GB2201686A - Paving with raised formations - Google Patents

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GB2201686A
GB2201686A GB08804836A GB8804836A GB2201686A GB 2201686 A GB2201686 A GB 2201686A GB 08804836 A GB08804836 A GB 08804836A GB 8804836 A GB8804836 A GB 8804836A GB 2201686 A GB2201686 A GB 2201686A
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Fernando Stroppinana
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/10—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/06—Walking aids for blind persons
    • A61H3/066—Installations on the floor, e.g. special surfaces, to guide blind persons
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N7/00—Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material
    • D06N7/0005—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous substrate being coated with at least one layer of a polymer on the top surface
    • D06N7/0007—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous substrate being coated with at least one layer of a polymer on the top surface characterised by their relief structure
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C11/00—Details of pavings
    • E01C11/24—Methods or arrangements for preventing slipperiness or protecting against influences of the weather
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C5/00—Pavings made of prefabricated single units
    • E01C5/18—Pavings made of prefabricated single units made of rubber units
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02172—Floor elements with an anti-skid main surface, other than with grooves

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Abstract

The raised formations (3) of paving, particularly for the provision of guide and boundary lines for use by the visually handicapped, are provided, at least in part, with surface profiles (4) with an anti-slip function. The formations (3) and profiles (4) may be formed integrally with the base layer (2) from rubber or a plastics material. <IMAGE>

Description

PAVING WITH RAISED FORMATIONS The present invention relates to pavings with raised formations intended for use in pedestrian areas and public places such as railway stations, underground stations, pavements, etc.
Interesting developments based on the possibility of forming zones in which the raised formations are higher than the formations of the adjacent areas of the paving have for some time been taking place in the use of these pavings, which are currently known as "studded" pavings. Since the visually handicapped can also detect the presence of these zones, they may be used, for example, to form guide lines or boundary lines for hazardous areas.
By way of example, the raised formations in these zones may have a height of one centimeter or slightly less and an overall appearance which can be compared more or less to the vertex of an egg.
Current installations have made it possible, however, to observe that layers of slippery material may form on the surface of these formations, with the potential risk that people walking on the paving may fall over.
The present invention is designed to provide a paving with raised formations whose application and use does not entail the drawbacks described above.
In accordance with the present invention, this object is achieved by means of paving of the above-described type, wherein the raised formations are provided, at least in part, with surface profiles with an anti-slip function, such as ribs, grooves, etc.
Further characteristics and advantages of the invention are shown in the following description, given purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a plan view of the paving of the invention, and Figure 2 is a section along the line II-II of Figure 1.
In the drawings, paving of rubber or synthetic material of the type known currently as "studded" paving is designated by 1. The paving is substantially formed by a flat web 2 forming the base of the paving, on which raised formations 3 of an approximately conical shape with a rounded vertex (similar to the vertex of an egg) are uniformly distributed and project appreciably from the web layer.2.
The term "appreciably" has been used to indicate that in the paving of the invention (intended - on the basis of the criteria discussed above - to be used for the provision of guide lines and boundaries for hazardous areas in pedestrian areas, public places, etc., for use by the visually handicapped) the formations 3 project approximately one centimeter or slightly less from the web 2. This is in contrast to the studded pavings which are most widely used nowadays, in which the formations 3 have an overall flat shape and project by a few millimeters from the web 2.
The main characteristic feature of the paving of the invention lies in that the formations 3, produced by moulding or stamping from a single mass of rubber or plastic material together with the web 2, are provided with surface profiles 4 such as ribs, grooves or roughened areas whose function is to prevent the paving 1 from becoming slippery if water, oil or other soiling agents are deposited on the paving.
In the embodiment illustrated, the profiles 4 have the appearance of discontinuous circular ribs disposed on the outer surface of the raised formations 3 so as to form rings whose diameter gradually decreases towards the vertex of the formations 3.
The present invention obviously also covers models of similar utility using the same inventive concept.

