Sleeper assembly for resilient hardwood floor system
    1.
    发明授权
    Sleeper assembly for resilient hardwood floor system 有权
    弹性硬木地板系统的睡眠组件

    公开(公告)号:US06367217B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09428957

    申请日:1999-11-04

    CPC classification number: E04F15/225

    Abstract: A resilient floor includes a plurality of parallel spaced rows of sleeper assemblies, or substructure members, supported by pads over a base, with a wear layer of floorboards secured to the rows of substructure members. The substructure members include an elongated lower panel with a pair of spaced rows of pads secured along the bottom surface of the panel, and corresponding rows of nailing strips secured to the top surface of the panel, to which the wear layer is secured. The panel may also include an middle row of designations, such as holes, for locating anchors to anchor the panel to the base, if it is desired to anchor the floor. Compared to other resilient floors the substructure members of this invention simplify and reduce installation and handling time, resulting in reduced labor costs. The structure itself also provides high strength and durability, but with reduced quantity and cost of material.

    Abstract translation: 弹性地板包括多个平行隔开的轨枕组件或子结构构件,其由基座上方的垫支撑,并且地板块的磨损层固定到子结构构件的行上。 子结构件包括细长的下面板,其具有沿板的底表面固定的一对隔开的垫片,以及固定到面板顶表面的相应的钉排条,耐磨层被固定到该下面板上。 面板还可以包括中间一排指示,例如孔,用于定位锚定件,以将面板锚定到基部,如果希望锚定地板。 与其他弹性地板相比,本发明的底座构件简化并减少了安装和处理时间,从而降低了人工成本。 该结构本身也提供高强度和耐久性,但是材料的数量和成本降低。

    Prefabricated sleeper for anchored and resilient hardwood floor system

    公开(公告)号:US5377471A

    公开(公告)日:1995-01-03

    申请号:US213947

    申请日:1994-03-16

    Inventor: Michael W. Niese

    CPC classification number: E04F15/22

    Abstract: A prefabricated sleeper reduces labor costs associated with installing an anchored, resilient hardwood floor system. The prefabricated sleeper includes an elongated channel, pads located along the channel and an elongated nailing strip supported on the pads within the channel. A plurality of vertical access holes extend through the nailing strip. The pads are removed laterally from the access holes. The access holes enable a fastening gun to be inserted therein and into direct contact with the bottom of the channel to facilitate driving of fasteners through the bottom of the channel and directly into a base below. This prefabricated sleeper is formed by milling an elongated wooden strip to a desired T-shape and then drilling access holes therethrough. Pads are then stapled to the enlarged end of the T-shape, away from the access holes. An elongated sheet of steel is then rolled around the pads and the sides of the nailing strip to form a C-shaped channel thereabout.

    Panel-type subfloor assembly for anchored/resilient floor
    3.
    发明授权
    Panel-type subfloor assembly for anchored/resilient floor 有权
    用于锚定/弹性地板的面板式底层地板

    公开(公告)号:US07121052B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US11113732

    申请日:2005-04-25

    Abstract: A panel-type subfloor assembly for an anchored/resilient floor includes a plurality of elongated panels laid end-to-end in parallel rows along a first direction, the panels having elongated slots formed therein that are oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first direction. For the entire floor, this results in a plurality of aligned rows of elongated slots oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first direction. Each slot cooperates with an elongated fastener, namely an elongated dual flanged channel held by at least one pin. The fastener is positioned within the respective slot and adapted to hold the respective panel to the base along two longitudinal edges of the slots, in a manner that limits upward movement of the panel while permitting downward deflection.

    Abstract translation: 用于锚定/弹性地板的面板式底层地板组件包括沿着第一方向以平行排端对端设置的多个细长板,所述板具有形成在其中的细长槽,其相对于第一 方向。 对于整个地板,这导致相对于第一方向以倾斜角度定向的多个排列的细长槽。 每个狭槽与细长紧固件配合,即由至少一个销保持的细长双凸缘通道。 紧固件定位在相应的槽内并且适于将相应的面板沿着槽的两个纵向边缘保持在基部上,以限制面板的向上运动同时允许向下偏转的方式。

    Finger jointed floorboard with sandable wear surface

    公开(公告)号:US5930967A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-03

    申请号:US888446

    申请日:1997-07-07

    CPC classification number: B27M3/002 Y10T403/7045 Y10T428/195

    Abstract: A finger jointed floorboard or laminatable floorboard section of two connected shorter pieces includes a relatively thick upper wear region which may be sanded without exposing the fingers forming the connection, regardless of whether or not the pieces are connected in the same longitudinal and transverse horizontal planes. The structure and orientation of this finger joint allows flooring manufacturers to maximize the yield of typically solid, good quality floorboard material and to reduce installation costs, without adversely affecting the aesthetic quality of the installed floor. In one embodiment, a finger jointed board with a central finger joint is sawed in a horizontal plane through the joint to produce two identical, laminatable floorboard sections. With a thicker starting board having two separate, spaced finger joint connections, sawing along a horizontal midplane produces two identical intermediate boards, each with a centrally located finger joint. Each intermediate board is then sawed through the finger joint connection to produce a total of four laminatable floorboard sections.

