Floor system for a rink

An apparatus for providing a playing surface above a foundation in a rink, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of floor elements each having a length and a width and including an upper floor with a generally-planar top surface, a plurality of parallel supports vertically supporting the upper floor above the foundation for substantially the entire length of the floor element, channels located within the parallel supports that extend substantially the entire length of the floor element, passages located below the upper floor and between adjacent parallel supports, that extend substantially the entire length of the floor element, and a plurality of holes in the upper floor fluidly connecting a region immediately above the top surface with a region below the upper floor, said length of each floor element being at least 10 times the width, each of said plurality of floor elements being joined to at least one adjacent floor element in a side-by-side relationship.

An apparatus for providing a playing surface for a rink, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of floor elements, each floor element having a length and a width and including an upper floor with a generally-planar top surface, plurality of tubes integrally formed with the upper floor vertically supporting the top surface for substantially the entire length of the floor element, and a plurality of holes in the upper floor permitting water on the top of the top surface to enter the holes and drain below the upper floor, said floor elements being oriented side-by-side with adjacent floor elements being joined to each other to form a substantially continuous generally-planar top surface extending across the floor elements.