Patent classifications
E01C5/226
SAFETY SURFACE WITH ENGINEERED SHOCK-ABSORBING BASE
A safety surface with an engineered shock-absorbing base. The base may include one or more engineered resilient mats. The mats may be fabricated of repurposed tire rubber. The mats may be adjoined edgewise. Adjoined mats may be coupled together. The base may overlay a surface. The base may include upward-facing pockets. Interiors of the pockets may receive loose fill. An upper layer may cover the base. The upper layer may bond to the base. The upper layer may seal the loose fill within the safety surface. The upper layer may include poured-in-place surfacing. The upper layer may be textured. The upper layer may include synthetic turf. Impact upon the upper layer may be attenuated by flexion of the base. Mats may be coupled without hardware fasteners. Exterior surfaces of pockets of one mat may be nested into complementarily contoured features of an adjoining mat.
Safety Device
An attachment device for attachment to a pathway comprising a body having: a top surface for receiving foot traffic thereon; at least one point of flexure; and at least one arm extending from the point of flexure with the arm moveable about the point of flexure, the at least one arm configured to engage the pathway or a structural member of the pathway, wherein when engaged, the at least one arm secures the device to the pathway, wherein engagement of the at least one arm results in the device being compressively secured to the pathway in between two component members of the pathway.
Underpayment panel having drainage channels
An impact-absorbing assembly includes a covering layer being one or more of artificial turf, rubber mats, polymer mats, short pile carpeting, particulate infill, wood chips, and ground rubber chips. Also included is a layer of underlayment panels positioned beneath the covering layer. The panels have a panel section with a plurality of drain holes formed therethrough. A top surface of the panels is configured to support the covering layer. A bottom surface of the panels has a plurality of bottom projections that cooperate to define bottom channels suitable to permit water flow across the bottom surface, the bottom channels being in fluid communication with the panel drain holes. The bottom projections define a first spring rate characteristic that is part of a first stage and a second spring rate characteristic is part of a second stage, the first stage having a smaller volume of material than the second stage.
MODULAR SECTION FOR TRACKS, IN PARTICULAR CYCLE TRACKS
Modular section for tracks, in particular cycling paths or the like, characterized in that it comprises at least one base module (2) having a lower surface (2a) which can be anchored to a constraint surface such as a ground or a road surface and an upper surface (2b) defining a supporting plane and lying at a higher level with respect to the constraint surface; at least one connection module (3) stably connected to a side edge (L) of the base module (2) and configured to connect with a respective junction element (4) or to a corresponding connection element (5) of at least a modular section (1) of adjacent tracks; the base module (2) and the connection module (3) also having respective front and/or rear connecting means for coupling to respective base modules (2) and connection modules (3) to realize a succession of modular sections (1) mutually connected along a development direction of the track.
HIGH FRICTION MODULAR FLOOR COVERING
A sports court can include a set of modular floor panels or tiles that are interconnected with each other and that have material compositions configured to provide increased friction when a ball or other game piece comes into contact with the top surface of the panels or tiles. The sports court can be used to decrease the speed or otherwise affect bounce behavior of a game ball as compared to a concrete slab or similar underlying surface on which the floor panels are positioned, thereby giving the court performance characteristics more similar to a conventional court used for ball sports such as tennis and pickleball and that are improved as compared to conventional rigid floor tiles. The material compositions can include rubberized or elastomeric materials with coefficients of friction measured using standardized testing procedures.
Modular section for tracks, in particular cycle tracks
Modular section for tracks, in particular cycling paths or the like, characterized in that it comprises at least one base module (2) having a lower surface (2a) which can be anchored to a constraint surface such as a ground or a road surface and an upper surface (2b) defining a supporting plane and lying at a higher level with respect to the constraint surface; at least one connection module (3) stably connected to a side edge (L) of the base module (2) and configured to connect with a respective junction element (4) or to a corresponding connection element (5) of at least a modular section (1) of adjacent tracks; the base module (2) and the connection module (3) also having respective front and/or rear connecting means for coupling to respective base modules (2) and connection modules (3) to realize a succession of modular sections (1) mutually connected along a development direction of the track.
UNDERLAYMENT PANEL HAVING DRAINAGE CHANNELS
An impact-absorbing assembly includes a covering layer being one or more of artificial turf, rubber mats, polymer mats, short pile carpeting, particulate infill, wood chips, and ground rubber chips. Also included is a layer of underlayment panels positioned beneath the covering layer. The panels have a panel section with a plurality of drain holes formed therethrough. A top surface of the panels is configured to support the covering layer. A bottom surface of the panels has a plurality of bottom projections that cooperate to define bottom channels suitable to permit water flow across the bottom surface, the bottom channels being in fluid communication with the panel drain holes. The bottom projections define a first spring rate characteristic that is part of a first stage and a second spring rate characteristic is part of a second stage, the first stage having a smaller volume of material than the second stage.
Industrial mats having cost effective core structures
An inventory of industrial mats having different core or internal constructions that are not visible because of the inclusion of side, end, upper and lower components which hide the core or internal construction from view, wherein each mat has an electronic device that indicates what is present in the hidden core or internal construction of the mat, with the electronic device including a processor, storage, and wireless communications circuitry that is configured to transmit identification, location, usage or physical property information of the mats over a wireless telecommunications network. Also, a method for providing an identification of mat properties or usage for an inventory of mats by viewing the information stored on the electronic device or by retrieving over a wireless telecommunications network identification, location, usage or physical property information of the mats from the storage of the electronic device.
Underlayment panel having drainage channels
An impact-absorbing assembly includes a covering layer being one or more of artificial turf, rubber mats, polymer mats, short pile carpeting, particulate infill, wood chips, and ground rubber chips. Also included is a layer of underlayment panels positioned beneath the covering layer. The panels have a panel section with a plurality of drain holes formed therethrough. A top surface of the panels is configured to support the covering layer. A bottom surface of the panels has a plurality of bottom projections that cooperate to define bottom channels suitable to permit water flow across the bottom surface, the bottom channels being in fluid communication with the panel drain holes. The bottom projections define a first spring rate characteristic that is part of a first stage and a second spring rate characteristic is part of a second stage, the first stage having a smaller volume of material than the second stage.
PATIO BLOCKS WITH INTERIOR DRAINAGE
A paving block having interior drainage.