US 2017/0254097 A1
- Document ID: US20170254097A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/596,071
- Filed: 2017-05-16
- Published: 2017-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-25
- Inventors: Curt V. Rapp
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170254097A1

## CPC

- E04F 15/203: {Separately-laid layers for sound insulation}
- E04F 15/0215: {specially adapted for being adhesively fixed to an underlayer; Fastening means therefor; Fixing by means of plastics materials hardening after application}
- E04F 15/08: only of stone or stone-like material, e.g. {ceramics}, concrete; of glass {or with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass (E04F15/02005 takes precedence)}
- E04F 15/082: {with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass in combination with a lower layer of other material}
- E04F 15/181: {Insulating layers integrally formed with the flooring or the flooring elements}
- E04F 2290/043: with a bottom layer for sound insulation
- E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B)

## Abstract

A process for installing a temporary tile floor surface includes identifying a substrate surface requiring installation of the temporary tile floor surface. The process further includes installing a dampened tile system including a dampening material between a bottom surface of tiles of the dampened tile system and the substrate surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for installing a temporary tile floor surface, comprising:
identifying a substrate surface requiring installation of the temporary tile floor surface; and
installing a dampened tile system comprising a dampening material between a bottom surface of tiles of the dampened tile system and the substrate surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein installing the dampened tile system comprises installing the tiles comprising a dampening material adhered to the bottom surface of the tiles.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein installing the dampened tile system comprises installing a sheet of dampening material between the tiles and the substrate surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The process of claim 3, wherein installing the dampened tile system further comprises installing the tiles, each tile comprising a dampening material adhered to at least one surface of the tile.

### Claim 5

A process for installing a temporary tile floor surface, comprising:
identifying a substrate surface requiring installation of the temporary tile floor surface; and
laying dampened tiles comprising a ceramic tile and a dampening material adhered to a bottom surface of the ceramic tile upon the substrate surface.

### Claim 6

A process for installing a temporary tile floor surface, comprising:
identifying a substrate surface requiring installation of the temporary tile floor surface; and
laying dampened tiles comprising a ceramic tile and a dampening material adhered to a bottom surface and at least one thin side surface of the ceramic tile upon the substrate surface.