Floor Matting

Abstract

Floor mats comprising two layers bonded together with an undulating boundary between them. The surface color and/or surface texture of the first layer being different from the surface color and/or surface texture of the second layer. The mats having an interlocking periphery boundary adapted so the mats can be interlocked with adjoining mats to form a continuous planar mat flooring.

1 . An improved floor matting having a body with an interlocking peripheral wall, the improvement comprising:
 the body consisting of a substantially planar foam top layer that consists of a first composition, and a substantially planar foam bottom layer that consists of a second composition;   wherein the first and second compositions have sufficiently similar coefficients of thermal expansion and elastomeric properties so that the first and second layers work together and respond similarly when subject to temperature changes and forces;   wherein the top and bottom layers are juxtaposed at an undulating interlayer boundary; and   wherein the top layer has at least one of a different surface texture and a different color from the bottom layer.   
     
     
         2 . The floor matting according to  claim 1  wherein the top and bottom layers have different colors. 
     
     
         3 . The floor matting according to  claim 1  wherein the body has a general overall shape selected from the group consisting of rectangular shapes, triangular shapes, square shapes, and hexagonal shapes. 
     
     
         4 . The floor matting according to  claim 1  wherein interlocking peripheral wall has a series of teeth and receiving slots in alternating positions, the teeth dovetail with the receiving slots of adjacent floor mats and the receiving slots dovetailing with the teeth of adjacent floor mats to lock the floor mats together. 
     
     
         5 . The floor mat according to  claim 1  wherein the body has a thickness that is generally constant over its width and length. 
     
     
         6 . The floor mat according to  claim 1  wherein the top layer has a thickness that is not uniform. 
     
     
         7 . A floor matting consisting of a planar foam body of generally uniform thickness having top and bottom layers of different colors and different textures bound together to form an at least slightly non-planar boundary, and the body bounded laterally by an interlocking peripheral wall. 
     
     
         8 . The floor matting according to  claim 7  wherein the body generally has a shape selected from the group consisting of rectangular shapes, triangular shapes, square shapes, and hexagonal shapes, and is bounded by an interlocking peripheral wall. 
     
     
         9 . The floor matting according to  claim 8  wherein the interlocking peripheral wall has a series of teeth and receiving slots in alternating positions. 
     
     
         10 . The floor mat according to  claim 8  wherein the body has a thickness that is generally constant over its width and length. 
     
     
         11 . The floor mat according to  claim 10  wherein the interlocking peripheral wall has a thickness that is substantially the same as the thickness of the body. 
     
     
         12 . A floor matting comprising a planar body of generally uniform thickness consisting of a substantially planar top layer consisting essentially of a first foam elastomeric composition with a first color, and a substantially planar bottom layer consisting essentially of the first composition with a second color different from the first color, wherein each of the top and bottom layers has a textured surface, the top and bottom layers are joined at an undulating inner boundary; and the body is bounded by an interlocking peripheral wall. 
     
     
         13 . The floor matting according to  claim 12  wherein the surfaces of the top and bottom layers have different texture patterns. 
     
     
         14 . The floor matting according to  claim 12  wherein the body generally has a shape selected from the group consisting of rectangular shapes, triangular shapes, square shapes, and hexagonal shapes. 
     
     
         15 . A floor matting system comprising a plurality of floor mats according to  claim 12  wherein the interlocking peripheral walls of each of the mats have teeth and receiving slots in alternating positions 
     
     
         16 . The floor mat according to  claim 12  wherein the top and bottom layers have different surface textures.