Outdoor combination floor

Abstract

An outdoor floor covering includes a plurality of planks, a plurality of bases, and at least a fastening element. A positioning portion of each base is slidably disposed in a sliding groove of each plank. Adjacent ones of first sidewall surfaces of the bases are engaged with each other through engaging portions. Adjacent ones of second sidewall surfaces of the bases abut against each other through protruding and dent portions. At least a fastening element is engaged and connected between adjacent ones of the second sidewall surfaces of the bases. Hence, the outdoor floor covering of the present invention enables quick assembly and prevents the planks and bases from undergoing displacement horizontally or vertically. Accordingly, the outdoor floor covering is quick and convenient to lay, exhibits satisfactory structural stability, and enhances pedestrian safety.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The present invention relates to floor coverings, and more particularly, to an outdoor floor covering which is convenient to lay and exhibits satisfactory structural stability.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]A conventional outdoor floor covering is laborious and time-consuming to lay, because the laying process requires mounting a plurality of keels on the ground to provide foundations, and fixing multiple planks to the keels with a nail gun to finalize the assembly. Furthermore, the planks deform as a result of high humidity and temperature changes, and thus the nails get loosened gradually and exposed from the planks eventually, thereby jeopardizing pedestrians walking on the planks Moreover, the underlying keels rot gradually when immersed in rainwater accumulated under the planks after downpours. As time passes, the overall structural stability of the outdoor floor covering deteriorates.[0005]Furthermore, recent y...

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Benefits of technology

[0019]Accordingly, the present invention provides an outdoor floor covering which enables quick assembly and prevents planks from undergoing displacement relative to bases horizontally or vertically. Hence, the outdoor floor covering of the present invention is quick and convenient to lay, exhibits satisfactory structural stability, and enhances pedestrian safety.

Problems solved by technology

A conventional outdoor floor covering is laborious and time-consuming to lay, because the laying process requires mounting a plurality of keels on the ground to provide foundations, and fixing multiple planks to the keels with a nail gun to finalize the assembly.

Furthermore, the planks deform as a result of high humidity and temperature changes, and thus the nails get loosened gradually and exposed from the planks eventually, thereby jeopardizing pedestrians walking on the planks Moreover, the underlying keels rot gradually when immersed in rainwater accumulated under the planks after downpours.

As time passes, the overall structural stability of the outdoor floor covering deteriorates.

In addition, wooden planks for use with outdoor floor coverings tend to denature for a man-made or natural reason.

If the planks are not timely maintained and repaired during their denaturing process, the planks will rot and rupture when haunted by bacteria and ants, thereby shortening the service life of the planks, or even causing the outdoor floor coverings to collapse and thus compromising pedestrian safety.

But there is not any positioning-oriented structure vertically disposed between two adjacent bases of the outdoor floor covering, and thus vertical dislocation is likely to occur between the two adjacent bases for a topographic reason.

As a result, pedestrians may slip or get injured when their feet hit the protruding planks.

In conclusion, the prior art is disadvantaged by inadequate structural stability and poses a problem with pedestrian safety.

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