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US 2021/0372632 A1Published application
Floor heating system including membranes that are configured to be joined together to house a heating cable, and flooring underlayment including such membranes
AssigneeMP Global Products, L.L.C.
InventorsChase WARNEKE, Alan B. COLLISON, Reid BORGMAN
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Abstract
A flooring underlayment includes a base membrane and a cover membrane. The base membrane is configured to be installed between a subfloor and floor tiles to allow movement of the floor tiles relative to the subfloor. The cover membrane is configured to be coupled to the base membrane to form a flat surface for supporting the floor tiles. The cover membrane is configured to be coupled to the base membrane using at least one of a snug fit and a snap fit.
Claims20
A flooring underlayment comprising:
- a base membrane configured to be installed between a subfloor and floor tiles to allow movement of the floor tiles relative to the subfloor;
- and
- a cover membrane configured to be coupled to the base membrane to form a flat surface for supporting the floor tiles, wherein the cover membrane is configured to be coupled to the base membrane using at least one of a snug fit and a snap fit.
A floor structure comprising:
- a subfloor;
- floor tiles;
- a base membrane configured to be installed between the subfloor and the floor tiles to allow movement of the floor tiles relative to the subfloor;
- and
- a cover membrane configured to be coupled to the base membrane using at least one of a snug fit and a snap fit.
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A method of installing a floor structure, the method comprising:
- placing a base membrane onto a subfloor;
- coupling a cover membrane to the base membrane using at least one of a snug fit and a snap fit;
- and
- installing floor tiles on the cover membrane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.