US5033241A
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Portable folding dance floor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-09-11
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Granted: 1991-07-23
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Expires: 2010-09-11
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a portable, foldable dance floor having a top surface of parquet panelling mounted on a flat plywood base, and composed of identical half-sections which open horizontally on a flat surface and close vertically parallel to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Teri Max
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:50
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/04; E04F2201/00; E04F2201/05; E04F2201/0594
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A portable foldable tap dance floor comprising two flat half-sections, each of said half-sections having a top surface of parquet panelling mounted on a flat plywood base of about the same area, said plywood base having a plurality of holes of various sizes, each of said half-sections abutting one another at a side edge, means for hingedly attaching said half-sections along said abutting edges, whereby said half-sections open horizontally to form a flat surface suitable for tap dancing and close vertically parallel to each other when not in use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A portable foldable tap dance floor comprising two flat half-sections, each of said half-sections having a top surface of parquet panelling mounted on a flat plywood base of about the same area, said plywood base having a plurality of holes of various sizes, each of said half-sections abutting one another at a side edge, means for hingedly attaching said half-sections along said abutting edges, whereby said half-sections open horizontally to form a flat surface suitable for tap dancing and close vertically parallel to each other when not in use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A portable foldable tap dance floor according to claim 1 wherein said parquet panelling includes thin parquet blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A portable foldable tap dance floor according to claim 2 wherein said blocks are about one foot square by about 1/4 inch thick.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A portable dance floor according to claim 3 wherein each half-section has 6 blocks and is about three feet long at the abutting edges and about two feet wide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A portable dance floor according to claim 1 wherein at least one handle is attached to a side of said dance floor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A portable dance floor according to claim 4 wherein one handle is attached to each of the opposed edges opposite to said abutting edges.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A portable dance floor according to claim 1 wherein said means for attaching the half-sections includes hinges recessed into the abutting edges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A portable dance floor according to claim 7 wherein said hinges are piano hinges.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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