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US 8,240,430 B2Granted
Noise and vibration mitigating mat
OwnerPaul C. Downeyinventor
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Abstract
A noise and vibration mitigating mat having top and bottom surfaces comprises a first layer formed of recycled bound rubber product, the first layer having a contoured bottom surface and a generally flat top surface, a second layer on the top surface of the first layer, the second layer being formed of a fabric and a third layer on the second layer and being formed of recycled rubber product.
Claims30
A floor structure for a building structure comprising:
- a noise and vibration mitigating mat comprising:
- a first compressible, sound absorbing elastomer layer defining a contoured bottom surface of said mat, said bottom surface being formed with a plurality of protuberances extending therefrom to define peaks and valleys that are sequentially alternated, the depth and pitch of the peaks and valleys being configured to provide the mat with a desired dynamic compression characteristic under load;
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- a second layer disposed directly on said first layer and defining a generally flat top surface, wherein said first elastomer layer is non-vulcanized;
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- a concrete floor layer on said mat having an upper surface defining a floor surface, said mat attenuating energy to inhibit impact and/or vibration energy applied to said mat through said floor layer from propagating to surrounding structure.
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A flooring system comprising:
- a mat comprising a top section and a bottom section with a plurality of protuberances extending from said bottom section to define peaks and valleys that are sequentially alternated, the depth and pitch of the peaks and valleys being configured to provide the mat with a selected dynamic compression characteristic under load, said top section being flat;
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- a poured concrete slab on said mat, said flooring system being for use in a building to attenuate energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.