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Stress reducing floor surface
Assignee: BRUCE E BEEKMAN
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Filing: 1966-10-06
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Granted: 1969-03-25
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Expires: 1986-10-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles R Brantingham
- 👤 Bruce E Beekman
- 👤 Loren W Eames
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:50
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G27/00; A47G27/02; A47G27/0212; A47G27/0231; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/40; A63B21/4027; A63B21/4037; A63B23/00; A63B23/035; A63B23/04; A63B23/0405; A63B23/0464
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A RESILIENT FLOOR INCLUDING A SURFACE COMPONENT OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF INDUCING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS BALANCED MYOTONIC EFFORT IN THE LEG MUSCLES OF A PERSON WHOSE WORK REQUIRES STANDING FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME AT A WORK STATION OR THE LIKE; SAID COMPONENT BEING CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING A SERIES OF AREAS OF LESSER RESILIENT RESISTANCE TO THE WEIGHT OF A FOOT OF A PERSON IMPOSED THEREON SEPARATED BY ELONGATED AREAS OF GREATER RESILIENT RESISTANCE TO SUCH WEIGHT, THE WIDTH OF SAID AREAS OF LESSER RESILIENT RESPONSE BEING NOT GREATER THAN HALF THE WIDTH OF THE FOREFOOT PORTION OF A PERSON STANDING THEREON AND THE DIFFERENCE IN RESILIENCY BETWEEN SAID AREAS OF LESSER AND GREATER RESILIENT RESISTANCE BEING SUCH THAT WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON STANDING THEREON AND ENGAGING PORTIONS OF ONE EACH OF BOTH OF SAID AREAS, THE RESULTING ANGULARITY OF THE FOOT WILL NOT EXCEED ABOUT 5* FROM THE HORIZONTAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A RESILIENT FLOOR INCLUDING A SURFACE COMPONENT OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF INDUCING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS BALANCED MYOTONIC EFFORT IN THE LEG MUSCLES OF A PERSON WHOSE WORK REQUIRES STANDING FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME AT A WORK STATION OR THE LIKE; SAID COMPONENT BEING CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING A SERIES OF AREAS OF LESSER RESILIENT RESISTANCE TO THE WEIGHT OF A FOOT OF A PERSON IMPOSED THEREON SEPARATED BY ELONGATED AREAS OF GREATER RESILIENT RESISTANCE TO SUCH WEIGHT, THE WIDTH OF SAID AREAS OF LESSER RESILIENT RESPONSE BEING NOT GREATER THAN HALF THE WIDTH OF THE FOREFOOT PORTION OF A PERSON STANDING THEREON AND THE DIFFERENCE IN RESILIENCY BETWEEN SAID AREAS OF LESSER AND GREATER RESILIENT RESISTANCE BEING SUCH THAT WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON STANDING THEREON AND ENGAGING PORTIONS OF ONE EACH OF BOTH OF SAID AREAS, THE RESULTING ANGULARITY OF THE FOOT WILL NOT EXCEED ABOUT 5* FROM THE HORIZONTAL.
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