Traction enhanced floor tile apparatus and system
AssigneeSnap Lock Industries, Inc.
InventorsJorgen J. Moller, JR., Jeremiah D. Shapiro
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Abstract
According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a floor tile includes a plurality of ribs defining an upper surface of the floor tile, each rib comprising a flat top configured to be parallel with a floor, wherein a thickness of each rib tapers toward the flat top. The flat top configuration increases wet weather traction by transitioning into a specific taper to decrease the surface tension so that water will effectively wet off and not affect traction. The understructure of the tile can have commercial load bearing capacity and built in channels for water drainage.
Claims22
A floor tile comprising:
- a plurality of ribs defining an upper surface of the floor tile, each rib comprising a flat top configured to be parallel with a floor;
- wherein a thickness of each rib tapers toward the flat top;
- and
- wherein the plurality of ribs are concentrically arranged.
(canceled)
A modular floor mat comprising:
- a set of interlocking tiles, each tile comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- a plurality of ribs positioned on the top surface, each of the ribs comprising:
- a flat top positioned at a proximal end of the rib;
- a base position at a distal end of the rib, the base having a width that is greater than a width of the flat top;
- a sidewall extending between the flat top and the base;
- and
- a strut extending from the base, the strut comprising a plurality of raised portions that define drainage channels in the bottom surface of the tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.