Patent ID: 6363675
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
An athletic flooring structure comprising;a) a multiplicity of parallel vertical restraints secured to a base and said restraints have as a part thereof outwardly directed lateral flanges, b) a multiplicity of spaced apart struts having a top surface and a bottom surface and said struts are positioned transversely to said vertical restraints and between said vertical restraints and under said lateral flanges, c) resilient upward biasing means secured to bottom surfaces of said struts so that said biasing means support said struts above said base and provide a biasing force that resiliently engages the top surfaces of said struts with said lateral flanges of the vertical restraints, d) a multiplicity of spaced apart nailers having a top surface and a bottom surface and said nailers are laid parallel to said vertical restraints and transverse to said struts and are secured to the top surface of said struts, e) a continuous floor made of strips of wood laid transverse to said nailers and secured thereto, and f) the spaces between said nailers and the spaces between said struts, all communicate so that the space between said base and said floor is ventilatable.