Portable floor

A planar floor panel for a removable floor system comprising:

• a top;
• a bottom;
• and
• four sides, wherein at least a first side includes a tongue element, a third side included a complementary first receiver element, and a fourth side includes a complementary second receiver element;
• wherein each of the first and second receiver elements includes an opening adapted for receiving one of the tongue elements proximate the side of the floor panel;
• the opening including a restricting member extending into the opening along the bottom edge of the opening, wherein the width of the lower portion of the opening is reduced.

A planar floor panel for a removable floor system comprising:

• a top;
• a bottom;
• and
• four sides, wherein at least a first side includes a tongue element, a third side includes a complementary receiver element, and a fourth side includes a complementary receiver element;
• wherein each of the tongue elements includes a first end proximate a side of the panel, and a second distal end narrower than the first end.

A floor system comprising:

• at least two substantially planar panels, wherein each panel has a top, a bottom, and four sides;
• a tongue element secured to a first side of each panel;
• a receiving element secured to a second side of each panel, said receiving element adapted for receiving the tongue element;
• wherein the panels are removably connected by securing the tongue element of a first panel into the receiving element of a second panel;
• and
• comprising removable edge sections having an angled upper surface and at least one tongue element.

A floor system comprising:

• at least two substantially planar panels, wherein each panel has a top, a bottom, and four sides;
• a tongue element secured to a first side of each panel;
• a receiving element secured to a second side of each panel, said receiving element adapted for receiving the tongue element;
• wherein the panels are removably connected by securing the tongue element of a first panel into the receiving element of a second panel;
• removable edge sections having at least one tongue element;
• wherein the tongue elements on the removable edge sections are wider than the tongue elements on the planar panels.

A floor system comprising:

• at least two substantially planar panels, wherein each panel has a top, a bottom, and four sides;
• a tongue element secured to a first side of each panel;
• a receiving element secured to a second side of each panel, said receiving element adapted for receiving the tongue element;
• wherein the panels are removably connected by securing the tongue element of a first panel into the receiving element of a second panel;
• wherein the tongue elements narrow from an end proximate the side of the flooring panels to a distal end.

A floor system comprising:

• at least two substantially planar panels, wherein each panel has a top, a bottom, and four sides;
• a tongue element secured to a first side of each panel;
• and
• a receiving element secured to a second side of each panel, said receiving element adapted for receiving the tongue element;
• wherein the panels are removably connected by securing the tongue element of a first panel into the receiving element of a second panel;
• removable edge sections having at least one tongue element;
• wherein the receiving elements include side openings having a widened upper portion and a narrow lower portion, and wherein the tongue elements on the floor panels are narrower than a lower portion of the opening in the receiving elements;
• and the tongue elements on the edge sections are narrower than the upper portion of the opening in the receiving elements and wider than the lower portion of the opening in the receiving elements.

A method for installing a removable floor system, comprising the steps of:

• placing a first panel, wherein the first panel has a first side having a rigid tongue element, and a second side, adjacent to the first side, having a receiver element having an opening extending to the side of the panel;
• securing a first side of a second panel to the first side of the first panel, wherein the second panel has a first side including a receiver element, and a second side adjacent to the first side includes a receiver element having an opening extending to the side of the panel;
• securing a first side of a third panel to the second side of the first panel, wherein the third panel has a first side including a tongue element, and a second side adjacent to the first side including a tongue element;
• securing a first side of a fourth panel to the second side of the second panel, wherein the first side of the fourth panel includes a tongue element;
• and
• securing a second side of the fourth panel to the second side of the third panel, wherein the second side of the fourth panel includes a receiver element having an opening extending to the bottom of the panel for receiving a tongue element from below.

A floor system comprising:

• at least two substantially planar panels, wherein each panel has a top surface, a bottom surface spaced apart from the top surface, and four sides defining a panel body;
• a rigid tongue element secured to a first side of each panel and having a first end proximate a side of the panel extending into the panel body spaced apart from the bottom surface, and a second distal end extending upward from the first end;
• a receiving element secured to an other side of each panel, said receiving element is adapted for receiving the rigid tongue element;
• wherein the panels are removably connected by securing the rigid tongue element of a first panel into the receiving element of a second panel.