Patent ID: 11892176
Assignee: MP GLOBAL PRODUCTS, L.L.C.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E  H  Y | IPC E  F  H

Claim 11:
12. A method of installing a floor structure, the method comprising:
separating a universal membrane into a base membrane and a cover membrane, each of the base and cover membranes including a base layer, the base layer forming a planar surface, a plurality of studs projecting from the base layer, and a plurality of sidewalls projecting from the base layer and disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of studs, the plurality of sidewalls defining a plurality of pockets with each sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls forming a perimeter of one of the plurality of pockets;
placing the base membrane onto a subfloor;
coupling the cover membrane to the base membrane by inserting the plurality of studs on the cover membrane into the plurality of pockets in the base membrane and inserting the plurality of studs on the base membrane into the plurality of pockets in the cover membrane; and
installing floor tiles on the cover membrane.