WO2007057729A2 - Systeme de perimetre de mat - Google Patents

Systeme de perimetre de mat Download PDF

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WO2007057729A2
WO2007057729A2 PCT/IB2005/053853 IB2005053853W WO2007057729A2 WO 2007057729 A2 WO2007057729 A2 WO 2007057729A2 IB 2005053853 W IB2005053853 W IB 2005053853W WO 2007057729 A2 WO2007057729 A2 WO 2007057729A2
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Dale C. H. Nevison
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Nevison Dale C H
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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
    • E04F15/105—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 of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials

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  • Interlocking modular mats serve a useful purpose. They allow a custom sized mat to be quickly constructed.
  • Current interlocking modular mats have interlocking studs and stud receptacles. Modular mats can be connected to each other by inserting the studs of one mat into the stud receptacles of another mat. Once the custom sized mat is constructed there is a need for borders and corners which can be cost effectively manufactured and securely attached to the mat.
  • the present invention provides a mat perimeter system comprising a mat module, a connector, a resilient border and a resilient corner which can be cost effectively manufactured.
  • the mat perimeter system addresses these problems.
  • the mat perimeter system is comprised of a mat, a connector, a resilient border and a resilient corner.
  • the mat has a stud edge and a stud receptacle edge.
  • the stud edge has a plurality of upstanding studs attached to it.
  • the studs form a row.
  • the stud receptacle edge has a plurality of stud receptacles formed within it.
  • the studs are shaped and spaced to engagingly fit within the stud receptacles of a similarly configured mat.
  • at least one of the upstanding studs has a locking lip and at least one of the stud receptacles has a lip recess shaped to interlock with the locking lip of that upstanding stud or a similarly shaped upstanding stud.
  • the connector has two spaced apart rows of upstanding studs attached to a base.
  • the studs of each row are shaped and spaced to engagingly fit within the stud receptacles of the mat.
  • a row of upstanding studs is created adjacent to the stud receptacle edge of the mat.
  • the resilient border is comprised of a border body having a stud slot.
  • the stud slot is shaped to engagingly receive and retain a row of upstanding studs.
  • the resilient border has a downwardly tapered top surface.
  • the resilient corner is comprised of two branches connected at a right angle.
  • Each branch has a stud slot shaped to receive and retain a plurality of linearly aligned upstanding studs.
  • Each branch has a downwardly tapered top surface.
  • the resilient border stud slot has a lip recess shaped to interlock with locking lips of upstanding studs and the resilient corner stud slots have a lip recess shaped to interlock with locking lips of upstanding studs.
  • the resilient border and the resilient corner are oriented to be attached to upstanding studs attached to the mat. When attached in this orientation the heights of the resilient border and the resilient comer are less than or equal to the thickness of the mat.
  • the mat as described can function as an interlocking mat module.
  • the studs of one module fit within the stud receptacles of another module.
  • Mats of varying sizes can be assembled by interlocking the studs of one module with the receptacles of another module.
  • the perimeter of the assembled mat will consist of rows of studs or rows of stud receptacles.
  • the stud receptacles are shaped to receive studs from a connector or another mat module.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mat perimeter system.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of one mat module showing broken away connectors, borders and a comer.
  • Figure 3 is a side elevation sectional view of one of the borders shown in
  • Figure 4 is a side elevation sectional view of the corner shown in Figure 2.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of a mat module.
  • Figure 6 is a broken away fragmentary perspective view of an upstanding stud attached to the mat module of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is a side elevation sectional view of the upstanding stud shown in
  • Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of the mat module shown in Figure 2.
  • Figure 9 is a side elevation sectional view of the mat module shown in
  • Figure 10 is a side elevation sectional view of a border connected to a mat module shown in Figure 1.
  • the preferred embodiment of a mat perimeter system 30 is comprised of a mat module 32, a connector 52, a resilient border 60 and a resilient corner 70.
  • the mat module 32 is molded from rubber. It has a stud edge 34 and a stud receptacle edge 44.
  • the stud edge 34 has a plurality of upstanding studs 36 attached to it.
  • a base 38 connects each upstanding stud 36 to the stud edge 34 of the mat module 32.
  • the upstanding studs 36 are aligned in a row 40.
  • Each stud 36 should have a uniform cross sectional shape along its longitudinal axis, such as the cylindrical shape of the studs 36 shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.
  • the stud receptacle edge 44 has a plurality of stud receptacles 46 formed therein.
  • the upstanding studs 36 are shaped and spaced to fit within the stud receptacles 46 of a similarly configured mat module 32.
  • the shape, form and alignment of the upstanding studs 36 and the stud receptacles 46 allow the mat modules 32 to be connected to each other, as well as to resilient borders 60 and resilient corners 70.
  • the upstanding studs 36 have locking lips 42 and the stud receptacles 46 have lip recesses 48.
  • the locking lips 42 should partially surround the studs 36, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.
  • the locking lips 42 and lip recesses 48 are shaped and sized to interlock with each other.
  • the lip recesses 48 should be shaped to interlock with the partially surrounding locking lips 42 of the upstanding studs 36, as shown in Figure 9.
  • the connector 52 has two spaced apart parallel rows 58 of upstanding studs
  • the connector 52 is molded from rubber.
  • the rows 58 are connected to each other by a base 54.
  • the upstanding studs 56 of each row 58 are shaped, sized and spaced to engagingly and securely fit within the stud receptacles 46 of the mat module 32, such that lateral movement between the mat module 32 and the connector studs 56 is prevented.
  • Each connector stud 56 should have a uniform cross sectional shape along its longitudinal axis, such as the cylindrical shape of the studs 56 shown in Figure 2.
  • the upstanding studs 56 have locking lips 57 shaped and sized to interlock with the stud receptacle lip recesses 48 of the mat module 32, as well as the stud slot lip recess 64 of a resilient border 60 and the stud slot lip recess 76 of a resilient corner 70.
  • the locking lips 57 of the studs 56 should partially surround the studs 56 to which they are attached, as shown in Figure 2.
  • the resilient border 60 is preferably extruded from vinyl. This allows for a more cost-effective fabrication of resilient borders 60 as compared to molding or die casting. It further permits the addition of a coloring dye to the raw vinyl before it is extruded.
  • the border is comprised of a border body 61.
  • the border body 61 is shaped to form a desirable mat border.
  • a stud slot 62 is formed into the border body 61. It is sized and shaped to engagingly receive and retain a row 40, 58 of upstanding studs 36, 56. It can be easily press fit over a row of studs 40, 58.
  • the stud slot 62 has a stud slot lip recess 64 shaped to interlock with the locking lips 42, 57 of upstanding studs 36, 56.
  • the interlocking lips 42, 57 and stud slot lip recess 64 allow the resilient border to be more securely attached to upstanding studs 36.
  • the resilient border 60 has a downwardly tapered top surface 66 for creating a desirable mat perimeter.
  • the resilient corner 70 is preferably molded from rubber. It has two branches 72 connected at a right angle. Each branch 72 has a stud slot 74. The stud slot 74 is shaped to receive and retain a plurality of linearly aligned upstanding studs 36, 56. Each branch 72 has a downwardly tapered top surface 78. Preferably, the resilient corner 70 stud slots 74 have a lip recess 76 shaped to interlock with locking lips 42, 57 of upstanding studs 36, 56. Resilient borders 60 are placed along the edges of the mat. The resilient comers 70 are placed at the comers of the mat. The resilient comers 70 trap the borders 60 securely into place so that the borders 60 do not slide along the studs 36, 56 during use of the mat.
  • the mat module 32 has a height 50.
  • the resilient border 60 has a height 68 when oriented for usage and the resilient comer 70 has a height 80 when oriented for usage.
  • the border height 68 and the corner height 80 are less than or equal to the thicknesses 50 of the mat module 32. This will prevent users from tripping at the perimeter of the mat perimeter system 30.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un système de périmètre de mat qui comprend un module de mat, un connecteur, une bordure résiliente et un angle résilient. Le module de mat comporte des goujons verticaux fixés sur un bord et des réceptacles de goujon correspondants formés dans un autre bord. Les goujons se logent à l’intérieur des réceptacles de goujon, permettant la construction d’un système de mat modulaire. Des connecteurs qui possèdent deux rangées espacées l’une de l’autre de goujons fixés à une base se logent à l’intérieur des réceptacles de goujon et permettent la création d’une autre rangée de goujons. Des bordures et des angles s’installent sur les goujons pour créer un périmètre souhaitable. Les goujons comportent des lèvres de verrouillage destinées à s’enclencher avec des évidements de lèvre formés à l’intérieur des réceptacles de goujon et destinées à s’enclencher avec des évidements de lèvre de fente de goujon formés dans les bordures et les angles.
PCT/IB2005/053853 2005-11-21 2005-11-21 Systeme de perimetre de mat WO2007057729A2 (fr)

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US4147007A (en) * 1976-12-10 1979-04-03 Ebco Industries, Ltd. Matable modular elements for toy, display and model applications utilizing paired rib structure
US4468910A (en) * 1983-02-23 1984-09-04 Morrison Richard A Mat module with ramp strip
US20040208703A1 (en) * 2003-04-16 2004-10-21 Arsenault Kirk J. Drip berm having hydrophobic and hydrocarbon retentive properties

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4147007A (en) * 1976-12-10 1979-04-03 Ebco Industries, Ltd. Matable modular elements for toy, display and model applications utilizing paired rib structure
US4468910A (en) * 1983-02-23 1984-09-04 Morrison Richard A Mat module with ramp strip
US20040208703A1 (en) * 2003-04-16 2004-10-21 Arsenault Kirk J. Drip berm having hydrophobic and hydrocarbon retentive properties

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