Modular floor installation system and method
AssigneeCAP Carpet, Inc.
InventorAaron Pirner
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Abstract
A system and method of a modular floor assembly and installation on an aircraft is presented in embodiments herein. A floor assembly comprising an underlayment layer and a decorative layer may be assembled to provide an aircraft floor that meets Federal Aviation Regulations. The floor assembly may comprise structural, adhesive, and magnetic layers creating a floor assembly that may be quickly and easily removable for maintenance and access to compartments below the floor assembly.
Claims20
An aircraft floor assembly for use with an aircraft subfloor, the aircraft floor assembly comprising:
- an underlayment layer disposed on the aircraft subfloor, the underlayment layer comprising:
- an adhesive configured to adhere to the aircraft subfloor;
- and
- a first magnetically responsive material,
- wherein the underlayment layer is cut to dimensions of the aircraft subfloor to allow access to compartments below the aircraft subfloor;
- and
- a decorative layer disposed, directly or indirectly, on a side of the underlayment layer opposite the aircraft subfloor, the decorative layer comprising a second magnetically responsive material configured to couple the decorative layer to the underlayment layer.
An aircraft floor assembly for use with an aircraft subfloor, the aircraft floor assembly comprising:
- an underlayment layer disposed on the aircraft subfloor, the underlayment layer comprising:
- a first magnetically responsive material;
- and
- an underlayment sublayer;
- wherein the underlayment layer is cut to dimensions of the aircraft subfloor to allow access to compartments below the aircraft subfloor;
- and
- a decorative layer disposed on a side of the underlayment layer opposite the aircraft subfloor and adjacent the underlayment sublayer, the decorative layer comprising a second magnetically responsive material configured to couple the decorative layer to the underlayment layer.
A method of installing an aircraft floor assembly to an aircraft subfloor, the method comprising:
- securing an underlayment layer to the aircraft subfloor by an adhesive,
- wherein the underlayment layer comprises an underlayment sublayer comprising a first magnetically responsive material;
- and
- magnetically coupling a decorative layer to the underlayment sublayer,
- wherein the decorative layer comprises a second magnetically responsive material for coupling the decorative layer to the underlayment layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.