Patent ID: 7779587

Claim:
An interchangeable raised access floor panel, comprising: (a) a floor panel plate having four right angle corner portions, four lateral edge portions, a substantially flat upper load bearing surface, and a lower surface, the lower surface in order to support the floor panel plate at each of the four corner portions on a pedestal support head member, the upper load bearing surface and the lower surface defining a floor panel plate thickness; (b) at least one handle movably connected to the floor panel plate adjacent to at least one of the lateral edge portions, the handle having a substantially rectangular top plate, and two opposing vertical side plates, the top plate having a thickness substantially equal to the floor panel plate thickness and a cut-out portion in order to lift the handle, the side plates each having an upper portion connected to the top plate and a lower portion having a lug in order to bias against the lower surface of the floor panel plate when the handle is operated upwardly in a lifting position; and (c) a substantially rectangular clear hole in the floor panel top plate positioned in order to receive the handle top plate when the handle is operated downwardly in a position wherein the floor panel top plate is planar to the upper load bearing surface.