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US3604173A
US3604173A US780515A US3604173DA US3604173A US 3604173 A US3604173 A US 3604173A US 780515 A US780515 A US 780515A US 3604173D A US3604173D A US 3604173DA US 3604173 A US3604173 A US 3604173A
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  • the invention relates to resilient or elastic floors comprising an upper floor supported on a resilient means lying on a support.
  • Said resilient means is built up from a lower layer of resilient elements positioned on the support, an intermediate floor positioned on said lower layer, and an upper layer of resilient elements positioned on the intermediate floor and supporting said upper floor.
  • RESILIENT FLOOR The present invention relates to resilient or elastically yielding floors, for instance for gymnastic establishments and the like.
  • a floor with resilience or elasticity comprising an upper floor supported on a resilient means, said resilient means being in turn supported on a support, for instance a concrete arch, can be obtained by making the resilient means from a lower layer of resilient elements supported on the support and evenly distributed thereon, an intermediate floor or diaphragm arranged on said lower layer and an upper layer of resilient elements arranged on the intermediate floor and evenly distributed thereon, the upper floor resting on said upper layer.
  • the resilient elements in said lower layer are arranged in square formation on the support and the resilient elements in said upper layer are arranged in square formation on the intermediate floor and so displaced relative to the elements of the lower layer that each element of the upper layer lies in the center of the square, at the angles or corners of which the adjacent elements ofthe upper layer are positioned.
  • the resilient elements may be attached to bands, for instance of plastic or textile.
  • the floor structure proper consists in an upper floor consisting of a lower floor 5 of for instance wood fiber board or a particle board preferably tongued and grooved, and a floor covering 7 consisting of a linoleum mat, milled or textured vinyl plates or the like.
  • the resilient part of the floor structure is based on two layers of resilient elements 9 and 10, respectively, separately by' an intermediate floor or diaphragm 6.
  • Resilient elements 9 are, in the embodiment shown, attached to plastic or textile bands 8, 12 and consist of cork plates or discs.
  • FIG. 2- there is shown a plan view of-the floor of FIG. I, the upper floor being removed.
  • the resilient elements 9 of the lower layer are indicated with dotted circles inFlG. 2 and said elements 9 of the lowerlayer'are'arranged in a square formation by positioning bands 8 regularly spaced and parallel to each other.
  • the resilient elements 10 of the upper layer in FIG. 2 indicated with full circles are also arranged in a square formation but displacedrelative to the lower layer half a pitch lengthwise and half a pitch crosswise. By. this arrangement everyelement 10 of theupper layer will be positioned at an equal distance from each ofthe adjacentfour elements 9 of the lower layer.
  • FIG. 1 The described embodiment ofzthe floorof the invention is shown in FIG. 1 in scale 1:2 and, thus, it is obviousthat, in spite of the resilient characteristics of the floor, the structural height thereof does not essentially exceed that of a conventional, nonresilient floor.
  • the structural height thereof does not essentially exceed that of a conventional, nonresilient floor.
  • the nonexpensive and simple design of the embodiment described above it may very well be used in floors in ordinary living houses, business and office apartments etc. Thanks toits resiliencethefloor will substantially reduce the tiredness in the legs of the persons staying on the floors in question.
  • this is of aparticular importance in such applications, where the persons in view of their profession walk over large distances, forinstance in hospitals, shops and the like.
  • the intermediate floor 6 can consist ofrparticle board or plywood sheets, and the joints between the sheets'may-be suitably fixed with joint profiles 15, for instance ofrigid plastic (FIG, 1).
  • the embodiment of the floor of the invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has excellent resilience characteristics in view of the fact that the resilience'will-be the same irrespective of the point of action on the floor thanks to the positioning of the elements 9, 10.
  • the structure is particularly useful in gymnastic, athletic, and similar establishments and. causes,,in view of its simple design, a very small rise in price as compared to conventional, nonresilient floors.
  • FIG. 1 where the floor is illustrated in scale 1:2, the building height is surprisingly small, in the example shown merelyabout 45 mm.
  • the distance between the resilient elements in each layer may vary within wide limits depending on the particular materials used in the floor. However, in most cases a distance ofabout 15-20 cm. has been found suitable.
  • the resilient elements 9, 10 of the embodiments described above may, of course, by made of any suitable resilient material.
  • capsules of plastic similar to those used for closing certain wine bottles may be used with advantage.
  • plastic capsules may advantageously be welded with heat on plastic bands, the capsule suitably inthe side wall thereof being provided with holes for increasing the resilience thereof.
  • the bands carrying the resilient elements 9, 10 may, in. the factory, preferably be attached to both sides of the intermediate floor 6, whereby the. time of work at the site can be substantially reduced. (Bands 11 indicated with broken lines in Hg. 1 and band 12 with full lines).
  • the floor of the invention may, of course, also advantageously be used as a support for certain machinery, preferablylight machines, so as to avoid transmission of machine vibrations andother machine noises port and spaced from each other and distributed thereon in a spaced square formation, a diaphragm arranged on said lower layer of resilient elements and spaced uniformly from said rigid support, at least one upper layer of a plurality of resilient, independent, studlike elements arranged on said diaphragm and spaced from each other and distributed thereon in spaced squared formation and displaced relative to said resilient elements of the lower layer so that each upper element lies in the center of the square formed by the lower resilient elements when viewed in plan and a plurality of planar means, said resilient elements being attached thereto in the desired spaced relation to facilitate the positioning of the elements when erecting the floor, said upper floor resting on said upper layer of resilient elements.

