Flooring system

Claim 2

A flooring system comprising a foundation, support members on said foundation, floating members on said foundation and located between and generally parallel to said support members, floorboards superposed on said support members and said floating members, strips of resilient material between said floating members and said floorboards, and means for fastening said floorboards to said support members so that said strips of resilient material are in compression between said floorboards and said floating members.

Claim 3

A flooring system according to claim 1, wherein said strips of resilient material are attached to and extend generally the length of each of said floating members.

Claim 4

A flooring system according to claim 1, wherein rows of said floating members are spaced alternately between rows of said supporting members.

Claim 5

A flooring system according to claim 1, wherein said floating members and said support members are made of wood.

Claim 6

A flooring system according to claim 1 and further including pads of resilient material attached to and spaced along the underneath of both of said support members and said floating members.

Claim 7

A flooring system according to claim 4, and further including restraining strips attached to the top of said wooden support members to resist the upward lifting thrust of said floorboards under conditions of expansion, and said restraining strips being essentially free from dimensional changes in the presence of moisture and restraining said wooden support members against growth parallel to the longitudinal axis of said wooden support members.

Claim 8

A flooring system comprising a foundation, rows of wooden support members on said foundation, restraining strips extending along the tops of said wooden support members, said restraining strips being attached to said wooden support members to resist the upward lifting thrust of said floorboards under conditions of expansion, and said restraining strips being essentially free from dimensional changes in the presence of moisture and restraining said wooden support members against growth parallel to the longitudinal axis of said wooden support members, rows of wooden floating members on said foundation and located between and generally parallel to each of said rows of wooden support members, floorboards superposed at right angles on said support members and said floating members, strips of resilient material attached to and extending generally the length of said floating members between said floating members and said floorboards, means for fastening said floorboards to said support members so that said strips of resilient material are in compression between said floorboards and said floating members, and pads of resilient material attached to and spaced along the underneath length of both said support members and said floating members.

Claim 9

A flooring system comprising a foundation, rows of wooden support members on said foundation, restraining strips extending along the tops of said wooden support members, said restraining strips being attached to said wooden support members to resist the upward lifting thrust of said floorboards under conditions of expansion, and said restraining strips being essentially free from dimensional changes in the presence of moisture and restraining said wooden support members against growth parallel to the longitudinal axis of said wooden support members, rows of wooden floating members on said foundation and located between and generally parallel to each of said rows of wooden support members, floorboards superposed at right angles on said support members and said floating members, strips of resilient material attached to and extending generally the length of said floating members between said floating members and said floorboards, means for fastening said floorboards to said support members so that said strips of resilient material are in compression between said floorboards and said floating members, and pads of resilient material attached to and spaced along the underneath length of both said support members and said floating members.

Claim 10

A flooring system according to claim 7, wherein the combined height of an uncompressed strip of said resilient material and one of said floating members is greater than the combined height of a restraining strip and one of said support members.

Claim 11

A flooring system according to claims 1 or 7 wherein said floating members and said support members have uniform dimensions.

Claim 12

A flooring system according to claims 1 or 7 wherein said strips of resilient material are made of rubber.

Claim 13

A flooring system according to claims 1 or 7 wherein said means for fastening are machine nails.