Patent ID: 11913179
Assignee: NEWPARK MATS & INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  H | IPC E  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a mat having a top side, a bottom side, and an interior defined between the top side and the bottom side;
a skin layer configured to be secured to one of the top side and the bottom side of the mat by a connector pin; and
a connector post extending within the interior of the mat, wherein the connector post comprises:
a connector pin cavity having a first end adjacent to an external surface of one of the top side and the bottom side and terminating at a second end located between the top side and the bottom side within the interior of the mat and configured to receive the connector pin, and
a locking structure forming an internal open portion at the second end of the connector pin cavity, the locking structure configured to engage with an end portion of the connector pin and secure the connector pin to the connector post to thereby secure the skin layer to the mat.