WO1993023638A1 - Piste de danse transportable - Google Patents

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WO1993023638A1
WO1993023638A1 PCT/US1992/004069 US9204069W WO9323638A1 WO 1993023638 A1 WO1993023638 A1 WO 1993023638A1 US 9204069 W US9204069 W US 9204069W WO 9323638 A1 WO9323638 A1 WO 9323638A1
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dance floor
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Rodney C. Polen
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Priority to AU20079/92A priority Critical patent/AU2007992A/en
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Priority to US08/335,736 priority patent/US5634309A/en
Priority to GB9424705A priority patent/GB2283770B/en
Priority to CA002139121A priority patent/CA2139121C/fr
Priority claimed from CA002139121A external-priority patent/CA2139121C/fr
Publication of WO1993023638A1 publication Critical patent/WO1993023638A1/fr

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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
    • E04F15/04—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of wood or with a top layer of wood, e.g. with wooden or metal connecting members
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
    • E04F2201/0107—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edges
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/02—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
    • E04F2201/023—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with a continuous tongue or groove
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/05—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
    • E04F2201/0511—Strips or bars, e.g. nailing strips
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/06—Magnets

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  • This invention relates to a portable dance floor com ⁇ prising a plurality of assemblable identical square sections and a plurality of ramp members attachable to said sections to form a sloping perimeter around the dance floor, each said square section having a top horizontal surface, a bottom horizontal surface, and four vertical side surfaces including a generally square central core sheet of weight
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET supporting material with a .dance floor material covering its top surface, a s ructural beam portion around its perimeter to which are attached cooperating magnetic attraction means adapted to detachably join said square sections to each other and to detachably join said ramp members to said square sections.
  • the dance floor sections have a light weight plastic honeycomb material as a core, a top surface of hardwood flooring and sides of wood, aluminum, or plastic beams to which are affixed magnets, wedge-shaped tongues, and re ⁇ Des to provide a tight, accurately positioned coupling between adjoining sections.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the dance floor of this invention including four joined dance floor sections and ramps around the perimeter;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the dance floor of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of one dance floor section
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the one section shown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the section shown in FIGS. 3-4;
  • FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken at 6—6 of FIG. 3 using metal structural beams
  • FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken at 7—7 of FIG. 3 using metal structural beams
  • FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken at 8—8 of FIG. 3 using metal structural beams
  • FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken at —9 of FIG. 3 using metal structural beams;
  • FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken at 10—10 of FIG. 3 using metal structural beams;
  • FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken at 6—6 of FIG. 3 using wooden structural beams;
  • FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view taken at 8—8 of FIG. 3 using wooden structural beams;
  • FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view taken at area 37 of FIG. 1 looking vertically downward below the wooden dance flooring into the dance floor using metal beams;
  • FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view taken at 12—12 of FIG. 1 using metal beams;
  • FIG. 15 is a cross sectional view taken at.13—13 of FIG. 1 using metal beams;
  • FIG. 16 is a cross sectional view taken at 16—16 of FIG. 2 using metal ramp sections;
  • FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view taken at 17—17 of FIG. 2 using metal ramp sections;
  • FIG. 18 is a cross sectional view taken at 14—14 of FIG. 2 using wooden beams;
  • FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view taken at 15—15 of FIG. 2 using wooden beams;
  • FIG. 20 is a cross sectional view taken at 16—16 of FIG. 1 using wooden ramp sections;
  • FIG. 21 is a cross sectional view taken at 17—17 of FIG. 1 using wooden ramp sections.
  • FIGS. 1-5 the general assembly and the component parts of the dance floor of this invention can be seen.
  • the dance floor is made up of a plurality of square sections 20 abutting other identical sections to produce whatever shape is desired of the final assembly. Most of the time the final assembly is expected to be rectangular or square, although it can be imagined that the floor might be in the shape of the letter T or other simple shapes that can be produced by rearranging square sections 20.
  • Inclined ramp sections 21 and 22 are attached to square sections 20 around the perim ⁇ eter of the final dance floor.
  • Square section has a top surface 38 which is a dancing surface, vertical sides 39 and a bottom surface 40 which rests on whatever is under the dance floor assembly.
  • ramp sections 21 and 22 Attached to sides 39 on the outer per ⁇ imeter of the assembly of sections 20 are ramp sections 21 and 22, which provide a sloping connection between the sup ⁇ porting floor and the top level of the assembled sections 20. This is not necessary for dancing purposes, but is a safety feature to prevent tripping or misstepping as one enters onto the dance floor or leaves it.
  • Each section 20 is identical to each other section 20 so as to provide facility in assembly by not having to sort out one type of section 20 from another.
  • Each section 20 has a basic core sheet 23 of supporting material, which prefer ⁇ ably is a manufactured sheet of light weight plastic honey ⁇ comb material with the axes of the honeycomb cells being vertical and with precisely flat and parallel top and bottom surfaces 38 and 40, and may be sawed as wood is sawed.
