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US 8,261,497 B2Granted
Embedment tile with replaceable top plate
AssigneeMetaDome, LLC
InventorDuane F. Sippola
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Abstract
An embedment tile with a replaceable upper plate and a lower plate joined by fasteners in a manner that permits replacement of the upper plate when desired. The embedment tile upper plate comprises a plate having a pattern of upwardly extending projections on its upper surface forming a tactilely detectable pattern.
Claims8
An embedment tile assembly comprising:
- a plurality of embedment tiles, each tile having:
- a lower plate;
- a moldable material anchor fixed to the lower plate;
- and
- an upper plate releasably joined to the lower plate, and the upper plate includes a tactile surface,
- wherein the upper plate of each embedment tile includes a downwardly extending flange around at least a portion of a perimeter of the embedment tile, and
- the flange extends downwardly to an elevation below the surface of an associated lower plate, and
- wherein one of the embedment tiles is substantially rectangular in shape and one of the embedment tiles is substantially wedge-shaped and disposed adjacent to the rectangular embedment tiled to form a substantially continuous and arcuate tactile surface.
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