Patent ID: 6531206
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A41D,A61F,B01D,B32B,E04F,F28D,F28F,Y10T

Abstract:
A laminate floor assembly comprising:a liquid control layer having a top side and a bottom side, the top side having a microstructure-bearing surface with a plurality of channels thereon that facilitate directional flow control of a liquid disposed thereon; a floor substrate layer; means for attaching the bottom side of the liquid control layer to the floor substrate layer; a cap layer having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side of the cap layer being placed over the top side of the liquid control layer to define a relatively enclosed channel structure therebetween; and means for moving liquid along the channel structure defined between the top side of the liquid control layer and the bottom side of the cap layer.