Patent ID: 8171699
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A method of installing an anti-fatigue flooring system on a subfloor at a work station where a worker spends long periods of time standing, said method comprising, in combination: placing an anti-fatigue member comprising a resilient foam material on a subfloor at a workstation and covering only a portion of the subfloor; covering the subfloor about the anti-fatigue member with flexible flooring and extending the flexible flooring over the anti-fatigue member to cover the anti-fatigue member with the flexible flooring; wherein the flexible flooring bends as it transitions between the portion of the subfloor not covered by the anti-fatigue member and the portion of the subfloor covered by the anti-fatigue member to provide a smooth transition over the anti-fatigue member; wherein a portion of the flexible flooring that is extending over and covering the anti-fatigue member is in the form of a flexible flooring sheet; securing the flexible flooring sheet directly to a top of the anti-fatigue member; and securing the flexible flooring to the subfloor about the anti-fatigue member with an adhesive.