Portable dance floor system

• US 4,303,969 A
• Filed: 05/12/1980
• Issued: 12/01/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Booker T. Hamilton Jr, Jerrol D. Hamilton
• Original Assignee: Booker T. Hamilton Jr, Jerrol D. Hamilton
• Inventors: Hamilton, Booker T. Jr., Hamilton, Jerrol D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lechert, Jr., Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US06/148,762
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 362/153, 362/249, 362/367, 362/806
• US Class Current: 362/153
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/105 of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 2290/026 for lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/022 intended to be recessed in a floor or like ground surface, e.g. pavement or false floor
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0832 Hook and loop-type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

A portable dance floor having a plurality of modular floor components adapted to be interconnected to form a continuous dance floor. Each of the modular floor components include a self-contained illumination circuitry which is completed upon coupling of the units.

Claims

1. A portable modular dance floor system comprising

a plurality of modular units adapted to be interconnected in a side by side relationship to form a continuous upper surface, said modular units having translucent panels forming said upper surface,

coupling means attached to each of said plurality of modular units to interconnect said plurality of modular units,

said coupling means of one of said modular units being adapted connected to the coupling means of an adjacent modular units,

electrical circuit means operatively positioned in each of said plurality of modular units,

said coupling means are adapted to create an electrical circuit between adjacent modular units upon the connection of one of said coupling means to the coupling means of an adjacent modular unit,

illumination means coupled to said electrical circuit means, and

said illumination means being positioned beneath said translucent panels forming said continuous surface to provide an illuminating effect thereon.

2. The dance floor system according to claim 1 further including securement means coupled to each of said modular units to secure said support surface.

3. The dance floor system according to claim 1 wherein each of said modular units is a modular panel assembly.

4. The dance floor system according to claim 3 wherein said modular panel assembly includes an upper panel to form a portion of said upper surface.

5. The dance floor system according to claim 4 wherein said upper panel is fabricated from a transparent material.

6. The dance floor system according to claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes jack elements.

7. The dance floor system according to claim 4 wherein said modular panel assembly includes a plurality of interconnected frame members surrounding said electrical circuit means.

8. The dance floor system according to claim 7 wherein said frame members include a bottom edge to contact a support surface and an upper edge to support said upper panel.

9. The dance floor system according to claim 8 further comprising panel securement means carried by said bottom edge to secure said modular panel to a support surface.

10. The dance floor assembly according to claim 9 further comprising surface securement means adapted to be supported on the support surface carrying said modular panel, said surface securement adapted to be coupled to said panel securement means to retain said modular panel in place.