US5489458A
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Flooring material for wiring
Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Carpet Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-12-07
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Granted: 1996-02-06
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Expires: 2014-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A flooring material is composed by interpositioning at least one intermediate layer (2), in the form of a sheet that is weakly adhered to a sheet base material (1) to an extent that at least its upper surface can be easily peeled from said sheet base material (1), within said sheet base material corresponding to the bottoms of wiring grooves (6 and 7) formed in said sheet base material (1). A plurality of cuts are made along cut lines (4 and 5) of said flooring material at a depth that extends to the above-mentioned intermediate layer (2) at prescribed intervals. Wiring grooves (6 and 7) are formed by peeling off portions (1a and 1b) of the sheet base material (1) within said cut lines to enable wiring along said grooves (6 and 7).
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Sato
- 👤 Isao Nakashima
- 👤 Kenji Abe
- 👤 Hideo Maeyama
- 👤 Hirohiko Ishiwatari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:42
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/28; H02G3/283; H02G1/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1438; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/2457; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31971; Y10T428/31989; Y10T428/31993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A flooring material for wiring, comprising a sheet base material having an upper and lower surface, having interpositioned within said sheet base material an intermediate layer having an upper and lower surface, a plurality of cut lines of a depth that extends from the upper surface of the sheet base material to at least the upper surface of the intermediate layer are provided at suitable intervals in a vertical and/or horizontal direction to form cut sections peelable from said sheet base material, said intermediate layer being interpositioned in said sheet base material so that it forms bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of sections of said sheet base material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A flooring material for wiring, comprising a sheet base material having an upper and lower surface, having interpositioned within said sheet base material an intermediate layer having an upper and lower surface, a plurality of cut lines of a depth that extends from the upper surface of the sheet base material to at least the upper surface of the intermediate layer are provided at suitable intervals in a vertical and/or horizontal direction to form cut sections peelable from said sheet base material, said intermediate layer being interpositioned in said sheet base material so that it forms bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of sections of said sheet base material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
A flooring material for wiring, comprising a sheet base material having an upper and lower surface, having interpositioned within said sheet base material an intermediate layer having an upper and lower surface, a plurality of cut lines of a depth that extends from the upper surface of the sheet base material to at least the lower surface of the intermediate layer are provided at suitable intervals in a vertical and/or horizontal direction to form cut sections, the upper surface of said intermediate layer being peelable along said cut lines from said sheet base material but more strongly adhered to the sheet base material than its lower surface, said intermediate layer being interpositioned in said sheet base material such that it forms bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of sections of said sheet base material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
A flooring material for wiring, comprising a sheet base material having an upper and lower surface, having interpositioned within said sheet base material an intermediate layer having an upper and lower surface, a plurality of cut lines of a depth that extends from the upper surface of the sheet base material to at least the lower surface of the intermediate layer are provided at suitable intervals in a vertical and/or horizontal direction to form cut sections, the upper surface of said intermediate layer being peelable along said cut lines from said sheet base material but more strongly adhered to the sheet base material than its lower surface, said intermediate layer being interpositioned in said sheet base material such that it forms bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of sections of said sheet base material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
144 words
A flooring material for wiring comprising a sheet base material having an upper and lower surface, having interpositioned within said sheet base material an intermediate layer consisting of a laminated sheet having upper, intermediate and lower surfaces, a plurality of cut lines of a depth that extends from the upper surface of the sheet base material to at least the lower surface of the intermediate layer are provided at suitable intervals in a vertical and/or horizontal direction to form cut sections, the laminated sheet being peelable along said cut lines at its intermediate layer surface, the upper and lower surfaces of the laminated sheet more strongly adhering to the sheet base material than at the intermediate surfaces, said intermediate layer being interpositioned in said sheet base material such that it forms bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of sections of said sheet base material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
144 words
A flooring material for wiring comprising a sheet base material having an upper and lower surface, having interpositioned within said sheet base material an intermediate layer consisting of a laminated sheet having upper, intermediate and lower surfaces, a plurality of cut lines of a depth that extends from the upper surface of the sheet base material to at least the lower surface of the intermediate layer are provided at suitable intervals in a vertical and/or horizontal direction to form cut sections, the laminated sheet being peelable along said cut lines at its intermediate layer surface, the upper and lower surfaces of the laminated sheet more strongly adhering to the sheet base material than at the intermediate surfaces, said intermediate layer being interpositioned in said sheet base material such that it forms bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of sections of said sheet base material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A flooring material for wiring, comprising a sheet base material being divided into upper and lower portions, along said cut lines the lower portion being capable to form bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of a cut section of said upper portion, the upper base material portion and lower base material portion being directly and peelably adhered to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A flooring material for wiring, comprising a sheet base material being divided into upper and lower portions, along said cut lines the lower portion being capable to form bottoms of wiring grooves by removal of a cut section of said upper portion, the upper base material portion and lower base material portion being directly and peelably adhered to each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A flooring material for wiring as set forth in claim 1, wherein the sheet base material is of a synthetic resin, rubber, wood or metal, and the intermediate layer is of a non-woven fabric, woven fabric, knitted fabric, paper or film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A flooring material for wiring as set forth in claim 2, wherein the sheet base material is of a synthetic resin, rubber, wood or metal, and the intermediate layer is of a non-woven fabric, woven fabric, knitted fabric, paper or film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A flooring material for wiring as set forth in claim 3, wherein the sheet base material is of a synthetic resin, rubber, wood or metal, and the intermediate layer is of a non-woven fabric, woven fabric, knitted fabric, paper or film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A flooring material for wiring as set forth in claim 4, wherein the sheet base material is of a synthetic resin, rubber, wood or metal.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-02-05 | 1999-08-07 | 2000-02-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-02-05 | 2003-08-07 | 2004-02-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-02-05 | 2007-08-07 | 2008-02-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |