Patent ID: 7121052

Claim:
An anchored/resilient floor comprising: an upper wear surface residing over a base; a subfloor layer of panels supporting the upper wear surface over the base, the panels arranged end-to-end in parallel rows oriented in a first direction; a spacer layer supporting the subfloor layer a desired distance above the base; and a plurality of fasteners comprising two opposing outwardly extending flanges, the fasteners holding the subfloor layer of panels at the desired distance above the base, such that the held panels have a predetermined number of elongated slots and the fasteners cooperate with the slots to hold the panels to the base, the slots aligned in parallel rows along a second direction that is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first direction, whereby the orientation of the panels in the first direction relative to the orientation of the slots in the second direction, enhances the structural integrity of the floor.