Ground cover mats with rectangular ends

a technology of ground cover mats and ends, applied in the direction of temporary pavings, single unit pavings, ways, etc., can solve the problems of difficult storage, transportation, assembling or disassembling, and lack of sufficient reinforcemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-10
MAXXIMAT
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[0017](c) a reinforcing member having a rectangular cross-section, attached at each end of the mat, whereby each reinforcing member directly inserts int

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Several prior art ground cover mats exist; however, they sometimes lack sufficient reinforcement to withstand the pressure of heavy equipment and transport trucks, and are expensive to produce.
Further, ground cover mats tend to be extremely heavy and lengthy, making the mats difficult to store, lift, transport, assemble or disassemble.
However, this mat assembly is particularly labor intensive.
The road is constructed by interlocking series of sets in a superimposed assembly, necessitating significant redundancy of effort in assembly and disassembly.
However, Seaux et al. indicates that when a large number of the raised strips are not specifically positioned in such

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[0029]The present invention provides for reinforced ground cover mats. When describing the present invention, all terms not defined herein have their common art-recognized meanings. To the extent that the following description is of a specific embodiment or a particular use of the invention, it is intended to be illustrative only, and not limiting of the claimed invention. The following description is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents that are included in the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

[0030]The invention will now be described having regard to the accompanying Figures. The mat (10) is comprised of a quadrilateral frame (12), and planar surfaces formed from a plurality of elongate boards (14). A suitable mat is described in Applicant's co-owned U.S. Pat. No. 7,934,885, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, where permitted.

[0031]The quadrilateral frame (12) comprises two substantiall...

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Abstract

Reinforced ground cover mats are used to facilitate the passage of heavy equipment and vehicles on wet or disturbed ground. The ground cover mats are comprised of boards contained within a peripheral metal frame having two substantially parallel opposing end members that are I-beams, the upper and lower horizontal flanges and vertical webs of which define an outer slot into which a reinforcing member is inserted such that the reinforcing member contacts the vertical web and upper and lower horizontal flanges. Flanged caps may be attached to the ends of the reinforcing member to retain a sling looped around the reinforcing member for pulling the mat.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority benefit of Canadian Patent Application No. 2,800,524 filed on Jan. 4, 2013 entitled Ground Cover Mats With Rectangular Ends, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to improved ground cover mats.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In the oil and gas industry, it is sometimes necessary to provide ground cover mats with sufficient strength to support heavy equipment and transport trucks over wet or disturbed ground.[0004]Several prior art ground cover mats exist; however, they sometimes lack sufficient reinforcement to withstand the pressure of heavy equipment and transport trucks, and are expensive to produce. What is needed is an improved ground cover mat which is simple and relatively inexpensive and has sufficient strength and durability to support heavy equipment.[0005]Further, ground cover mats tend to be extremely heavy and ...

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IPC IPC(8): E01C9/08
CPCE01C9/08E01C9/083
Inventor FOURNIER, ROBERT
Owner MAXXIMAT
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