Portable floor
AssigneeSico Incorporated
InventorsChristopher C. Dickey, Todd A. Schilling
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Abstract
A portable floor system having a plurality of floor panels configured for connection along abutting edges to form an extended floor surface. Each panel has a planar portion including a top surface, a core, and a bottom surface. Extruded edge portions include tongues along two edges and complementary tongues along the other two edges. Each edge also includes a panel connecting assembly along each edge, having a lock device extending from an edge into the core. The lock device mounts directly against an anchor element. The anchor element extends through the bottom surface and having a connector receiving portion.
Claims11
A portable floor panel, comprising:
- a planar portion including a top surface, a core, and a bottom surface, complementary edge portions;
- a panel locking assembly along each edge, the locking assembly having a lock device extending from an edge into the core, connectors, and an anchor element abutting the lock device, the anchor element extending through the bottom surface and having an uppermost portion flush or below the top surface, the anchor element a defining a first connector receiving portion and a second connector receiving portion spaced apart from the first connector portion, each connector receiving portion defining at least two orifices, wherein the connectors engage the lock device and the anchor element to attach the anchor element to the lock device.
A portable floor panel, comprising:
- a planar portion including a top surface, a core, and a bottom surface,
- complementary edge portions;
- a panel locking assembly along each edge, the locking assembly having a lock device extending from an edge into the core, connectors, and an anchor element abutting the lock device and embedded in a recess in the panel and comprises integral intersecting vertical and horizontal ribs, the anchor element extending through the bottom surface and having an uppermost portion flush or below the top surface, the anchor element having a connector receiving portion, wherein the connectors engage the lock device and the anchor element to attach the anchor element to the lock device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.