Patent ID: 9340983
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A47L,B23P,C25D,E04F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An entrance floor system comprising: a base mat having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the base mat configured to rest on a floor surface; a monolithic aluminum plate having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the bottom surface of the plate configured to rest on the top surface of the base mat and the top surface of the plate having a border region and a non-border region, the non-border region being substantially parallel with the bottom surface of the plate; wherein the non-border region has a pattern machined therein, the pattern comprising a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots configured to receive fluid and debris; and wherein the top surface of the plate in the border region comprises a transition from the floor surface to the non-border region of the top surface of the plate.