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1. Paving with raised formations, particularly for the provision of guide lines and boundary lines for use by the visually handicapped, wherein the raised formations are provided, at least in part, with surface profiles with an anti-slip function.
2. Paving as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raised formations are approximately conical in shape and the surface profiles take the form of annular ribs forming rings whose diameter gradually decreases towards the vertex of the raised formation.
3. Paving as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the paving comprises a web layer from which the raised formations project and the web layer and raised formations are formed from a single mass of rubber or plastic material.
4. Paving with raised formations, substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
GB8804836A 1987-03-02 1988-03-01 Paving with raised formations Expired - Fee Related GB2201686B (en)

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GB2340159A (en) * 1998-07-28 2000-02-16 Limik Ltd Tactile surface
WO2000029677A1 (en) * 1998-11-16 2000-05-25 Jervis B. Webb Company Method and apparatus for warning individuals of unsafe zones
US6286272B1 (en) * 1997-07-29 2001-09-11 Jean-Luc Sandoz Process for installing a covering consisting of planks, laths or the like
FR2824088A1 (en) * 2001-04-27 2002-10-31 Chemin Faisant Ground marking podotactile slabs comprise two opposite curved edges having shape of crescent moon and are arranged near obstacle to be identified
FR2996861A1 (en) * 2012-10-11 2014-04-18 Didier Chamel Ground e.g. pavement, signal relief element for use in tactile strip utilized for visually impaired person, has flexible sheet that is made of bands of thin prefabricated indication materials, reserve structure, and less density zone
EP2538196A3 (en) * 2011-06-21 2014-04-30 Sovitec Iberica, S.A.U. Medium for testing products applicable on roads

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GB214701A (en) * 1923-01-19 1924-04-22 Morland Micholl Dessau Improvements in or relating to articles of or containing rubber as a substitute for bristles, fibres and the like, such as brushes, mats, floor coverings, grips and the like
GB451803A (en) * 1935-05-25 1936-08-12 Charles James Pomeroy Improvements relating to rubber matting
GB460067A (en) * 1936-01-14 1937-01-20 Joseph Leonard Gasking Improvements in mats, floor coverings and the like, and the method of their manufacture
GB901949A (en) * 1960-01-27 1962-07-25 Pirelli Improvements in or relating to a supporting surface for pedestrian and vehicular traffic
GB903387A (en) * 1958-08-19 1962-08-15 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Non-slip structures
EP0100595A2 (en) * 1982-07-06 1984-02-15 Toyo Linoleum Company, Limited Non-slip floor material

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GB214701A (en) * 1923-01-19 1924-04-22 Morland Micholl Dessau Improvements in or relating to articles of or containing rubber as a substitute for bristles, fibres and the like, such as brushes, mats, floor coverings, grips and the like
GB451803A (en) * 1935-05-25 1936-08-12 Charles James Pomeroy Improvements relating to rubber matting
GB460067A (en) * 1936-01-14 1937-01-20 Joseph Leonard Gasking Improvements in mats, floor coverings and the like, and the method of their manufacture
GB903387A (en) * 1958-08-19 1962-08-15 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Non-slip structures
GB901949A (en) * 1960-01-27 1962-07-25 Pirelli Improvements in or relating to a supporting surface for pedestrian and vehicular traffic
EP0100595A2 (en) * 1982-07-06 1984-02-15 Toyo Linoleum Company, Limited Non-slip floor material

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6286272B1 (en) * 1997-07-29 2001-09-11 Jean-Luc Sandoz Process for installing a covering consisting of planks, laths or the like
GB2340159A (en) * 1998-07-28 2000-02-16 Limik Ltd Tactile surface
WO2000029677A1 (en) * 1998-11-16 2000-05-25 Jervis B. Webb Company Method and apparatus for warning individuals of unsafe zones
US6202587B1 (en) 1998-11-16 2001-03-20 Jervis B. Webb International Company Method and apparatus for warning individuals of unsafe zones
FR2824088A1 (en) * 2001-04-27 2002-10-31 Chemin Faisant Ground marking podotactile slabs comprise two opposite curved edges having shape of crescent moon and are arranged near obstacle to be identified
EP2538196A3 (en) * 2011-06-21 2014-04-30 Sovitec Iberica, S.A.U. Medium for testing products applicable on roads
FR2996861A1 (en) * 2012-10-11 2014-04-18 Didier Chamel Ground e.g. pavement, signal relief element for use in tactile strip utilized for visually impaired person, has flexible sheet that is made of bands of thin prefabricated indication materials, reserve structure, and less density zone

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