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US3863412A (en) * 1972-06-26 1975-02-04 Domtar Ltd Easily dismantled partition structure
US4274626A (en) * 1979-04-30 1981-06-23 Amf Incorporated Exercise floor
US4449342A (en) * 1982-06-10 1984-05-22 Abendroth Carl W Flooring system
US4589243A (en) * 1982-06-10 1986-05-20 Abendroth Carl W Flooring system with strip of resilient material in compression
US4648592A (en) * 1984-06-28 1987-03-10 Atsushi Harinishi Gymnastic floor structure having vertical elasticity
US4778027A (en) * 1987-04-30 1988-10-18 Taylor Mildred E Rhythmizer
US4831806A (en) * 1988-02-29 1989-05-23 Robbins, Inc. Free floating floor system
US4879857A (en) * 1985-06-13 1989-11-14 Sport Floor Design, Inc. Resilient leveler and shock absorber for sport floor
US4888927A (en) * 1986-06-19 1989-12-26 Daiken Trade & Industry Co., Ltd. Floating floor
US5253464A (en) * 1990-05-02 1993-10-19 Boen Bruk A/S Resilient sports floor
US5277010A (en) * 1991-05-31 1994-01-11 Airthrust International, Inc. Flooring support
US5365710A (en) * 1993-02-12 1994-11-22 Connor/Aga Sports Flooring Corporation Resilient subfloor pad
US5388380A (en) * 1992-07-13 1995-02-14 Robbins, Inc. Anchored/resilient sleeper for hardwood floor system
US6363675B1 (en) * 2000-08-14 2002-04-02 Floyd Shelton Anchored resilient athletic flooring structure
US6742312B2 (en) 2001-04-25 2004-06-01 Citizens State Bank Shock absorber for sports floor
US6918215B2 (en) * 2000-08-09 2005-07-19 Longlac Wood Industries Inc. Free floating sub-floor panel
US8955279B1 (en) * 2009-08-31 2015-02-17 Aacer Acquisition, Llc Resilient cantilevered athletic flooring system

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US4694627A (en) * 1985-05-28 1987-09-22 Omholt Ray Resiliently-cushioned adhesively-applied floor system and method of making the same
US5412917A (en) * 1993-10-14 1995-05-09 Shelton; Floyd Fixed resilient sleeper athletic flooring system
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US3863412A (en) * 1972-06-26 1975-02-04 Domtar Ltd Easily dismantled partition structure
US4274626A (en) * 1979-04-30 1981-06-23 Amf Incorporated Exercise floor
US4449342A (en) * 1982-06-10 1984-05-22 Abendroth Carl W Flooring system
US4589243A (en) * 1982-06-10 1986-05-20 Abendroth Carl W Flooring system with strip of resilient material in compression
US4648592A (en) * 1984-06-28 1987-03-10 Atsushi Harinishi Gymnastic floor structure having vertical elasticity
US4879857A (en) * 1985-06-13 1989-11-14 Sport Floor Design, Inc. Resilient leveler and shock absorber for sport floor
US4888927A (en) * 1986-06-19 1989-12-26 Daiken Trade & Industry Co., Ltd. Floating floor
US4778027A (en) * 1987-04-30 1988-10-18 Taylor Mildred E Rhythmizer
US4831806A (en) * 1988-02-29 1989-05-23 Robbins, Inc. Free floating floor system
US4995210A (en) * 1988-02-29 1991-02-26 Robbins, Inc. Free floating floor system and method for forming
US5253464A (en) * 1990-05-02 1993-10-19 Boen Bruk A/S Resilient sports floor
US5277010A (en) * 1991-05-31 1994-01-11 Airthrust International, Inc. Flooring support
US5388380A (en) * 1992-07-13 1995-02-14 Robbins, Inc. Anchored/resilient sleeper for hardwood floor system
US5365710A (en) * 1993-02-12 1994-11-22 Connor/Aga Sports Flooring Corporation Resilient subfloor pad
US6918215B2 (en) * 2000-08-09 2005-07-19 Longlac Wood Industries Inc. Free floating sub-floor panel
US6363675B1 (en) * 2000-08-14 2002-04-02 Floyd Shelton Anchored resilient athletic flooring structure
US6742312B2 (en) 2001-04-25 2004-06-01 Citizens State Bank Shock absorber for sports floor
US8955279B1 (en) * 2009-08-31 2015-02-17 Aacer Acquisition, Llc Resilient cantilevered athletic flooring system

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