Energy dissipative floor mat, mat system, and manufacturing process
AssigneePolymer Technologies Limited
InventorsROBERT PRYBUTOK, ROBERT MARSH
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Abstract
A composite floor mat having an upper layer, a middle layer, and a bottom layer. The upper layer comprises a durable wear surface, the middle layer comprises a plurality of pockets, each filled with an energy dissipative material. The bottom layer is bound to the upper layer and defines a perimeter of the mat and a network of ribs defining the pockets of the middle layer. A mat system comprises a plurality of mat components positioned adjacent one another, including edge mat components, corner mat components, and internal mat components, held together by retaining clips disposed in a channels of the mat components. A process for manufacture of a floor mat assembly, and product produced thereby, are also disclosed.
Claims21
A composite floor mat comprising:
- an upper layer of material comprising a durable wear surface configured to face away from a floor on which the mat is disposed;
- a middle layer comprising a plurality of pockets, each pocket filled with an energy dissipative material;
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- a bottom layer configured to face the floor on which the mat is disposed, the bottom layer bound to the upper layer, defining a perimeter of the mat, and defining a network of ribs defining the pockets of the middle layer.
A process for manufacturing a floor mat assembly, the process comprising the sequential steps of:
- (a) providing a tool comprising a base and a lid;
- (b) placing a first layer in the base of the tool, the first layer comprising a material configured to provide a durable wear surface of the floor mat configured to face away from the floor in use;
- (c) distributing a plurality of portions of energy dissipative material on the first layer in a predetermined pattern, with a predetermined separation distance between adjacent portions;
- (d) dispensing a non-cured fluid around the energy dissipative portions, around a perimeter of the tool, and over the first layer, the non-cured fluid selected to form a bottom layer of the floor mat to face a floor on which the mat is disposed in use;
- (e) placing the lid on the base of the tool and curing the bottom layer;
- (f) removing the floor mat assembly from the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.