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An entrance floor system is provided. The entrance floor system includes a base mat and a plate. The base mat has opposing bottom and top surfaces. The bottom surface of the base mat is configured to rest on a floor surface. The plate has opposing bottom and top surfaces. The bottom surface of the p

An entrance floor system is provided. The entrance floor system includes a base mat and a plate. The base mat has opposing bottom and top surfaces. The bottom surface of the base mat is configured to rest on a floor surface. The plate has opposing bottom and top surfaces. The bottom surface of the plate is configured to rest on the top surface of the base mat. The top surface of the plate has a border region and a non-border region. The non-border region is substantially parallel with the bottom surface of the plate and the non-border region has a pattern machined therein. The pattern includes a plurality of slots. At least one slot is configured to receive fluid and debris. The top surface of the plate in the border region includes a transition from the floor surface to the non-border region of the top surface of the plate.

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1. An entrance floor system comprising: a base mat having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the base mat configured to rest on a floor surface;a monolithic aluminum plate having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the plate configured to rest on the top surf

1. An entrance floor system comprising: a base mat having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the base mat configured to rest on a floor surface;a monolithic aluminum plate having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the plate configured to rest on the top surface of the base mat and the top surface of the plate having a border region and a non-border region, the non-border region being substantially parallel with the bottom surface of the plate;wherein the non-border region has a pattern machined therein, the pattern comprising a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots configured to receive fluid and debris; andwherein the top surface of the plate in the border region comprises a transition from the floor surface to the non-border region of the top surface of the plate. 2. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the non-border region further comprises an upper surface area and a recessed area at a depth below the upper surface area. 3. The entrance floor system of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the recessed area is configured to receive fluid and debris. 4. The entrance floor system of claim 2, further comprising at least one insert, each insert having a bottom and a top, the bottom being attached to at least a portion of the recessed area. 5. The entrance floor system of claim 4, wherein the bottom of the insert is attached to at least a portion of the recessed area such that the top of the insert is higher than the upper surface area. 6. The entrance floor system of claim 4, wherein the bottom of the insert is attached to at least a portion of the recessed area such that the top of the insert is flush with the upper surface area. 7. The entrance floor system of claim 4, wherein the at least one insert comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carpet, recycled rubber, abrasive tape, abrasive strips and combinations thereof. 8. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of slots have a slot depth and the pattern is machined such that the slot depth varies along a length of the plate. 9. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of slots extend between the bottom and top surfaces of the plate to allow water or debris to move from the top surface of the plate to the top surface of the base mat. 10. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the plate is machined by a computer numeric control machine. 11. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the plate is abrasive blasted thereby providing an increased coefficient of friction. 12. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the plate is anodized. 13. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the transition is a stepped transition. 14. The entrance floor system of claim 1, wherein the base mat comprises a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, recycled rubber, neoprene and combinations thereof. 15. The entrance floor system of claim 4, wherein the plurality of slots form a pattern having a plurality of diamonds and the at least one insert form a weave pattern around the diamonds. 16. The entrance floor system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of monolithic aluminum plates, each plate having: opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the plate configured to rest on the top surface of the base mat and the top surface of the plate having a border region and a non-border region, the non-border region being substantially parallel with the bottom surface of the plate; wherein the non-border regions have a pattern machined therein, each pattern comprising a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots configured to receive fluid and debris;wherein the top surfaces of the plates in the border region comprise transitions from the floor surface to the non-border regions of the top surfaces of the plates; andwherein each of the of the plurality of plates have at least one interior side, each interior side has a length and is configured to lay adjacent to an interior side of another of the plurality of plates, the interior sides configured without a border region. 17. The entrance floor system of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of plates further comprise at least one recess in the bottom surface of the plate proximate an interior side; and the entrance floor system further comprises at least one connector plate, each connector plate having a base and first and second pegs, the base configured to rest on the top surface of the mat; andwherein the first peg is configured to engage a recess of one plate and the second peg is configured to engage a recess of an adjacent plate. 18. The entrance floor system of claim 17, wherein the first and second pegs are cylindrical pegs. 19. The entrance floor system of claim 17, wherein the connector plate is a continuous extrusion and the base and first and second pegs each have a length, the length of the base and first and second pegs being equal; and wherein the first peg is configured to engage a recess of a first plate, the first peg and the first plate having substantially the same length, and the second peg is configured to engage a recess of an adjacent plate, the second peg and the adjacent plate having substantially the same length. 20. An entrance floor system for placement in a floor recess having a recess depth, comprising: a base mat having a height, and opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the base mat configured to rest within the floor recess;a monolithic aluminum plate having a height, and opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the plate configured to rest on the top surface of the base mat, the top surface of the plate being substantially parallel with the bottom surface of the plate;wherein the top surface of the plate has a pattern machined therein, the pattern comprising a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots configured to receive fluid and debris; andwherein the floor system has a total height comprising the plate height and the base mat height, the total height being substantially equal to the recess depth. 21. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein the top surface of the plate further comprises an upper surface area and a recessed area at a depth below the upper surface area. 22. The entrance floor system of claim 21, where at least a portion of the recessed area is configured to receive fluid and debris. 23. The entrance floor system of claim 21, further comprising at least one insert, each insert having a bottom and a top, the bottom being attached to at least a portion of the recessed area. 24. The entrance floor system of claim 23, wherein the bottom of the insert is attached to at least a portion of the recessed area such that the top of the insert is higher than the upper surface area. 25. The entrance floor system of claim 23, wherein the bottom of the insert is attached to at least a portion of the recessed area such that the top of the insert is flush with the upper surface area. 26. The entrance floor system of claim 23, wherein the at least one insert comprises a material selected from the group consisting of carpet, recycled rubber, abrasive tape, abrasive strips and combinations thereof. 27. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of slots have a slot depth and the pattern is machined such that the slot depth varies along a length of the plate. 28. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein one or more of the plurality of slots extend between the bottom and top surfaces of the plate to allow water or debris to move from the top surface of the plate to the top surface of the base mat. 29. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein the plate is machined by a computer numeric control machine. 30. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein the top surface of the plate is abrasive blasted thereby providing an increased coefficient of friction. 31. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein the plate is anodized. 32. The entrance floor system of claim 20, wherein the base mat comprises a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, recycled rubber, neoprene, and combinations thereof. 33. The entrance floor system of claim 23, wherein the plurality of slots form a pattern having a plurality of diamonds and the at least one insert form a weave pattern around the diamonds. 34. An entrance floor system prepared by a process comprising the steps of: obtaining a floor plate design;converting the design into instructions readable by a computer numerical control (CNC) machine;operating a CNC machine in accordance with the instructions to cut, drill, or mill the design into a piece of material, thereby producing:a monolithic aluminum plate having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the plate configured to rest on a top surface of a base mat and the top surface of the plate having a border region and a non-border region, the non-border region being substantially parallel with the bottom surface of the plate;wherein the non-border region has a pattern machined therein, the pattern comprising a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots configured to receive fluid and debris; andwherein the top surface of the plate in the border region comprises a transition from the floor surface to the non-border region of the top surface of the plate.