Matting for carrying heavy loads over soft soil foundations
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-06
ARCONIC INC
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[0013] One aspect of this invention is to provide a matting surface, such as airfield matting, that is inexpensive, lightweight, corrosion resistant, durable, and able to carry military equipment over soft soil foundations.
[0014] Another aspect of this invention is to provide a matting surface, such as airfield matting, which reduces the amount of time needed to install the mat.
[0015] Yet another aspect of this invention is to provide a matting surface, such as airfield matting, which decreases the cost, the amount of transport vehicles, and the time needed to transport the mat to the desired location.
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The drawback of these systems, however, is the high cost of implementation.
However, installation of the locking bars and end caps is often difficult and time consuming due to the large number of trusses that are used in airfield operations.
Because of the 155 lbs. weight, a C-130 transport plane can only transport approximately 4,100 ft2 (square feet) of matting per mission.
Not accounting for typical installation problems, the installation of AM-2 matting typically requires a sixteen person crew working twelve hour shifts for five days.
Air transport of AM-2 matting is inefficient due to the size and weight of the matting.
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[0028] The accompanying drawings and the description which follows set forth this invention in its preferred embodiment. However, it is contemplated that persons generally familiar with panel and flooring systems will be able to apply the novel characteristics of the structures and methods illustrated and described herein in other contexts by modification of certain details. Accordingly, the drawings and description are not to be taken as restrictive on the scope of this invention, but are to be understood as broad and general teachings. When referring to any numerical range of values, such ranges are understood to include each and every number and / or fraction between the stated range minimum and maximum. Finally, for purposes of the description hereinafter, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “right”, “left”, “vertical”, “horizontal (lateral)”, “top”, “bottom”, and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention, as it is oriented in the drawing figures.
[0029] In FIG. 1 the matting surf...
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Abstract
A matting surface capable of carrying military equipment having a first flooring member and a second flooring member is disclosed. The first flooring member is substantially parallel to the second flooring member. Both flooring members have an end with an extending tabular member and a grooved end that is structured to slideably receive the extending tabular end of an adjacent flooring member thereby forming a joint between the flooring members and the adjacent flooring members. The first and second flooring members having means of connecting and interlocking the first flooring member to the second flooring member.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 615,375, filed on Oct. 1, 2004, the disclosure of which is fully incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to matting surfaces that are capable of carrying heavy loads. In particular, this invention is directed toward an improved matting surface that is capable of carrying military equipment while having the ability to be installed over soft soil foundations. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Military equipment, at times, must be transported over terrain that lacks a solid foundation. In the past, temporary roadways systems such as Rolo-trac or Geo-Grid have been utilized to provide a solid foundation on which the equipment may be transported over. The drawback of these systems, however, is the high cost of implementation. For instance, some of these temporary roadways can reach approximately $60 per squ...
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CPCE01C9/083E01C9/086E04F2201/023E04F2201/0107E04F15/02
Inventor TRAGESER, ANDREW B.KILEY, MATTHEW P.SOKOL, RICHARD A.CARATELLI, JEFFREY D.EVERT, ROBERT P.
Owner ARCONIC INC