System and method for interlocking sections of athletic and/or protective surface mats
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04F-015/22
E04F-015/02
A63B-006/00
A63B-021/00
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US-0687373
(2015-04-15)
등록번호
US-10081952
(2018-09-25)
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/ 주소
Bowers, Timothy
출원인 / 주소
RESILITE SPORTS PRODUCTS, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Epstein Drangel LLP
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First and second mat sections are interlocked using a resilient closure strip. A layer of reinforced vinyl scrim is situated on the surface of each mat section. The closure includes two closure members each having an interengaging portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portion of one closu
First and second mat sections are interlocked using a resilient closure strip. A layer of reinforced vinyl scrim is situated on the surface of each mat section. The closure includes two closure members each having an interengaging portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portion of one closure member is mounted on one mat section with the interengaging portion in a given orientation. The connecting portion of the other closure member is mounted on the other mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in an orientation opposite to that of the first interengaging portion with at least a portion thereof extending beyond the mat surface such that the interengaging portions align and can be interengaged by a downward force when the mat sections are situated in side-by-side relation. A coating of poly-vinyl paint is situated over each of the closure members and the reinforced vinyl scrim layer.
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1. A method for interlocking first and second mat sections, each having a top surface and an edge, using a resilient closure strip including first and second closure members, each of the closure members including an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, the method comprising the steps of:
1. A method for interlocking first and second mat sections, each having a top surface and an edge, using a resilient closure strip including first and second closure members, each of the closure members including an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) applying a layer of reinforced vinyl scrim on a top surface of each of the mat sections;(b) situating the first closure member over the top surface of the first mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation and situated proximate to the edge of the top surface of the first mat section;(c) situating the connecting portion of the second closure member over the top surface of the second mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to the orientation of the interengaging portion of the first closure member and at least a portion of the interengaging portion thereof extending beyond the top surface to which the second closure member is mounted;(d) wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section are substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked;(e) locating the first and second mat sections in side-by-side relation such that the interengaging portions of the first and second closure members align(f) applying a downward force on the aligned interengaging portions of the first and second closure members causing the aligned interengaging portions to interengage to interlock the first and second mat sections; and(g) coating the first and second closure members and the reinforced vinyl scrim layer on the top surface of each of the first and second mat sections with poly-vinyl paint. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of applying a downward force on the aligned interengaging portions comprises the step of using a hand-held roller to apply the downward force. 3. A method for interlocking first and second mat sections using a hand-held roller, each mat section having a top surface and an edge, and a resilient closure strip including first and second closure members, each of the closure members including an interengaging portion and a substantially planar connecting portion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) applying a layer of reinforced vinyl scrim on the top surface of each of the first and second mat sections;(b) mounting the first closure member over the top surface of the first mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation and situated proximate to the edge of the top surface of the first mat section;(c) mounting the connecting portion of the second closure member over the top surface of the second mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to the orientation of the interengaging portion of the first closure member and at least a portion of the interengaging portion thereof extending beyond the top surface to which the second closure member is mounted;(d) wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section are substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked;(e) locating the first and second mat sections in side-by-side relation such that the interengaging portions of the first and second closure members align;(f) using the hand-held roller to apply a downward force on the aligned interengaging portions of the first and second closure members so as to cause the aligned interengaging portions to interengage the first and second mat sections; and(g) coating the first and second closure members and the reinforced vinyl scrim layer with poly-vinyl paint. 4. A system for interlocking first and second mat sections, said system comprising a resilient closure strip for interlocking said first and second mat sections, each of the mat sections having a top surface with an edge, a layer of reinforced vinyl scrim situated on the top surface of each of the first and second mat sections, each of said closure members comprising an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, said connecting portion of said first closure member being situated over said scrim layer on the top surface of the first mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation and situated proximate to the edge of the top surface of the first mat section, said connecting portion of said second closure member being situated over said scrim layer on the top surface of the second mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to said given orientation with at least a portion of said interengaging portion thereof extending beyond the top surface of said second mat section such that the interengaging portions of said first and second closure members align and can be interengaged when said mat sections are situated in side-by-side relation, wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked and a coating of poly-vinyl paint situated over said first and second closure members and said reinforced vinyl scrim layer. 