Interlocking Rolled Garage Floor Cover System

Abstract

A floor cover system includes a cover panel having a preformed end and a connector strip having a first and second receptacles adapted to receive the preformed end of the cover panel. An inner surface of the receptacle of the connector strip has a portion that is complementary in shape to that of a surface of the preformed end.

1 . A floor cover system comprising:
 a cover panel comprising a preformed end having a first surface and a second surface; and   a connector strip having a first channel and a second channel, the first and second channels each adapted to receive the preformed end of the cover panel, wherein at least a portion of an inner surface of the first and second channels is approximately complementary in shape to that of the first and/or second surface of the preformed end to facilitate interconnecting the cover panel with the connector strip.   
     
     
         2 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein the cover panel comprises two preformed ends. 
     
     
         3 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein at least the first surface of the preformed end is serrated, corrugated, or comprises one or more rows of beveled channels. 
     
     
         4 . The floor cover system of  claim 3 , wherein at least the first surface of the preformed end comprises one or more rows of beveled channels. 
     
     
         5 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein at least the first surface of the preformed end is shaped, textured or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface and the second surface of the preformed end are shaped, textured, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein the cover panel is flexible and comprises a thermosetting or thermoplastic polymer. 
     
     
         8 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second receptacles of the connector strip are positioned on oppositely disposed ends of the connector strip. 
     
     
         9 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein the connector strip comprises a first wall and a second wall connected by an orthogonal central beam thereby defining the first and second receptacles. 
     
     
         10 . The floor cover system of  claim 1 , wherein the connector strip comprises two U-shaped channels connected at the closed end of each of the U-shaped channels. 
     
     
         11 . A method of constructing a floor cover system comprising:
 obtaining a first cover panel, the cover panel comprising at least one preformed end having a first surface and a second surface;   obtaining a connector strip having at least a first receptacle adapted to receive the at least one preformed end of the first cover panel, wherein at least a portion of an inner surface of the first receptacle is approximately complementary in shape to that of the first and/or the second surface of the at least one preformed end; and   inserting the at least one preformed end of the first cover panel into the first receptacle of the connector strip.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the connector strip further comprises a second receptacle, the method further comprising:
 obtaining a second cover panel having at least one preformed end; and   inserting the at least one preformed end of the second cover panel into the second receptacle of the connector strip.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the cover panel comprises two preformed ends. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein at least the first surface of the at least one preformed end is serrated, corrugated, or comprises one or more rows of beveled channels. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein at least the first surface of the at least one preformed end comprises one or more rows of beveled channels. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein at least the first surface of the at least one preformed end is shaped, textured, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first surface and the second surface of the at least one preformed end are shaped, textured, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first and second receptacles of the connector strip are positioned on oppositely disposed ends of the connector strip. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the connector strip further comprises a first wall and a second wall connected by an orthogonal central beam, thereby defining the first and second receptacles. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the connector strip comprises two U-shaped channels connected at the closed end of each of the U-shaped channels.