Patent ID: 8176694
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: E04F,F24D,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A support structure comprising: a surface; a plurality of protrusions that extend from the surface, wherein the plurality of protrusions include a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first protrusion having a first overhanging extension, the second protrusion having a second overhanging extension, the first protrusion disposed proximate to and at least partially facing the second protrusion, the first protrusion and the second protrusion defining a pathway therebetween, the pathway underlying the first extension and the second extension; and wherein a flexible heating cable is configured to be snapped between the first extension and the second extension and into the pathway, and wherein the cable is configured to be contained in a non-gripping constraint provided by the extensions that is effective to prevent the cable from snapping back through the first extension and the second extension and exiting the pathway and wherein a filler material at least partially fills the pathway wherein the support structure supports a main floor and is supported by an underlying sub-floor; wherein the support structure is constructed of a flexible material that is configured to decouple the underlying sub-floor from the main floor; wherein the flexible heating cable has a diameter that is greater than a distance between the first extension and the second extension such that it snaps into the pathway during installation.