Installation Method for Non-Slip Sanitary Flooring

a technology of installation method and sanitary flooring, which is applied in the direction of resiliently mounted floors, flooring, building components, etc., can solve the problems of not adhesion well to certain underlying surfaces, requiring sophisticated priming or being limited to certain surface materials, and joints that change the otherwise (usually) level flooring may be unacceptabl
US20080029490A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-07MARTIN JOEL E JR +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
MARTIN JOEL E JR
Publication Date
2008-02-07
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method of installing flooring and resulting structure are disclosed. The method is particularly useful for sanitary nonslip (or slip resistant) applications such as kitchens. The method includes the steps of positioning a first sheet of polymer flooring material with an upwardly-facing step cut along one edge of the first sheet on a floor to be covered, and applying a second sheet of polymer flooring material with a complementary downwardly-facing step cut along one edge of the second sheet to the upwardly facing step cut of the first sheet and to the floor adjacent the first sheet while concurrently sealing or bonding the respective faces to one another in a step lap joint.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 456,747, filed Jul. 11, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND

[0002] The present invention relates to flooring materials and in particular relates to joints in certain types of polymer-based flooring materials that are used in non-slip (or “non-skid” or “slip resistant”) applications, sanitary applications, and applications in which both non-slip and sanitary characteristics are desired or necessary.

[0003] Certain structural elements in commercial or other public establishments must meet the requirements of various local, state or federal codes. For example, a restaurant is typically governed by local health and sanitation codes, and if it meets certain other criteria, may also be subject to state and federal health and safety requirements such the Occupational Health and Safety Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq...

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