Cover assembly
AssigneeTerraplas PLC
InventorRobert Arthur Else
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Abstract
A cover assembly for temporarily covering areas such as an ice rink, to support people or other items thereon. The assembly comprises a number of components (10) which can be engaged with other such components (10) placed adjacent thereto-on the surface to be covered. The components include upper and lower parts (12, 16) with a gap (20) being provided between such parts to provide insulation from the underlying area. Adjacent components (10) are retained together by locking means (22) which are provided on two adjacent sides of each component (10). and are selectively engageable in recesses (32) on adjacent components (10).
Claims28
A cover assembly comprising a plurality of components (10) engagable adjacent each other to cover the ground or another surface, each component (10) comprising an upper (12) and lower part (16), each component (10) being arranged such that the upper part (12) defines an at least generally planar upper surface (14) upon which a person can be supported, the lower part (16) being engagable with the ground or other surface, with a gap (20) being provided between the lower and upper parts (16, 12) to provide insulation and such that the upper part (12) is spaced from the ground or other surface, overlapping means (32) being provided on at least some of the sides of the component (10) to cover any gap between adjacent components (10), locking means (22) being provided for selectively retaining together adjacent components (10), the locking means (22) comprising a locking member (26) mounted on the component (10) to be movable between a locked position extending generally laterally from the component (10) so as to be engagable with an adjacent component (10), and an unlocked position contained substantially wholly within the component (10).
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