    Anchored/resilient sleeper for hardwood floor system
    5.
    发明授权
    Anchored/resilient sleeper for hardwood floor system 失效
    硬木地板系统的锚固/弹性枕木

    公开(公告)号:US5388380A

    公开(公告)日:1995-02-14

    申请号:US912310

    申请日:1992-07-13

    Inventor: Michael W. Niese

    CPC classification number: E04F15/22

    Abstract: An anchored/resilient floor system includes at least one upper flooring layer supported by spaced, parallel rows of attachment strips which are supported above a base by a plurality of compressible pads, the attachment strips being secured to the base at spaced, predetermined positions therealong in a manner which permits downward deflection under loaded conditions but prevents vertical raising of the strips beyond their initial static position. Moreover, the attachment strips are anchored in a manner which does not hold the pads in a precompressed state when the floor is unloaded. Several fastening arrangements provide for anchoring of the attachment strips with these features, including a pin/sleeve construction, a wrapped mesh construction, an angled clip construction and a transverse band construction.

    Abstract translation: 锚固/弹性地板系统包括至少一个上部地板层,该上部地板层由间隔开的平行的附接条带支撑,所述附接条带通过多个可压缩垫支撑在基座的上方,所述附接条在其间隔开的预定位置处固定到基座 这种方式允许在负载条件下向下偏转,但是防止条超过其初始静态位置的垂直升高。 此外,当地板被卸载时,附接条以不将垫保持在预压状态的方式锚固。 几个紧固装置提供了具有这些特征的附接条的锚固,包括销/套筒结构,包裹的网状结构,成角度的夹子结构和横向带结构。

    Anchored/resilient hardwood floor system
    6.
    发明授权
    Anchored/resilient hardwood floor system 失效
    锚固/弹性硬木地板系统

    公开(公告)号:US5609000A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-11

    申请号:US388388

    申请日:1995-02-14

    Inventor: Michael W. Niese

    CPC classification number: E04F15/22

    Abstract: An anchored/resilient floor system includes at least one upper flooring layer supported by parallel rows of attachment members which are supported above a base by a plurality of compressible pads, the attachment members being secured to the base at predetermined positions therealong by a fastener construction which permits downward deflection under loaded conditions but prevents vertical raising of the members beyond their initial static position. The attachment members are anchored in a manner which does not hold the pads in a precompressed state when the floor is unloaded. The fastener construction may include a one, two or three piece construction. The single member fastener construction is particularly suitable for reanchoring or retrofitting an already installed floor at a significantly lower cost than that of installing a new floor, and the one-piece fastener construction also may be adapted for use with a portable floor.

    Abstract translation: 锚定/弹性地板系统包括至少一个由平行的附接构件行支撑的上层地板层,所述上部地板层被多个可压缩垫支撑在基座的上方,所述附接构件通过紧固结构固定在基座上的预定位置处, 允许在负载条件下向下偏转,但是防止构件在其初始静态位置之外的垂直升高。 当地板被卸载时,附接构件以不将垫保持在预压缩状态的方式锚定。 紧固件结构可以包括一个,两个或三个构件。 单个构件紧固件结构特别适用于以比安装新地板的成本低得多的成本对已经安装的地板进行再施工或改造,并且一体式紧固件结构也可适用于便携式地板。

    Kerfed hardwood floor system
    7.
    发明授权
    Kerfed hardwood floor system 失效
    Kerfed硬木地板系统

    公开(公告)号:US5566930A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-22

    申请号:US395423

    申请日:1995-02-28

    Inventor: Michael W. Niese

    Abstract: A hardwood floor system has upper and lower subfloors of wooden panels, a plurality of elongated floorboards disposed above the upper subfloor and a plurality of uniformly spaced compressible, deflectable pads supporting the lower subfloor above a base. In free-floating embodiment of the invention, each of the pads includes a glide tip that is slidable with respect to the base. The pads are a compressible material having a flattened truncated first end and a larger second end. Each pad has at least one tab connected to and extending laterally from one of its ends to secure the pad to the floor system. The pad includes an internal hollow volume with a cross sectional area that decreases from an opening at the second end of the pad to a closed end of the hollow volume proximate the first end of the pad. The opening has a cross-sectional area greater than the area of the flattened truncated first end of the pad.

