US3827818A - Concrete tile - Google Patents

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US3827818A
US3827818A US00320689A US32068973A US3827818A US 3827818 A US3827818 A US 3827818A US 00320689 A US00320689 A US 00320689A US 32068973 A US32068973 A US 32068973A US 3827818 A US3827818 A US 3827818A
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    • 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
    • E01C5/22—Pavings made of prefabricated single units made of units composed of a mixture of materials covered by two or more of groups E01C5/008, E01C5/02 - E01C5/20 except embedded reinforcing materials
    • E01C5/226—Pavings made of prefabricated single units made of units composed of a mixture of materials covered by two or more of groups E01C5/008, E01C5/02 - E01C5/20 except embedded reinforcing materials having an upper layer of rubber, with or without inserts of other materials; with rubber inserts
    • 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
    • E01C13/00—Pavings or foundations specially adapted for playgrounds or sports grounds; Drainage, irrigation or heating of sports grounds
    • E01C13/04—Pavings made of prefabricated single units
    • E01C13/045—Pavings made of prefabricated single units the prefabricated single units consisting of or including bitumen, rubber or plastics
    • 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

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  • SHEET 2 llF 2 CONCRETE TILE The invention relates to a concrete tile in which a rubber or synthetic-resin cover plate is anchored and provided on the side facing the tile with ridges forming hollow spaces with the tile.
  • Such tiles are particularly employed on playground in the open air, floors of sport halls and old-age establishments and the like.
  • the tile serves for obtaining a resilient floor, the elasticity of which is such that in the event of a fall on the floor there is no risk of being wounded.
  • the tile according to prior art in which the cover plate is anchored in the tile by means of substantially vertical metal anchors, involves the risk that in the event of a heavy fall the metal anchors pierce the rubber or synthetic-resin cover plate and give rise to wounding.
  • anchor elements of a hard material inserted into the side rims of the cover plate. Since the anchor elements are orientated substantially horizontally, the risk of piercing through the covering layer is avoided.
  • the anchor elements have to be made of rigid material. Since in order to satisfy the function of the covering layer the material thereof has to be formed by comparatively soft rubber or synthetic resin, a different material has to be chosen for the anchor elements. Therefore, the anchor elements have to be made of a rubber or a synthetic resin having considerably higher rigidity or hardness than the material of the surface layer.
  • the side rims of the covering layer surround the side edges of the tile throughout the height thereof. In this way playing children are prevented from pulling off the covering layer from the tile by grasping the covering layer at an edge and pulling it upwards.
  • the tile according to the present application does no longer comprise vertical anchor elements between the covering layer and the tile body, it is allowed to chose for the ridge pattern such a configuration that a maximum elasticity is obtained.
  • the ridge pattern may be formed by circle-concentrical ridges, which may be locally interrupted.
  • the ridge pattern may, as an alternative, be formed by ribs at right angles to each other, which are interrupted at imaginary points of intersection. Hitherto the vertical anchor elements have even been arranged at the points of intersection of the ribs. Owing to the choice of horizontal ribs inserted into the side rims, the necessity of intersecting ribs, at the points of intersection of which anchor elements are arranged, is suppressed, whilst a ridge pattern of a kind such may be selected that maximum elasticity is ensured.
  • FIG. 1 a bottom view of the cover plate of the tile embodying the invention
  • FIG. 2 a sectional view taken on the line IIII in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 a bottom view of a variant of the cover plate and FIG. 4 a bottom view of a further variant of the cover plate.
  • the cover plate 1 is provided with a plurality of anchor elements 2, 2, 2", inserted into apertures in the side rims 3, 4, 5 and 6.
  • the anchor elements 2, 2, 2" are made of a rubber or a synthetic resin having a considerably higher hardness and rigidity than the material of the cover plate.
  • a separation plate 7 is arranged on the ridges in order to avoid that the cavities between the ridges are filled with concrete.
  • the ridge pattern may be formed by concentric ridges having no points of intersection. With the tile under consideration this is no longer a drawback because it does no longer comprise vertical anchor elements.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 show a ridge pattern formed by locally interrupted, circle-concentrical ridges and orthogonal ridges respectively, interrupted at the imaginary points of intersection.
  • a tile element for playgrounds and similar areas where the need for a protective cushioning surface exists said tile element comprising in combination:
  • tile body made of a resilient material such as rubber or a synthetic resinous material, said tile body having a cover plate portion provided with a circumferentially extending skirt depending from said cover plate portion and a plurality of rib members depending from said cover plate portion within the confines of said skirt to present intervening cushion spaces;
  • said skirt having at least portions thereof projecting below said plate means to define concreteengaging portions thereof;
  • rigid anchoring members carried by said concreteengaging portions of said skirt below said plate means, said anchoring members having portions projecting inwardly of said skirt below said plate means so as to anchor the tile element to concrete below said plate means.
  • anchoring members are in the form of studs each having a head substantially flush with the outer surface of said skirt and a shank portion projecting horizontally inwardly of said skirt.

