Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Openwork; e.g. – truss – trellis – grille – screen – frame – or... – Fabric or lattice; e.g. – indeterminate grating
Patent
1995-06-23
1997-11-18
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Openwork; e.g., truss, trellis, grille, screen, frame, or...
Fabric or lattice; e.g., indeterminate grating
52660, 119508, 119528, 119529, 119530, E04C 242
Patent
active
056875347
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a flooring, especially for stables and of the type composed of module elements.
Stable floorings may be composed of grid elements, which are arranged in a support, preferably in the form of a flat iron, supporting the module elements which are placed on an existing floor. Such grid elements are mainly produced from steel, concrete or plastic. Particularly for the use in pigsties, a further flooring is used which is composed of plate elements which are heatable. These plates are intended for piglets.
It is a common feature of the known floorings that the elements form an integrated unit which, for certain types, may be connected with adjacent elements. This integrated unit comprises a support surface, supporting profiles and possible connecting devices. The supporting profiles may be designed for cooperation with other supporting devices such as support rails.
If a change of the support surface itself is required, it is necessary to replace the whole grid/plate element including supporting profiles and connecting devices. This is undesirable since the replacement of the support surface is thus made very labour- and time-consuming.
A further disadvantage of using grid/plate elements composed of an integrated unit of support surface, supporting profiles and possible connecting devices occurs if the elements are intended for connection with one another either through the use of connecting devices or through the use of common supporting devices. Owing to inaccuracies and differing tolerances in the production of steel concrete and plastic elements, respectively, it may be problematic to make elements produced from different materials cooperate. Thus, it is difficult to use elements in different materials in the same stable although in many cases this is desirable.
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a flooring which does not possess the above-mentioned disadvantages and which makes it possible to replace the support surface itself without the need to replace the entire grid/plate element, while at the same time it is made possible for the part of the grid/plate element comprising the supporting profiles to be connected to an adjacent element or to common supporting devices whether the supporting surface is produced from steel, concrete, or plastic.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This object is obtained by a flooring which is characterized in that each module element consists of a frame element and an insertion element which is supported within the frame element, as the frame element is equipped with supporting profiles which extend between at least two opposed sides of the frame element, and as the supporting profiles and the sides of the frame element comprise top surfaces for supporting the insertion element in the frame element, and that the insertion element constitutes a support surface or part of a stable equipment.
According to a preferred embodiment, the frame element and the insertion element are equipped with devices for mutual cooperation so that the insertion element is connected to the frame element. Thus it is ensured that the insertion element will not rock or otherwise loosen from its rest in the frame element no matter where the animals tread on the insertion element.
Besides, the frame element will primarily be produced from plastic since this material offers possibilities for narrow and homogeneous manufacturing tolerances. This is especially advantageous if the elements are intended for mutual cooperation or for cooperation with common supporting devices.
With a flooring according to the invention it is possible in a simple and fast way to replace the support surface or the stable equipment formed by the insertion element since only the insertion element has to be replaced. Thus it is not necessary to replace the frame element, which would be considerably more time-consuming to replace than the insertion element. The insertion elements may be replaced randomly and replaced by insertion elements in any mater
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Haargaard Knud
Kongsgaard Bjarne
Olsen Thomas
Friedman Carl D.
Ikadan System A/S
McTigue Aimee E.
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