Safety tile, as well as cover plate to be used therewith
AssigneeRubet International B.V.
InventorRichard J. F. Van Eijck
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Abstract
The invention relates to a safety tile, including a tile body of rigid material, such as concrete, and a cover plate provided with an enclosing edge and being of an elastically flexible material, such as rubber. The cover plate has ribs integrally formed therewith uniformly distributed at its bottom side directed towards the tile body, of which the bottom ends hang down and rest on the upper surface of the tile body. The ribs extend diagonally across the bottom side of the plate with main diagonals extending between two opposite corners of the cover plate. Near each of the two opposite corners, each main diagonal rib has a widened bearing face which forms the basis of a locking part connected therewith, which locking parts have been locked in the tile body.
Claims17
A safety tile comprising:
- (a) a cover plate of elastically flexible material with a top layer, a bottom side, and a plurality of corners;
- (b) a plurality of ribs integrally formed thereon extending diagonally, uniformly distributed on the bottom side, forming a cross-hatch pattern, including at least one main diagonal rib extending between opposite corners;
- (c) at least one bearing face, formed integrally on one main diagonal rib adjacent to one corner;
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- (d) at least one locking part, formed integrally with one of the ribs on the bearing face.
A safety tile comprising:
- (a) a substantially square-shaped cover plate of elastically flexible material with a top layer, a bottom side, and a plurality of corners;
- (b) a plurality of ribs integrally formed thereon extending diagonally, uniformly distributed on the bottom side of the cover plate, forming a cross-hatch pattern, including a plurality of main diagonal ribs extending between opposite corners;
- (c) a widened bearing face, formed integrally on each main diagonal rib adjacent to each corner;
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- (d) a locking part on each bearing face, including a stem integrally formed with the bearing face, and a widened body formed on an end of the stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.