Patent ID: 8596001
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A safety surfacing tile comprising: a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile from one side to an opposite side, a first member being separated from an adjacent first member by a predetermined distance, the plurality of series of first members configured to continuously contact an underlying surface along the transverse length when the safety surfacing tile is positioned on the underlying surface; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a length of the safety surfacing tile from one side to an opposite side perpendicular to the transverse length, the plurality of series of the second members adapted to continuously contact the underlying surface in a direction perpendicular to the transverse length when the safety surfacing tile is positioned on the underlying surface, the plurality of series of second members intersecting the plurality of series of first members; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface, wherein the first member comprises a passageway allowing water to flow from one of the voids partially formed by the first member to an adjacent void partially formed by the first member.