Patent ID: 7452433

Claim:
A method of installing a flooring system chiefly used by animals, the method including the steps of: preparing a sub-surface wherein a curb is disposed between a walkway and a stall; notching the curb to define a notch; identifying portions of the subsurface that are used as the walkway and the stall; connecting a plurality of individual cushioning body sections to the sub-surface with an adhesive to form a cushion layer; configuring the cushion layer to be softer over the stall than the walkway; positioning an individual cushioning body section having a tapered nose piece with the tapered nose piece adjacent the curb; and covering the cushion layer with a liquid-impervious layer and filling the notch with the material of the liquid-impervious layer to define a continuous liquid-impervious layer between the curb and the walkway.