Shock absorbing interlocking floor system
Assignee308, LLC
InventorDavid R. Barlow
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Abstract
Interlocking panels have a top portion and side edges. Multiple panels are interlocked together mechanically along the side edges by locking features. The top portion includes a substantially planar top surface, side edges, and interlocking features. The bottom support structure is made of a shock absorption material that fits under the substantially planar top surface, thereby providing support and cushioning to the substantially planar top surface. The locking features include, for example, alternating upward/downward facing steps or key/key receivers to hold adjacent interlocking panels to each other.
Claims20
An interlocking panel for a floor system base, the interlocking panel comprising:
- a top portion having a substantially planar top surface and side surfaces, the side surfaces depending downward from the planar top surface forming a cavity in an underside of the substantially planar top surface, the top portion having means for interlocking on at least one of the side surfaces;
- a bottom support structure, the bottom support structure filling the cavity, thereby providing support and shock absorption to the substantially planar top surface.
An interlocking panel for a floor system base, the interlocking panel comprising:
- a top portion having a substantially planar top surface and side surfaces depending downwardly from edges of the substantially planar top surface forming a cavity beneath the substantially planar top surface, the top portion having means for interlocking on at least one of the side surfaces;
- a bottom support structure comprised of a shock absorption material, the bottom support structure held within the cavity for providing support and shock absorption to the substantially planar top surface.
An interlocking panel for a floor system base, the interlocking panel comprising:
- a top portion made from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, structural urethane foams, polyolefin, filled plastic, phenolic, stiff rubber, and aluminum;
- the top portion having a substantially planar top surface and having side surfaces depending downwardly from edges of the substantially planar top surface forming a cavity beneath the substantially planar top surface, the top portion having means for interlocking situated on at least one of the side surfaces;
- a bottom support structure comprised of one or more shock absorption material(s) selected from the group consisting of polypropylene foam, expanded polypropylene foam, polyethylene foam, expanded polyethylene foam, polystyrene foam, expanded polystyrene foam, urethane foam, rubber, and processed recycled rubber, the bottom support structure held within the cavity for providing support and shock absorption to the substantially planar top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.