  • Other core materials suitable are wood, metal, plastic, paper, fiberglass reinforced plastic in solid, honeycomb, or foamed structures, and the like.
  • a moisture barrier sheet 41 is laid across core sheet 23 to prevent liquids from running into core sheet 23 from above, and to provide additional strength.
  • a danceable flooring material 24, preferably hardwood parquet sections is laid across top surface of moisture barrier sheet 41 to provide the best dancing surface. Other dance floor materials, such as tile, plastic sheet, etc. may be used, but are not preferred over waxed hardwood.
  • a cover sheet 33 may be attached to the bottom surface of square section 20 to provide a protection against damaging the main floor supporting the dance floor, and also to protect the underside of the portable dance floor section 20.
  • the main floor might be of any common building materials such as wood, metal, concrete, tile, stone, etc., uncovered or covered with carpeting.
  • Cover sheet 33 if used, preferably is a plastic sheet or film, or a felt fabric.
  • each square section 20 The remaining components on each square section 20 are magnetic means for firmly attaching one square section 20 to the next abutting square section 20.
  • Other additional com ⁇ ponents include wedge lock means for aligning square sec ⁇ tions 20 properly and preventing them from sliding laterally and dowel or tongue means for aligning ramp sections 21 and 22 with square sections 20.
  • FIGS. 6-12 show beams which are attached to the outer perimeter of central core 23 and provide means for attachment of the components to clamp adjacent square sections 20 to ⁇ gether in proper alignment.
  • Beams 26 and 29 are metal or plastic beams in FIGS. 6-10.
  • Beams 54 and 55 are wooden beams in FIGS. 11-12.
  • Beams 26 are square hollow tubing and beams 55 are solid wooden square beams, each having a groove on the outside vertical face opposing the next abutting square section 20.
  • the groove is for seating a ferrous, preferably iron or steel, strip or rib 27 which will cooperate with magnets on the abutting square section 20 to make a tight coupling.
  • Strip 27 is attached to beam 26 or 55 by screws (see FIG. 13) 45, or in the case of wooden beams 55 may be cemented into place.
  • Beam 29 is an aluminum channel and beam 54 a wooden channel, each with the open side of the channel facing beam 26 or 55, respectively, and steel rib 27 of the next abutting square section 20.
  • mag ⁇ nets 31 and backing buttons 32 are spaced over the entire length of the beam. Between adjacent magnets 31 and backing buttons 32 are nonmagnetic spacers 44 to maintain the desired spacing of the magnets 31 when in an aluminum channel.
  • magnets 31 are ceramic magnets made from rare earth elements. These magnets are very strong and have a long life.
  • Backing buttons 32 are ferrous materials, like that of strip or rib 27, and their function is to strengthen the magnetic attrac ⁇ tion field, which occurs merely by being in contact with magnet 31.
  • magnet 31 is recessed inwardly from the outside surface of the beam 29 or 54 (FIGS. 6 and 11) and strip or rib 27 projects outwardly from the outside surface of beams 26 and 55 (FIGS. 8 and 12) .
  • the recess in FIGS. 6 and 11 matches the projection in FIGS.
  • Beams 54 and 55 are the wooden coun ⁇ terparts to beams 29 and 26 (FIGS. 6-10) .
  • the same combina ⁇ tion of magnet 31 and backing button 32 are used in beam 54 as that of metal beam 29 in FIG. 6.
  • magnet 31 and button 32 in FIG. 11 are cemented into a countersunk hole so as to prevent lateral sliding and also to elmininate the need for a spacer 44.
  • beam 55 is a square or rectangular beam with a shallow groove on one face to accept iron or steel strip 27. Strip 27 may be screwed, cemented, or otherwise affixed to beam 55 to make it the counterpart of the metal or plastic combination of FIG. 8.
  • the wedge lock means for aligning two square sections 20 and preventing them from lateral sliding comprises a plurality of wedge-shaped tongues 28 in beams 29 and 54 mating with a plurality of wedge-shaped recesses 30 in strip 27 in beams 26 and 55.
  • the tongues 28, usually two being present on a side 42 of square section 20, are shaped to fit the channel of beams 29 and 54 and are slid into place with a section of spacer 44 on each end of tongue 28 in metal beam 29 or are cemented in place in wooden beams 54 (See FIGS. 9, 13, 14 and 18) .
  • Wedge shaped recesses 30 are the result of interrupting rib 27 with a space, bevelled at each end to fit the cooperating wedge-shaped tongue 28 (See FIGS. 3, 5, 13 and 14) .
  • FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view looking downwardly in area 37 in FIG. 1 with the dance floor material removed.
  • FIG. 13 shows the relationships of beams 26 and 29, magnets 31, backing buttons 32, spacers 44, tongues 28, rib 27 and recesses 30.
  • Ramp members 21 and 22, made of metal, are fashioned to mate with the components in metal beams ' 26 and 29.
  • Ramp members 51 and 52 are fashioned to mate with the components in wooden beams 54 and 55. It is, of course, entirely appropriate to mix metal beams with wooden ramps or wooden beams with metal ramps.
  • FIG. 16 shows a ramp section having a channel beam face as in FIG. 6 and containing mag ⁇ nets 31, backing buttons 32, and spacers 44 arranged as des ⁇ cribed above with respect to channel 29.
  • FIG. 17 shows a ramp section having a face similar to that of beam 26 in FIG. 8 and including rib 27 with square-shaped recesses 49.
  • No ramp section 21 or 22 contains a wedge-shaped tongue 28 or a wedge shaped slot recess 30.
  • ramps 21 and 22 con ⁇ tain a square recess 49 or a square tongue 50 to mate with a wedge-shaped tongue 28 or a wedge-shaped slot recess 30 in square section 20.
  • FIGS. 14 and 18 illustrate the mating of a wedge-shaped tongue 28 on a square section 20 with a square recess 49 on ramp section 21, 22 or 51.
  • FIGS. 15 and 19 ill ⁇ ustrate a wedge-shaped recess 30 on square section 20 mating with a square tongue 50 on ramp sections 20, 21 or 52.
  • An additional aligning means that has been employed and found to be acceptable is the use of one or more dowels 56 on ramp sections 20, 21, 51 or 52 to mate with dowel alignment holes 57 on square section 20 or one of its com ⁇ ponents, such as wedge-shaped tongue 28 as illustrated in FIG. 18.
  • each ramp section 21, 22, 51 or 52 is also a preferred addition to employ a light in each ramp section 21, 22, 51 or 52 as illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 21.
  • a groove in the face 34 of the ramp is fitted with an end illuminated translucent rod 47, or alternatively, light bulbs are placed along the groove and a translucent cover plate 50 is placed flush with the top surface of the ramp section.

