An replacement floor panel is provided for a raised floor, and includes a top plate with corner-forming sections and leveling legs for height adjustment. Foot-print-expanding brackets engage the leveling legs for extending their foot print outwardly so that the floor panel can be used on different r
An replacement floor panel is provided for a raised floor, and includes a top plate with corner-forming sections and leveling legs for height adjustment. Foot-print-expanding brackets engage the leveling legs for extending their foot print outwardly so that the floor panel can be used on different raised floor systems without misalignment problems with stanchion supports. A handle is pivotally mounted in the top plate between a flush position and a raised position for grasping to lift the replacement floor panel, the handle having a decor matching the top plate for aesthetics.
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1. A universal raised floor panel configured and adapted for use with different raised floor systems having support stands with different floor-panel support surface configurations, but for use without misalignment problems with the respective support stands of the different raised floor systems, co
1. A universal raised floor panel configured and adapted for use with different raised floor systems having support stands with different floor-panel support surface configurations, but for use without misalignment problems with the respective support stands of the different raised floor systems, comprising: a top plate and support structure for supporting weight on the top plate, the top plate including corner-forming sections that extend toward a perimeter of the top plate;leveling legs operably engaging the corner-forming sections for height adjustment; andfoot-print-expanding brackets engaging the leveling legs for extending the foot print of the leveling legs nearer to outer edges of the top plate so that the floor panel can be used on different raised floor systems without misalignment problems caused by different support stands, the legs and brackets being assembled and threadably attached to the corner-forming sections to create a unitary assembly that can be manipulated and installed as a single unit, and the legs and brackets including support-stand-engaging bottom surfaces for engaging a top of one of the respective support stands wherein the foot-print-expanding brackets are Z-shaped. 2. The floor panel defined in claim 1, wherein the foot-print-expanding brackets include corner-attached components that are attached to the top plate and support structure and carried therewith as an assembly to facilitate installation, and further wherein the corner-attached components do not include an aperture or fastener for attachment to any of the differently-shaped floor-panel-supporting support stands, but instead are configured to abut same. 3. The floor panel defined in claim 2, wherein the enlarged flange extends to an outer edge of the top plate. 4. The floor panel defined in claim 3, wherein the leveling legs engage one of the corners and an associated one of the brackets. 5. The floor panel defined in claim 1, including a handle operably mounted to the top plate and support structure that is movable between a flush position that is level with the top plate and a raised position allowing the handle to be grasped for lifting the floor panel. 6. The floor panel defined in claim 5, wherein the handle is pivoted to one of the top plate and the support structure. 7. The floor panel defined in claim 6, including a spring clip with legs connected by a transverse member, the legs including pivot-forming sections and being resiliently supported for flexing movement between a first position allowing the pivot-forming sections to be positioned for assembly, and a second position where the pivot-forming sections engage the handle, the support structure including holes for pivotally supporting the handle. 8. A universal raised floor panel configured and adapted for use with different raised floor systems having support stands with different floor-panel support surface configurations, but for use without misalignment problems with the respective support stands of the different raised floor systems, comprising: a top plate and support structure for forming a part of a raised floor system, the support structure supporting the top plate for supporting weight on the top plate;a handle;the top plate including marginal material defining an opening shaped to receive the handle; andthe handle having a top plate section shaped to fit within the opening and pivotable between a flush position where its upper surface aligns with an upper surface of the top plate so that at most a small gap exists around a perimeter of the top plate section, and a raised position where the handle can be grasp for lifting the floor panel, the handle including edge flanges extending downward from each edge of the top plate section that stiffen the top plate section and that engage the support structure when in the flush position to maintain the flush position against a weight placed thereon, at least one of the edge flanges including a notch receiving a portion of the support structure. 9. The floor panel of claim 8, including spring clip with legs connected by transverse member, the legs including pivot-forming sections and being resiliently supported for flexing movement between a first position allowing the pivot-forming sections to be positioned during assembly, and a second position where the pivot-forming sections engage the handle, the support structure including holes for pivotally supporting the handle. 10. The floor panel of claim 9, wherein a top surface of the handle includes a pattern replicating the décor in the top plate. 11. The floor panel of claim 10, wherein the handle includes stiffening ribs supporting the top plate section of the handle at least one of the stiffening ribs resting on the support structure when in the flush position.
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