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US 5,465,534 AGranted
Flooring substructure
AssigneeEquipto
InventorDouglas Mittag
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Abstract
A flooring system is provided for elevating flooring panels above a subfloor, such as the subfloor of a computer room. The invention provides a flooring substructure which has a plurality of elongated tracks arranged parallel to one another. A plurality of brackets are securable against the tracks, and a plurality of channel members are secured to the brackets so that the channels are aligned perpendicularly to the tracks. The channels are configured for supporting the flooring panels. Adjustable leveling screws are threaded upwardly through the brackets to contact the subfloor and support the substructure.
Claims20
A flooring substructure comprising:
- a plurality of elongated tracks arranged parallel to one another, each track having external, oppositely-facing longitudinal sides;
- a plurality of brackets, each bracket having an end plate securable against one of said sides;
- a plurality of elongated channel members secured to said brackets so that said channel members are arranged perpendicularly to said tracks, said channel members configured for supporting floor panels;
- a plurality of floor panels supported by said channel members;
- and
- a plurality of adjustable leveling screws threaded into said brackets so that said screws rest on a generally planar subfloor to hold said channel members horizontally above said subfloor.
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A flooring substructure comprising:
- a plurality of elongated tracks arranged parallel to one another;
- a plurality of brackets, each bracket having an end plate securable against one of said tracks;
- a plurality of elongated channel members secured to said brackets so that said channel members are arranged perpendicularly to said tracks, said channel members configured for supporting floor panels;
- a plurality of floor panels supported by said channel members;
- a plurality of adjustable leveling screws threaded into said brackets so that said screws rest on a generally planar subfloor to hold said channel members horizontally above said subfloor;
- and
- an anchor rail securable between one of said tracks and adjacent said brackets;
- said rail comprising:
- a horizontal upper projection which is directed away from said track and configured to be substantially flush with an adjacent floor panel, but separated with said floor panel by a gap;
- and
- a horizontal lower projection configured to be disposed over said adjacent brackets;
- wherein a cavity is defined between said upper projection and said lower projection such that a ledge member is engageable with said anchor rail for anchoring an object to said rail.
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A flooring system comprising:
- a plurality of brackets;
- a plurality of elongated, parallel tracks securable between pairs of said brackets, the brackets of each pair being secured together against opposite sides of the respective track, compressing the track between the brackets in a sandwich-like manner;
- a plurality of elongated channel members secured to said brackets so that said channel members are aligned perpendicularly to said tracks and wherein said channel members are configured to support a plurality of floor panels;
- a plurality of floor panels supported by said channel members;
- and
- a plurality of leveling screws threaded through said brackets for contacting a subfloor.
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A flooring system comprising:
- a plurality of brackets;
- a plurality of elongated, parallel tracks securable between pairs of said brackets;
- a plurality of elongated channel members secured to said brackets so that said channel members are aligned perpendicularly to said tracks and wherein said channel members are configured to support a plurality of floor panels;
- a plurality of floor panels supported by said channel members;
- a plurality of leveling screws threaded through said brackets for contacting a subfloor;
- a ramp that is securable to said channel members to provide a sloped surface from said subfloor to said floor panels;
- and
- at least one ramp clamp secured to at least one channel member and configured to clip under a lip of said ramp.
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A flooring system comprising:
- a plurality of brackets;
- a plurality of elongated, parallel tracks securable between pairs of said brackets;
- a plurality of elongated channel members secured to said brackets so that said channel members are aligned perpendicularly to said tracks and wherein said channel members are configured to support a plurality of floor panels;
- a plurality of floor panels support by said channel members;
- a plurality of leveling screws threaded through said brackets for contacting a subfloor;
- and
- an anchor rail securable between one of said tracks and at least one of said brackets, said rail comprising:
- a horizontal upper projection which is directed away from said track and configured to be substantially flush with an adjacent floor panel, but separated from said floor panel by a gap;
- a horizontal lower projection configured to be disposed over said bracket;
- wherein a cavity is defined between said upper projection and said lower projection such that a prong can be inserted into said cavity for engaging said rail for anchoring an object to said rail.
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A flooring substructure comprising:
- a plurality of elongated, parallel tracks;
- a plurality of elongated channel members securable perpendicularly between said tracks, said channel members having generally T-shaped end brackets which are boltable to said tracks;
- and
- a plurality of leveling screws connected to said channel members;
- wherein said substructure supports flooring panels in a horizontal position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.