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US3950908A (en) * 1973-04-10 1976-04-20 B.V. Betonfabriek Het Zuiden Floor or wall covering panel
US5459966A (en) * 1994-06-17 1995-10-24 Suarez; Miguel A. Prefabricated bathroom walls
US20110110718A1 (en) * 2009-11-12 2011-05-12 Mackenzie David S Paver assembly
US20110113713A1 (en) * 2009-11-19 2011-05-19 Sun Wah Lui Mechanically-held tile
US9079347B2 (en) 2010-07-23 2015-07-14 Inpress Technologies Inc. Paving block formed of rubber crumb and a method of manufacturing the same
US10267044B2 (en) * 2015-03-26 2019-04-23 O Participations Sas Modular structure, module for such a modular structure and method for the production of such a modular structure
US20200398145A1 (en) * 2018-07-06 2020-12-24 Byoung Koo CHO Inclined structure of court floor for automatic supply in ball game
US12010961B2 (en) 2021-03-02 2024-06-18 Hortech, Inc. Modular planting system for roof applications

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US2096963A (en) * 1936-05-06 1937-10-26 Erman Isaac Metal tile
US2490577A (en) * 1947-05-28 1949-12-06 Pittsburgh Plastic Tile Compan Interlocking wall tile
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FR1264562A (fr) * 1960-05-11 1961-06-23 Carreaux de revêtement en matière plastique
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US2490577A (en) * 1947-05-28 1949-12-06 Pittsburgh Plastic Tile Compan Interlocking wall tile
US2791900A (en) * 1950-05-08 1957-05-14 Zorro D Ruben Wall tile and means for mounting the same
FI33363A (fi) * 1960-02-13 1963-07-10 Sammon Rulla Oy Menettelytapa huokoisen kuitulevyn kiinnittämiseksi alustaansa
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US3950908A (en) * 1973-04-10 1976-04-20 B.V. Betonfabriek Het Zuiden Floor or wall covering panel
US5459966A (en) * 1994-06-17 1995-10-24 Suarez; Miguel A. Prefabricated bathroom walls
US20110110718A1 (en) * 2009-11-12 2011-05-12 Mackenzie David S Paver assembly
US8075221B2 (en) 2009-11-12 2011-12-13 Hortech, Inc. Paver assembly
US20110113713A1 (en) * 2009-11-19 2011-05-19 Sun Wah Lui Mechanically-held tile
US8539727B2 (en) * 2009-11-19 2013-09-24 Sun Wah Lui Mechanically-held tile
US9079347B2 (en) 2010-07-23 2015-07-14 Inpress Technologies Inc. Paving block formed of rubber crumb and a method of manufacturing the same
US9315952B2 (en) 2010-07-23 2016-04-19 Inpress Technologies Inc. Paving block formed of rubber crumb and a method of manufacturing the same
US10267044B2 (en) * 2015-03-26 2019-04-23 O Participations Sas Modular structure, module for such a modular structure and method for the production of such a modular structure
US20200398145A1 (en) * 2018-07-06 2020-12-24 Byoung Koo CHO Inclined structure of court floor for automatic supply in ball game
US12010961B2 (en) 2021-03-02 2024-06-18 Hortech, Inc. Modular planting system for roof applications

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