Removable mid-section production floorboard

A flooring system with readily attachable flooring panels, comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinal support structures, wherein each longitudinal support structure comprises a circular locking disk affixed to the longitudinal support structure;
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• a plurality of attachable flooring panels, each flooring panel comprising:
• a rectangular shaped panel having a length and a width, wherein the length is nominally twice the width, each panel having at least two receptacles wherein each receptacle is configured to mate with the circular locking disk,
• a top skin forming a top surface of the panel,
• a bottom skin form a bottom surface of the panel,
• a frame defining a perimeter edge of the panel, the frame having a first side joined with a perimeter edge of the top skin and a second side joined with a perimeter edge of the bottom skin, and
• at least two latch assemblies, each latch assembly comprising a flush mounted rotary cam latch and a board disk and is positioned between the top skin and the bottom skin within a receptacle along the center line of the panel, wherein the center line runs parallel to the length of the panel, and wherein the board disk is configured to have a circular recess accessed through a hole in the bottom skin, the circular recess being tapered to receive the locking disk.

A method for providing a removable flooring system in a workspace comprising the operations of:

• providing for a plurality of longitudinal support structures in a parallel manner in the workspace, wherein each longitudinal support structure has a plurality of locking disks affixed thereto;
• placing a removable flooring panel having a length and a width, on one or more of the longitudinal support structures, wherein the removable flooring panel comprises a plurality of flush mounted rotary cam latch assemblies along a center line parallel to the length, such that each latch assembly is placed over a corresponding locking disk, wherein each latch assembly comprises a board disk positioned between a top skin and a bottom skin of the removable flooring panel, the board disk comprising a circular recess with tapered walls for receiving the locking disk;
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• rotating each of the plurality of flush mounted rotary cam latch assemblies to lock each the latch assembly with the locking disk.

A flooring system with readily attachable flooring panels, comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinal support structures, wherein each longitudinal support structure comprises a circular locking disk affixed to the longitudinal support structure;
• and
• a plurality of attachable flooring panels, each flooring panel comprising:
• a rectangular shaped panel having a length and a width, wherein the length is nominally twice the width, each panel having at least two receptacles wherein each receptacle is configured to mate with the circular locking disk,
• a top skin forming a top surface of the panel,
• a bottom skin form a bottom surface of the panel,
• a frame defining a perimeter edge of the panel, the frame having a first side joined with a perimeter edge of the top skin and a second side joined with a perimeter edge of the bottom skin, and
• at least two latch assemblies, each latch assembly comprising a flush mounted rotary cam latch and a board disk and is positioned between the top skin and the bottom skin within a receptacle along the center line of the panel, wherein the center line runs parallel to the length of the panel, and wherein the board disk comprises a circular recess with tapered walls for receiving the disk lock.