EP0117707A2
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Mat module with ramp strip
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-02-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-02-21
Abstract
Abstract A floor mat assembly is disclosed which is moulded from resilient plastics material and made up of only two different elements, mat modules (11) and ramp strips (12). Each mat module is of rectangular shape with two adjoining edges, each of the edges having an upper coupling edge flap (30) with a row of downwardly-directed projections (32), and two other adjoining edges, each of the other edges having a lower coupling edge flap (31) with a row of vertical holes (40) to couple with a row of projections on an upper coupling edge flap of a ramp strip or an adjoining mat module. Each ramp strip (12) comprises a tapered face (60) with an upper coupling edge flap adjacent the tapered face, and a lower coupling edge flap joined by a severable link to the upper coupling edge flap, the lower coupling edge flap of the ramp strip to couple with an upper coupling edge flap of a mat module, and when the link is severed, the upper coupling edge flap of the ramp strip to couple with a lower coupling edge flap of a mat module.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Morrison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:42
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G27/00; A47G27/02; A47G27/0212; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/015; A01K1/0157; A01K1/0151; B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/04; B60N3/044; E; E01; E01C; E01C11/00; E01C11/22; E01C11/224; E01C11/225; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/02172; E04F15/02177; E04F15/02188; E04F15/02194; E04F15/024; E04F15/02405; E04F15/10; E04F15/105; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/16; Y10T428/161; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/192; Y10T428/195; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24298; Y10T428/24777
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A floor mat assembly (10) moulded from a resilient plastics material having, in combination, at least one mat module (11) which can be coupled to a ramp strip (12) and an adjoining mat module (11), characterized in that - (a) the mat module (11) is of rectangular shape with two adjoining edges, each of the edges having an upper coupling edge flap (30) with a row of downwardly directed projections (32), and two other adjoining edges, each of the other edges having a lower coupling edge flap (31) with a row of vertical holes (40) to couple with a row of projections on an upper coupling edge flap of a ramp strip of an adjoining mat module; and (b) the ramp strip (12) comprises a tapered face (60) with an upper coupling edge flap adjacent the tapered face, and a lower coupling edge flap joined by a severable link to the upper coupling edge flap, the lower coupling edge flap of the ramp strip to couple with an upper coupling edge flap of a mat module, and when the link is severed, the upper coupling edge flap of the ramp strip to couple with a lower coupling edge flap of a mat module.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A floor mat assembly (10) moulded from a resilient plastics material having, in combination, at least one mat module (11) which can be coupled to a ramp strip (12) and an adjoining mat module (11), characterized in that - (a) the mat module (11) is of rectangular shape with two adjoining edges, each of the edges having an upper coupling edge flap (30) with a row of downwardly directed projections (32), and two other adjoining edges, each of the other edges having a lower coupling edge flap (31) with a row of vertical holes (40) to couple with a row of projections on an upper coupling edge flap of a ramp strip of an adjoining mat module; and (b) the ramp strip (12) comprises a tapered face (60) with an upper coupling edge flap adjacent the tapered face, and a lower coupling edge flap joined by a severable link to the upper coupling edge flap, the lower coupling edge flap of the ramp strip to couple with an upper coupling edge flap of a mat module, and when the link is severed, the upper coupling edge flap of the ramp strip to couple with a lower coupling edge flap of a mat module.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
A floor mat assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the ramp strip (12) has a severable triangular-shaped corner element (70) at each end, the triangular-shaped corner element being severed for ramp strips positioned side by side in a straight line and adjoining with a triangular-shaped corner element of an adjoining ramp strip positioned in a corner relationship such that a ramp is formed at a corner of a mat module.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A floor mat assembly according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the mat module (11) has a grid pattern of intersecting members (15), the members intersecting at nodes (16) forming holes (17) through the mat module between the members, the nodes each having a space on the bottom surface of the modular mat to permit drainage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A floor mat assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that the members (15) intersect perpendicularly and the holes (17) are square.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A floor mat assembly according to claim 3 or claim 4, characterized in that the ramp strip (12) has a grid pattern of intersecting members with square holes between them having substantially the same dimensions as those in the mat member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A floor mat assembly according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the projections in each of the upper coupling edge flaps snap into the vertical holes in the lower coupling edge flaps and are removable therefrom.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A floor mat assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that raised tabs are provided on the top surface of at least some of the members between the nodes to provide improved gripping.
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