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US 7,452,433 B2Granted
Cushioned flooring system and methods for making and installing the same
AssigneeLauren AgriSystems, Ltd.
InventorsJin-Woong Shin, Ron Felgenhauer
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Abstract
A flooring system includes a preformed cushion layer made up of a plurality of individual preformed cushioning body sections that are sandwiched between sealant layers to provide a liquid-impervious flooring material. Methods for manufacturing the body sections and installing the flooring system are also provided.
Claims17
A method of installing a flooring system chiefly used by animals, the method including the steps of:
- preparing a sub-surface wherein a curb is disposed between a walkway and a stall;
- notching the curb to define a notch;
- identifying portions of the subsurface that are used as the walkway and the stall;
- connecting a plurality of individual cushioning body sections to the sub-surface with an adhesive to form a cushion layer;
- configuring the cushion layer to be softer over the stall than the walkway;
- positioning an individual cushioning body section having a tapered nose piece with the tapered nose piece adjacent the curb;
- and
- covering the cushion layer with a liquid-impervious layer and filling the notch with the material of the liquid-impervious layer to define a continuous liquid-impervious layer between the curb and the walkway.
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A method of installing a flooring system chiefly used by animals, the method including the steps of:
- preparing a sub-surface having at least a plurality of stalls disposed adjacent a walkway with a curb disposed between the stalls and walkway;
- connecting a plurality of individual cushioning body sections to the sub-surface with an adhesive to form a cushion layer;
- layering individual cushioning body sections in the stalls so that the cushion layer in the stalls are softer than the cushion layer in the walkway;
- notching the curb;
- covering the cushion layer in the walkway and the stalls with a liquid-impervious layer;
- and
- filling the notch with the material of the liquid-impervious layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.