Patent ID: 8464486
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A floor pad system for tuning a desired floor performance, said floor pad system comprising: an upper floor surface having a base layer; a plurality of floor pads made of a floor pad material supporting said upper floor surface, said plurality of floor pads being affixed to said upper floor surface by a plurality of staples, a first floor pad of said plurality of floor pads having an upper surface with an upper floor pad contact area that supports said upper floor surface, said first floor pad having a lower surface with a lower floor pad contact area, said lower floor pad contact area abutting a subfloor, said upper floor pad contact area of said first floor pad being different than said lower floor pad contact area of said first floor pad, said floor pad material is a crumb rubber matrix pad cut from a sheet of recycled crumb rubber; and a second floor pad of said plurality of floor pads having an upper surface with an upper floor pad contact area that supports said upper floor surface, said second floor pad having a lower surface with a lower floor pad contact area, said lower floor pad contact area abutting said subfloor, said upper floor pad contact area of said second floor pad being different than said lower floor pad contact area of said second floor pad; and whereby said first floor pad is attached to said upper floor pad surface by a first and a second staple of said plurality of staples, said first and second staples each having a pair of staple ends, said pair of staple ends of said first staple extending through said first floor pad and into said base layer of said upper floor surface, said pair of staple ends of said second staple extending through said first floor pad and into said base layer of said upper floor surface; whereby said second floor pad is attached to said upper floor pad surface by a third and a fourth staple, said third and fourth staples each having a pair of staple ends, said pair of staple ends of said third staple extending through said second floor pad and into said base layer of said upper floor surface, said pair of staple ends of said third and fourth staples extending through said second floor pad and into said base layer of said upper floor surface; and whereby said upper floor pad contact area and said lower floor pad contact area of said first and second floor pads enable contouring stiffness of said floor pad system to be tuned to support a variety of loads upon said upper floor surface.