    Abstract translation: 硬木地板系统具有木板的上下底板,设置在上部地板下方的多个细长地板,以及多个均匀间隔的可压缩的可偏转的垫,其将下部地板支撑在基座上方。 在本发明的自由浮动实施例中,每个垫包括可相对于基座滑动的滑动顶端。 垫是具有扁平的截短的第一端和较大的第二端的可压缩材料。 每个垫片具有至少一个连接到其一个端部并从其一个端部侧向延伸的突片,以将垫固定到地板系统。 衬垫包括内部中空体积,其横截面积从垫的第二端处的开口减小到靠近衬垫的第一端的中空体积的封闭端。 开口的横截面积大于垫的扁平的截短的第一端的面积。

    Resilient portable floor system
    8.
    发明授权
    Resilient portable floor system 失效
    弹性便携式地板系统

    公开(公告)号:US5303526A

    公开(公告)日:1994-04-19

    申请号:US8721

    申请日:1993-01-21

    Inventor: Michael W. Niese

    Abstract: A portable hardwood floor system of interconnected floor sections supported in spaced relation over a substrate includes a plurality of mounts attached to the bottoms of each of the interconnectable sections. Each mount includes a resilient pad to resiliently support the portable floor system above the base and a glide member located below the pad. The glide members are substantially noncompressible under normal floor loading conditions and have a relatively low coefficient of friction with respect to the base. The glide members are slidable on the base to enhance maneuverability in positioning and aligning the interconnectable floor sections, thereby to facilitate interconnection of the sections to form the floor system. The glide members also protect the portable floor section and/or the base and are also sufficiently durable to withstand frequent handling commonly required of a portable hardwood floor system.

    Abstract translation: 互相连接的地板部分的便携式硬木地板系统以基板间隔的关系支撑,包括附接到每个可互连部分的底部的多个安装件。 每个安装件包括弹性垫,用于弹性地支撑在基座上方的便携式地板系统以及位于垫下方的滑动构件。 滑动构件在正常地面载荷条件下基本上是不可压缩的,并且相对于底座具有相对低的摩擦系数。 滑动构件可在基座上滑动以增强定位和对准可互连地板部分的机动性,从而便于各部分的互连以形成地板系统。 滑动构件还保护便携式地板部分和/或基座,并且还足够耐用以经受便携式硬木地板系统通常需要的频繁处理。

    Panel-type subfloor assembly for anchored/resilient hardwood floor
    9.
    发明授权
    Panel-type subfloor assembly for anchored/resilient hardwood floor 有权
    用于锚固/弹性硬木地板的面板式地板底板

    公开(公告)号:US06883287B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-26

    申请号:US10447903

    申请日:2003-05-29

    Abstract: A panel-type subfloor assembly for an anchored/resilient floor includes a plurality of elongated panels laid end-to-end in parallel rows along a first direction, the panels having elongated slots formed therein that are oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first direction. For the entire floor, this results in a plurality of aligned rows of elongated slots oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first direction. Each slot cooperates with an elongated fastener, namely an elongated dual flanged channel held by at least one pin. The fastener is positioned within the respective slot and adapted to hold the respective panel to the base along two longitudinal edges of the slots, in a manner that limits upward movement of the panel while permitting downward deflection. The slots are longitudinally and transversely oversized relative to the flanges of the fastener, and preferably each fastener is secured to the base via only a single pin. This promotes self-alignment of fasteners and the floor in response to lateral sheer forces, thereby resulting in floor with a high degree of structural integrity that is able to withstand substantial lateral sheer forces and/or vertically directed forces. An upper wear layer is secured to the panel-type subfloor. Compared to other panel-type anchored/resilient floors, the floor of this invention simplifies and reduces installation and handling time, resulting in reduced labor costs. The structure itself also provides high strength and durability, but with reduced quantity and cost of materials.

    Abstract translation: 用于锚定/弹性地板的面板式底层地板组件包括沿着第一方向以平行排端对端设置的多个细长板,所述板具有形成在其中的细长槽,其相对于第一 方向。 对于整个地板,这导致相对于第一方向以倾斜角度定向的多个排列的细长槽。 每个狭槽与细长紧固件配合,即由至少一个销保持的细长双凸缘通道。 紧固件定位在相应的槽内并且适于将相应的面板沿着槽的两个纵向边缘保持在基部上,以限制面板的向上运动同时允许向下偏转的方式。 狭槽相对于紧固件的凸缘纵向和横向地大于尺寸,并且优选地,每个紧固件仅通过单个销固定到基座。 这促使紧固件和底板响应于横向剪切力的自对准,从而导致具有高度结构完整性的地板,其能够承受显着的横向剪切力和/或垂直定向的力。 上层磨损层固定在面板式底层地板上。 与其他板式锚定/弹性地板相比,本发明的地板简化并减少了安装和处理时间,从而降低了人工成本。 结构本身也提供高强度和耐久性,但材料的数量和成本降低。

    Sleeper assembly for resilient hardwood floor system

    公开(公告)号:US06637169B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-28

    申请号:US10099696

    申请日:2002-03-15

    CPC classification number: E04F15/225

    Abstract: A resilient floor includes a plurality of parallel spaced rows of sleeper assemblies, or substructure members, supported by pads over a base, with a wear layer of floorboards secured to the rows of substructure members. The substructure members include an elongated lower panel with a pair of spaced rows of pads secured along the bottom surface of the panel, and corresponding rows of nailing strips secured to the top surface of the panel, to which the wear layer is secured. The panel may also include an middle row of designations, such as holes, for locating anchors to anchor the panel to the base, if it is desired to anchor the floor. Compared to other resilient floors the substructure members of this invention simplify and reduce installation and handling time, resulting in reduced labor costs. The structure itself also provides high strength and durability, but with reduced quantity and cost of material.

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