BASE STRUCTURE FOR SQUASH COURTS

• US 20080287221A1
• Filed: 05/16/2007
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASB-Systembau Horst Babinsky GmbH
• Original Assignee: ASB-Systembau Horst Babinsky GmbH
• Inventors: Beier, Regina, Babinsky, Horst, Oberhans, Christa
• Granted Patent: US 7,866,104 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/415
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 19/02 Shaping of the surface of courts according to the necessities of the different games surface construction E01C
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 13/04 Pavings made of prefabricated single units E01C13/003, E01C13/06 , E01C13/08, E01C13/10 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/228 Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground

Abstract

A base structure for a ball court, and in particular a squash court, with a supporting structure resting on a base and a floor forming a playing surface resting on the supporting structure The floor comprises a plurality of safety glass panes laid adjacent each other and which are freely vertically movable relative to one another and whose surface forming the playing surface is provided with a plurality of rough areas. The supporting structure has an elastic layer beneath the safety glass panes.

Claims

1. A base structure for a squash court, comprising:

a supporting structure resting on a building base and a floor forming a playing surface resting on said supporting structure;

the floor comprising a plurality of safety glass panes laid in a substantially jointless manner and which are freely vertically movable relative to one another and whose surface forming the playing surface is provided with a plurality of rough areas; and

the supporting structure having an elastic overlay for the safety glass panes.

2. A base structure according to claim 1 wherein the safety glass panes are rectangular.

3. A base structure according to claim 2 wherein the safety glass panes are square.

4. A base structure according to claim 1 wherein the elastic overlay comprises a flexible foam and/or rubber layer.

5. A base structure according to claim 1 wherein the elastic overlay comprises a plurality of flexible foam and/or rubber pads.

6. A base structure according to claim 1 wherein a lighting device for the selective rendering visible of marking lines, advertisements and/or impact surfaces is located between the elastic overlay and the safety glass panes

7. A base structure according to claim 1 wherein an underside remote from the playing surface of the safety glass panes is backed by a colored film.

8. A base structure of claim 1 wherein the safety glass panes each comprise a laminated safety glass pane.

9. A base structure according to claim 8 wherein the laminated safety glass pane comprises at least two individual silicate glass panes interconnected by a laminated plastic film.

10. A safety glass pane according to claim 9 wherein at least one of the single glass panes of the laminated safety glass pane is constructed as a tempered glass pane.

11. A base structure according to claim 9 wherein both individual panes of the laminated safety glass pane have a thickness of 4.0 to 6.0 mm and the laminated plastic film has a thickness of 1.5 to 2.5 mm.

12. A base structure according to claim 11 wherein the thickness of both individual panes of the laminated safety glass pane is approximately 5.0 mm and the thickness of the laminated plastic film is approximately 2.0 mm.

13. A base structure according to claim 8 wherein the surface of the safety glass pane facing the playing surface is multiply etched.

14. A base structure according to claim 8 wherein the rough areas are formed by ceramic color dots applied by a screen printing process and which are then fired on and have a substantially circular disk shape.

15. A base structure according to claim 14 wherein the ceramic dots have a diameter of 1.5 to 2.5 mm and cover approximately 50% of the surface of the safety glass pane.

16. A ball court base structure, comprising:

a supporting structure resting on a base and a floor forming a playing surface resting on the supporting structure;

the floor comprising a plurality of safety glass panes laid adjacent each other and whose surface forming the playing surface is provided with a plurality of rough areas; and

the supporting structure comprising an elastic layer beneath the safety glass panes.

17. A ball court base structure of claim 16 wherein the ball court comprises a squash court.

18. A ball court base structure, comprising:

a supporting structure resting on a base and a floor forming a playing surface resting on the supporting structure;

the floor comprising a plurality of safety glass panes laid side-by-side and which are freely vertically movable relative to one another and whose surface forming the playing surface is provided with a plurality of raised dots; and

the supporting structure comprising an elastic layer beneath the safety glass panes.