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Insert strip for a floor covering structure
Assignee: RESSE ENTERPRISES Inc
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Filing: 1988-06-06
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-06-06
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to insert strips for a floor covering structure for public walking areas such as in foyers of commercial buildings. The floor structure is made up of connected longitudinal sections, each section having a central longitudinal channel, a raised removable strip being disposed into each channel, to provide a walking surface and the strip having a relatively friction free underlying surface for an easy insertion into a channel and the same being arranged to be retained in the channel.
Inventors
- 👤 Chester W. Ellingson, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:23
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/26; B32B3/30; B32B7/00; B32B7/02; B32B7/022; B32B27/00; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/02161; E04F15/02166; E04F19/00; E04F19/10; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; B32B2471/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/17; Y10T428/18; Y10T428/22; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/24983
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
In combination with a floor covering structure of coupled sections, each section having a central longitudinal channel having transversely opposed facing grooves, an insert strip in combination with said channel, said strip comprising an upper layer portion formed as an extrusion of a fairly hard durometer plastic material, an underlying layer portion of a durometer harder than that of said upper layer portion and co-extruded therewith, said upper layer portion having a width to extend across the width of a channel of the floor covering section, said underlying layer having a width extending beyond each side of said upper layer portion to project into grooves formed at each side of said channel, said underlying layer portion having a substantially slick friction free surface, and said upper layer portion having formed into its upper surface portion a figured surface treatment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
In combination with a floor covering structure of coupled sections, each section having a central longitudinal channel having transversely opposed facing grooves, an insert strip in combination with said channel, said strip comprising an upper layer portion formed as an extrusion of a fairly hard durometer plastic material, an underlying layer portion of a durometer harder than that of said upper layer portion and co-extruded therewith, said upper layer portion having a width to extend across the width of a channel of the floor covering section, said underlying layer having a width extending beyond each side of said upper layer portion to project into grooves formed at each side of said channel, said underlying layer portion having a substantially slick friction free surface, and said upper layer portion having formed into its upper surface portion a figured surface treatment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein, said upper layer portion is formed of a suitable PVC compound to have a firm yielding surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said underlying layer portions being formed of a suitable PVC compound of a hard durometer providing a relatively friction free bottom surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said underlying layer portion has a durometer sufficiently harder than that of said upper layer portion to provide a firm base for embossing said upper layer portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said underlying layer portion is colorless.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said surface treatment comprises a multiplicity of projections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said upper layer has formed thereon a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending ribs, and means intersect said ribs forming a multiplicity of projections.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said underlying layer being transversely substantially inflexible.
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