US2011030300A1PendingUtilityA1

Floor And Tile With Padding

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 10, 2009Filed: Aug 10, 2009Published: Feb 10, 2011
Est. expiryAug 10, 2029(~3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David Liu
E04F 2201/07E04F 15/02E04F 2201/0107
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Abstract

A flexible floor board with a pad attached to the bottom side of the floor board. The pad covers partially the bottom side of the floor board and extends beyond the floor board. The bottom side of the pad is covered with a restickable glue layer and the floor board has a male lock on one end and a female lock on the other end. A floor board is engages to an adjacent floor board by pressing down the female lock of the first floor board onto the male lock of the second floor board. The bottom side of first floor board that is not covered by the pad is placed into contact with the pad of the second floor board that extends beyond the second floor board.

Claims

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1 . A floor board comprising:
 a body having top side and a bottom side, a first end and a second end; and   a first pad attached to the bottom side of the body, the pad having a top side and a bottom side;   a glue layer attached to the first pad,   wherein the first pad covering partially the bottom side of the body and extending beyond the first end.   
     
     
         2 . The floor board of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprising a plurality of blocs. 
     
     
         3 . The floor board of  claim 1 , further comprising a top layer. 
     
     
         4 . The floor board of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprising a plurality of slits distributed between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
         5 . The floor board of  claim 1 , wherein the pad being recessed from the second end. 
     
     
         6 . The floor board of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprising a male lock at the first end and a female lock at the second end. 
     
     
         7 . The floor board of  claim 6 , wherein the male lock further comprising a protruding element and the female lock further comprising a receiving recess. 
     
     
         8 . The floor board of  claim 7 , wherein the male lock of the floor board engages the female lock of another floor board vertically. 
     
     
         9 . The floor board of  claim 6 , wherein the body further comprising a third end with a male lock and a fourth end with a female lock. 
     
     
         10 . The floor board of  claim 6 , wherein the male lock engages the female lock vertically. 
     
     
         11 . The floor board of  claim 1 , wherein the pad is made from EVA material. 
     
     
         12 . The floor board of  claim 1 , further comprising a glue layer covering the top side of the first pad extending beyond the first end. 
     
     
         13 . The floor board of  claim 1 , further comprising a glue layer covering the bottom side of the first pad. 
     
     
         14 . The floor board of  claim 13 , further comprising a protective film attached to the glue layer. 
     
     
         15 . The floor board of  claim 1 , wherein the glue layer further comprising a layer of restickable glue. 
     
     
         16 . The floor board of  claim 1  further comprising a second pad attached to the bottom side of the body, the second pad covering the entire bottom side of the body and the first pad being attached to a under surface of the second pad, the first pad covering partially the under surface of the second pad and extending beyond the first end. 
     
     
         17 . A ceramic tile comprising:
 a body with a bottom side;   a pad with a plurality of protruding elements attached to the bottom side of the body, wherein the pad covering partially the bottom side of the body and extending beyond the bottom side of the body; and   a glue layer attached to the pad.   
     
     
         18 . The ceramic of  claim 17 , further comprising a cushion wrapped around the body. 
     
     
         19 . The ceramic of  claim 18 , wherein the cushion being made from foam. 
     
     
         20 . The ceramic of  claim 18 , wherein the cushion being made from rubber. 
     
     
         21 . The ceramic of  claim 17 , wherein the pad being made from EVA material. 
     
     
         22 . The ceramic of  claim 17 , wherein the glue layer being covered by a film. 
     
     
         23 . The ceramic of  claim 17 , wherein the pad having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the pad extending beyond the bottom side of the body being covered by glue. 
     
     
         24 . The ceramic of  claim 17 , wherein the glue layer further comprising a layer of restickable glue. 
     
     
         25 . A method for installing a hardwood floor, comprising the steps of:
 installing a first floor board with a pad extending beyond the floor first board, the first floor board having a male lock and a female lock; and   installing a second floor board with a male lock and a female lock by engaging the female lock of the second floor board onto the male lock of the first floor lock and placing the second floor board on the pad that extends beyond the first floor board.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the female lock of the second floor board engages onto the male lock of the first floor lock by applying a downward vertical force. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising the step of installing the pad onto the first floor board. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising the step of removing a protective film from the pad.

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