Abstract:
The principles described herein provide floor tiles and modular floors. Some embodiments of the floor tiles and modular floors include multiple levels of support. One of the levels of support may be a resilient level that compresses comfortably under a load. Another level of support may include a generally rigid level that supports the floor or tile after the resilient level has compressed a predetermined distance. One embodiment includes a third generally rigid level of support that supports the floor or tile under certain loads. Some embodiments of the floor tiles include inserts for increased traction. The inserts may be removable and protrude from a top surface and/or a bottom plane of the floor tiles. The tiles may include a locking system that allows adjacent tiles to interlock, while also permitting a predetermined amount of lateral sliding relative to one another. The modular tiles may be injection molded and the inserts and the resilient support level may comprise an elastomer.
Abstract:
A modular cladding element cooperates with an assembly of cladding elements to clad a surface of an underlying structure. The cladding element includes a cladding panel having opposed inside and outside major surfaces, first and second opposed sides, and first and second opposed ends. A removable male fastener is integrally formed along the first side of the panel, and is adapted for entering a complementary fastener of an adjacent cladding element when positioned on the first side of the panel. The male fastener is removable in the absence of a complementary cladding element positioned on the first side of the panel. A first female fastener is integrally formed along the opposed second side of the panel, and defines a first opening adapted for receiving a complementary fastener of an adjacent cladding element positioned on the second side of the panel. A second female fastener is integrally formed adjacent the male fastener on the first side of the panel. Upon removing the male fastener, the second female fastener defines a second opening adapted for receiving a complementary fastener of an adjacent cladding element on the first side of the panel.
Abstract:
A four sided tile, particularly for paving, flooring or cladding includes a first side edge, a second slide edge parallel with shorter than the first side edge, and third and fourth side edges which are not parallel. The length of the shorter side edges is the same and the sum of their length is equal to the length of the larger side. The side edges are preferable curved with radii of equal length.
Abstract:
A ground covering is provided by linking together individual elements; the elements each comprise a first portion and a second portion linked by a hinge allowing the connected elements to be rolled up in the form of a carpet for easy storage and transport.
Abstract:
A paving stone that can be laid in one or more open patterns, permitting water to drain through areas in the formed ground cover, is provided. The stone has six interlocking multifaced side surfaces, three on a concave part of the stone and three on a convex part of the stone, that interlock with complimentary side surfaces of adjacent stones, and has eight corner side surfaces that bound and define the shape of drainage areas. Each of the drainage areas is surrounded by identical interlocking stones. In the preferred embodiment, the multifaced surfaces of each of the parts are identical so that the stones can be laid interchangeably at any place in a runner bond or herringbone pattern. The faces of the multifaced side surfaces of the stones are preferably planar and form V-shaped interlocking surfaces.
Abstract:
Modular interlocking paving elements of uniform configuration are provided each in the form of a substantially right angular body bounded peripherally by two outer sides meeting at an outer angle apex, two inner sides meeting at an inner angle apex and two front sides each extending between respective ends of an inner side and an outer side, with dummy joint gaps formed in and extending across the top side of the body each from the inner angle apex to a midpoint of one of the outer sides. The inner sides, front sides, half sections of outer sides and dummy gaps are of substantially the same length, and each has longitudinal portions thereof projecting outside and/or recessed inside a straight base line between the ends thereof, so that the top side of each element appears to be composed of three four-sided elemental units disposed side by side and two or more of the elements will interlock laterally yet present the same surface appearance in any of a variety of side-by-side orientations. The projection/recess configuration preferably is constituted by oblique surface portions alternating in direction. The dummy gaps form predetermined breaking regions along which an element upon being overloaded will break preferentially, thus preserving both its top side appearance and an interlocking relationship. The elements are particularly suitable for being arranged in groups that can be lifted, transported and laid as units by mechanical laying apparatus.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a curved like paving stone element for setting of a curved paving, characterized in that the curved element is limited by an outer circular curve having a radius and an inner circular curve having the same radius with the center points of the circular curves disposed on a radial straight at a distance from each other corresponding to the largest width of the curved element. The curved element consists of two outer stones and a center stone of about the same curvature length, where the outer stones are separated into three individual stones by means of non-continuous separating joints and the center stone is separated into either two or three individual stones. The curved element is asymmetrically offset with respect to the radial straight in such a manner that the outer edge of an outer stone is smaller than the opposite outer edge of the other outer stone and the size of this difference corresponds to about the width of the stone with the smaller outer edge.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a composite paving structure consisting of elements forming a pattern. The structure is made up of laying units each of which has a group of elements adjoining at their respective peripheries and held together by predetermined rupture zones. Supplementing stones are disposed at the boundaries of adjacent units. The stones have one or more elements and extend, in each case, into recesses in both of two adjacent units. Preferably, the stones are of one shape and the pattern is a herringbone pattern. The units may be offset relative to one another in the herringbone pattern.
Abstract:
A paving element includes upper and lower surfaces and one or more drainage channels extending through the paving element between the upper and lower surfaces. The drainage channels include a substantially concave or cupule shaped upper portion, provided on the upper surface of the paving element, and a channel from the concave portion through to the lower surface of the bottom surface of the paving element. The drainage channels can be complete, when provided in the interior of the paving element, or partial, when provided along the sides or perimeter of the paving element. The partial channels are completed when the paving element is placed adjacent another paving element when forming a pavement. The drainage channels are adapted to facilitate the cleaning process of the channels.