Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Longitudinally sectional layer of three or more sections
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Thomas, Alexander S. (Department: 1772)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Longitudinally sectional layer of three or more sections
C428S061000, C428S217000, C052S177000, C052S181000, C015S215000, C015S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07108902
ABSTRACT:
A commercial floor mat has a plurality of aluminum rails arranged in closely spaced side-by-side relationship and connected together by hinged connectors beneath the rails. Each rail has a pair of downwardly facing grooves on its underside extending along respective edges of the rail. Each connector has a flexible central web and a pair of spaced upstanding tabs disposed in the downwardly facing grooves of adjacent rails. The tabs have flexible barb-shaped ribs extending along their opposed faces to anchor the tabs in the grooves with a friction fit. The flexible central webs of the connectors facilitate hinged movement of connected rails to permit the mat to be rolled onto itself into a compact configuration.
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Reese, Floor Protection Systems Catalog, Dec. 2003.
C/Spedisystems Catalog, Dec. 2003, Pedimat * Treadline * DuroMat * PediTred * Pedigrid.
Reese Enterprises, Inc.
Thomas Alexander S.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
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