Talk:Tread plate

message: The inventor of treadplate was a man named Colin Meek in 1938. He designed and manufactured the very first piece in his welding/fabrication business named Oakhurst Metals, which is situated in England. He had a 'gentleman's agreement' with an american business which offered to mass produce his new innovate treadplate. The american business however took all the samples of his product and filed for a patent, which was approved and then treadplate became the americans product lawfully and it became trademarked. They never spoke to each other again and Oakhurst metals went bankrupt.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.225.16.216 (talk) 06:41, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

message: I'm not sure who deleted the stub on diamond plate.I've changed the page to a disambiguation page.87.102.3.9 15:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Steel plate

message: I'm trying to find out if eg 2.1mm checker plate is at least 2.1mm plus the bits that stand out, or if 2.1mm checker plate will take up no more than 2.1mm, therefore the actual load bearing sheet is thinner.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.124.104.74 (talk) 08:02, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Size specifications

message: Why is it used vertically on emergency vehicles?  Just for decoration?  Seems like it would add a lot of weight.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.51.66 (talk) 01:41, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Decorative?

message: I've written a new stub. I think this deserves discussion as a motif, if not the history of diamond plate and the variations. I will take a picture at work of it's proper use (stairs). I can't find anything on the history of diamond plate, i'm sure it's related to industrial safety so maybe it originated in the late 40's early 50's? Not sure it's something that has been researched.  If you have complaints, you know how to find me. Codeczero (talk) 22:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I suspect that diamond plate predates the 1940s.  It may have originated as early as the 1920s as a hot rolled steel plate product.  I, too, have been unable to find anything on its history.  The term "diamond plate" may have started as a trademark and later became genericized, much like "scotch tape" or "kleenex" (uncapitalized) have entered the vernacular.  A cursory search of the United States Patent and Trademark Office database on "Diamond Plate" and "non-slip" didn't turn up anything relevant, but that doesn't necessarily mean that a company such as U.S. Steel, BethlYogiBearehem Steel or Republic Steel didn't use it as a marketing term originally, without actually having registered it with the USPTO, while patenting the design under an entirely different name.  It's also quite possible that the concept didn't originate in the United States.  It could have been developed for the railroad or shipbuilding industries, both of which have needs for non-slip surfaces.  For an early example, see  (1919) by Walter J. Spiro for a non-slip running board molding design.The current photo of diamond plate, obtained from Flickr.com, is a design not commonly seen these days.  The more common pattern is usually called "A36 Carbon Steel Plate", "A36 Steel Floor Plate", or "A36 Diamond Plate", referring to the ASTM A36 Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel.  There may be another ASTM document that covers standard shapes and patterns, but since ASTM publications are only available for sale, not free, I'm not about to run out and buy a copy for the purposes of writing this article.  Perhaps a Wikipedian who works at a company that maintains copies of the standards in-house could look it up.  This information may be useful in further searches on the origins of the material. — QuicksilverT @ 17:31, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: New stub