Elastic floor

• US 6,070,381 A
• Filed: 10/09/1997
• Issued: 06/06/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SW Stanzwerk Glarus AG
• Original Assignee: SW Stanzwerk Glarus AG
• Inventors: Blumer, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILKENS, KEVIN DOUGLAS
• Application Number:
  US08/948,257
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 52/126.1, 52/126.5, 52/126.6, 52/126.7, 52/127.2, 52/167.7, 52/167.9, 52/403.1, 52/480, 52/742.15, 52/745.05, 52/746.1 , 52/747.11, 52/263, 52/506.01, 52/506.06, 52/508, 52/742.13, 52/747.1, 248/633, 248/634, 267/118, 267/122, 267/140.11, 156/71
• US Class Current: 52/403.1
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/02488 filled with material hardening after application
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/22 Resiliently-mounted floors, e.g. sprung floors laid as webs E04F15/16

Abstract

A method for constructing a resilient floor on a solid base utilizes plate-shaped elements. Hollow, height-adjustable elements are fastened on the base and are filled with an elastically hardening material, which is adhesive in the flowable state. Prior to hardening, base plates are placed on the filled elements and are aligned. When lifted, the base plates move the elements located below them because of the adhesion of the filler material to the base plates. After hardening, at least one further floor layer is placed on the base plates. This method can be executed rapidly.

Claims

1. A method of making a resilient floor comprising base plates on a solid base, the method comprising:

fastening height-adjustable supports having open tops on said base;

filling said supports with an elastomeric material to form filled supports in an area wherein a respective one of said base plates is to be positioned, said elastomeric material being adhesive in a flowable state;

placing said respective base plate on said filled supports prior to hardening of said elastomeric material;

aligning said respective base plate on the filled supports prior to hardening of said elastomeric material;

repeating said steps of filling, placing and aligning for additional respective base plates until a desired number of base plates are positioned on said supports;

aligning each of said base plates horizontally and with respect to each other prior to hardening of said elastomeric material, a portion of the supports located under said base plates being movable with said base plates during alignment as a result of adhesion of said elastomeric material to a surface of said base plates or a surface engaging said base plates such that height of said supports is adjusted; and

applying at least one floor layer to said base plates after hardening of said elastomeric material.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein, during said steps of aligning, the base plates are temporarily supported on the base by threaded spindles or wire spirals in a threaded connection with the base plates.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of removing the threaded spindles or wire spirals after hardening of the elastomeric material.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising filling holes in the base with a liquid elastomeric material during said step of filling the supports, and inserting threaded rods constituting a portion of the supports into the holes for fastening the supports.

4. The method according to claim applying comprises screwing plate elements to the base plates in a position offset in relation to the base plates.