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L'invention se rapporte à une piste de danse aux sections carrées (20) assemblables qui sont maintenues réunies magnétiquement et sont alignées au moyen d'accouplements mâles/femelles (27, 28, 30, 49) et d'éléments inclinés (20, 21, 51, 52) pouvant se fixer sur le périmètre externe des sections carrées assemblées.
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AU20079/92A AU2007992A (en) 1992-05-14 1992-05-14 Portable dance floor
PCT/US1992/004069 WO1993023638A1 (fr) 1992-05-14 1992-05-14 Piste de danse transportable
US08/335,736 US5634309A (en) 1992-05-14 1992-05-14 Portable dance floor
GB9424705A GB2283770B (en) 1992-05-14 1992-05-14 Portable dance floor
CA002139121A CA2139121C (fr) 1992-05-14 1992-05-14 Plancher de danse portatif

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WO1996004441A1 (fr) * 1994-07-29 1996-02-15 Sico Incorporated Panneau de parquet
ITCR20090012A1 (it) * 2009-04-24 2010-10-25 S Ma P Fil Srl Bordatura per pavimentazioni supportate da telai plastici modulari
GB2507129A (en) * 2012-10-22 2014-04-23 Viig Ltd Tessellating panel with magnets to provide secure interface with adjacent panels.
EP3179009A1 (fr) 2015-12-11 2017-06-14 Bentzinger, Brunhilde Élément de revêtement de mur ou de sol plat
WO2021122197A1 (fr) 2019-12-18 2021-06-24 Low & Bonar B.V. Matériau comprenant des moyens de liaison

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US2138085A (en) * 1935-03-11 1938-11-29 Wood Mosaic Co Inc Portable composite floor
US2999431A (en) * 1957-10-17 1961-09-12 Robert L Mitchell Resilient mat construction
DE2264677A1 (de) * 1972-07-06 1974-10-31 Hueppe Justin Fa Versetzbare trennwand
US4340929A (en) * 1979-12-10 1982-07-20 Sico Incorporated Illuminated portable floor

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US2138085A (en) * 1935-03-11 1938-11-29 Wood Mosaic Co Inc Portable composite floor
US2999431A (en) * 1957-10-17 1961-09-12 Robert L Mitchell Resilient mat construction
DE2264677A1 (de) * 1972-07-06 1974-10-31 Hueppe Justin Fa Versetzbare trennwand
US4340929A (en) * 1979-12-10 1982-07-20 Sico Incorporated Illuminated portable floor

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1996004441A1 (fr) * 1994-07-29 1996-02-15 Sico Incorporated Panneau de parquet
ITCR20090012A1 (it) * 2009-04-24 2010-10-25 S Ma P Fil Srl Bordatura per pavimentazioni supportate da telai plastici modulari
GB2507129A (en) * 2012-10-22 2014-04-23 Viig Ltd Tessellating panel with magnets to provide secure interface with adjacent panels.
EP3179009A1 (fr) 2015-12-11 2017-06-14 Bentzinger, Brunhilde Élément de revêtement de mur ou de sol plat
DE102015121660A1 (de) 2015-12-11 2017-06-14 Brunhilde Bentzinger Flächiges Element
WO2021122197A1 (fr) 2019-12-18 2021-06-24 Low & Bonar B.V. Matériau comprenant des moyens de liaison

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