Lighted flooring
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1. A flooring comprising:
- tiles connected together to form a panel, wherein the tiles have a front portion and a back portion;
at least one front rib disposed on the front portion of the tiles;
at least one back rib disposed on the back portion of the tiles;
a first channel formed across the at least one front rib on the front portion of the panel, wherein the first channel features angled side cuts that are narrow at a top of the first channel and wider at a bottom of the first channel;
a first light strip positioned in the first channel and a top surface of the at least one back rib contacts a bottom of the first light strip, wherein the first light strip is flush with a surface of the at least one front rib.
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Abstract
A portable flooring having integral illumination devices. The flooring comprises a panel having channels extending along a front portion of the panel. Light strips in the channels are supported by the back portion of the panel. The light strips have a covering that extends along the length of the light strips. A top surface of the covering and a top surface of the panel are on the same plane. The flooring can support large weighted objects.
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15 Claims
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1. A flooring comprising:
- tiles connected together to form a panel, wherein the tiles have a front portion and a back portion;
at least one front rib disposed on the front portion of the tiles;
at least one back rib disposed on the back portion of the tiles;
a first channel formed across the at least one front rib on the front portion of the panel, wherein the first channel features angled side cuts that are narrow at a top of the first channel and wider at a bottom of the first channel;
a first light strip positioned in the first channel and a top surface of the at least one back rib contacts a bottom of the first light strip, wherein the first light strip is flush with a surface of the at least one front rib. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- tiles connected together to form a panel, wherein the tiles have a front portion and a back portion;
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8. A flooring comprising:
- a panel, wherein the panel has a front portion and a back portion;
front ribs are disposed on the front portion of the panel;
back ribs are disposed on the back portion of the panel;
recessed channels formed across the front ribs and extending along the front portion of the panel;
wherein the recessed channels feature angled side cuts that are narrow at a top of the recessed channels and wider at a bottom of the recessed channels;
light strips are disposed in the channels supported by the back portion of the panel and a top surface of the back ribs contacts a bottom of the light strips, wherein the light strips have a covering that extends along the length of the light strips;
wherein a top surface of the covering and the front portion of the panel are on the same plane. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- a panel, wherein the panel has a front portion and a back portion;
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11. A portable flooring comprising:
- a panel having a front surface and a back surface;
front ribs are disposed on the front surface of the panel;
back ribs are disposed on the back surface of the panel;
a first, second, third and fourth channel formed across the front ribs and extending along the front surface of the panel;
wherein the channels feature angled side cuts that are narrow at a top of the channels and wider at a bottom of the channels;
a first light strip, second light strip, third light strip and fourth light strip supported by the first, second, third and fourth channels, respectively, and a top surface of the back ribs contacts bottoms of the first, second, third and fourth light strips;
wherein the first, second, third and fourth light strips are connected along an edge of the panel;
a covering surrounding the light strips;
wherein a top surface of the covering and a front surface of the panel are flush. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- a panel having a front surface and a back surface;
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