5. The system of claim 4 further comprising a hand-held roller adapted to apply a downward force on said aligned interengaging portions to interengage said interengaging portions. 6. The system of claim 4 further comprising a layer of reinforced scrim situated between the top surface of each mat section and the connecting portion of the closure member situated over that mat section. 7. A system for interlocking first and second mat sections, said system comprising a resilient closure strip for interlocking said first and second mat sections, each of the mat sections having a top surface with an edge, said closure strip comprising first and second closure members, each of said closure members comprising an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, said connecting portion of said first closure member being situated over the top surface of the first mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation and situated over a section of the top surface of the first mat section proximate the edge of the first mat section, said connecting portion of said second closure member being situated over the second mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to said given orientation with at least a portion of said interengaging portion thereof extending beyond the top surface of said second mat section such that the interengaging portions of said first and second closure members align and can be interengaged when said mat sections are situated in side-by-side relation, wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section are substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked. 8. The system of claim 7 further comprising a coating of poly-vinyl paint over the closure members. 9. A method for interlocking first and second mat sections, each having a top surface and an edge, using a resilient closure strip including first and second closure members, each of the closure members including an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) situating the connecting portion of the first closure member over the top surface of the first mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation;(b) situating the connecting portion of the second closure member over the top surface of the second mat section with the interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to the orientation of the interengaging portion of the first closure member;(c) locating the first and second mat sections in side-by-side relation such that the interengaging portions of the first and second closure members align; and(d) applying a downward force on the aligned interengaging portions of the first and second closure members causing the aligned interengaging portions to interengage to interlock the first and second mat sections wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section are substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked. 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of applying a layer of reinforced scrim over the top surface of each mat section prior to situating the connecting portions of the closure members over the mat sections. 11. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of applying a coating of poly-vinyl paint over the closure members. 12. In combination, first and second mat sections and a system for interlocking said first and second mat sections, said mat sections each having a top surface and an edge, the interlocking system comprising a resilient closure strip for interlocking said first and second mat sections, said closure strip comprising first and second closure members, each of said closure members comprising an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, said connecting portion of first closure member being situated over the top surface of the first mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation, said connecting portion of said second closure member being situated over the second mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to said given orientation, such that the interengaging portions of said first and second closure members align and can be interengaged when said mat sections are situated in side-by-side relation, wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section are substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked. 13. The combination of claim 12 wherein said system further comprising a layer of reinforced scrim situated between the top surface of each mat section and the connecting portion of the closure member situated over that mat section. 14. The combination of claim 12 wherein said system further comprises a coating of poly-vinyl paint over the closure members. 15. In combination, first and second mat sections, each of the mat sections having a top surface with an edge, and a system for interlocking said first and second mat sections, said system comprising a resilient closure strip, a layer of reinforced vinyl scrim situated on the top surface of each of the first and second mat sections, said closure strip comprising first and second closure members, each of said closure members comprising an interengaging portion and a connecting portion, said connecting portion of first closure member being situated over said scrim layer on the top surface of the first mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in a given orientation and situated proximate to the edge of said top surface of the first mat section, said connecting portion of said second closure member being situated over said scrim layer on the top surface of the second mat section with said interengaging portion thereof in an orientation substantially opposite to said given orientation with at least a portion of said interengaging portion thereof extending beyond the top surface of said second mat section such that the interengaging portions of said first and second closure members align and can be interengaged when said mat sections are situated in side-by-side relation, wherein the first closure member creates a depression in the underlying first mat section such that the top surface of the first mat section and the top surface of the second mat section are substantially continuous when said first mat section and said second mat section are interlocked and a coating of poly-vinyl paint situated over said first and second closure members and said reinforced vinyl scrim layer.
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