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Laminated support mat
Assignee: CMH-EMM LLC
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Filing: 2004-12-14
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Granted: 2006-11-21
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Expires: 2024-12-14
Abstract
Abstract A support mat, such as a mat suitable for supporting heavy construction equipment, includes a plurality of beams fastened together, each of the beams being made of a plurality of individual wood laminations.
Inventors
- 👤 Jon C. Fiutak
- 👤 Shane M. McDougall
- 👤 Albert P. Putnam, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:02
CPC Classifications
B; B27; B27M; B27M3/00; B27M3/0013; B27M3/0026; B27M3/0053; E; E01; E01C; E01C9/00; E01C9/08; E01C9/086; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/12; E04C3/00; E04C3/02; E04C3/12; E04C3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A support mat comprising a plurality of beams fastened together, each of the beams being made of a plurality of individual wood laminations adhesively bonded to each other, wherein each of the laminated beams comprises a plurality of vertically oriented individual wood laminations, the plurality of individual wood laminations having wide faces oriented parallel to a direction of a load applied to the support mat, each beam having outboard laminations, the wide faces of the outboard laminations of each beam defining a wide face of the beam, and wherein the wide faces of adjacent beams touch each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A support mat comprising a plurality of beams fastened together, each of the beams being made of a plurality of individual wood laminations adhesively bonded to each other, wherein each of the laminated beams comprises a plurality of vertically oriented individual wood laminations, the plurality of individual wood laminations having wide faces oriented parallel to a direction of a load applied to the support mat, each beam having outboard laminations, the wide faces of the outboard laminations of each beam defining a wide face of the beam, and wherein the wide faces of adjacent beams touch each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The support mat according to claim 1 , wherein the wide faces of adjacent beams are adhesively bonded to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The support mat according to claim 1 , wherein the beams have a strength value greater than about 3000 psi.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The support mat according to claim 1 , wherein each of the beams has height within the range of from about 3 inches to about 6 inches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The support mat according to claim 1 , wherein the support mat further includes fasteners for bonding adjacent beams to one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The support mat according to claim 5 , wherein the fasteners include bolts extending through the beams.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The support mat according to claim 1 , wherein the individual wood laminations are formed from hardwood.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The support mat according to claim 1 , wherein at least 50 percent of the laminations are made of strips joined together to form the laminations.
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