Decorative glass enclosed floor cavity for raised floor construction

Abstract

This decorative glass enclosed floor cavity is a new innovation in flooring. It is designed to give flair, special lighting effects or mood to a raised floor room. There is no benefit other than an aesthetic quality given to a room. The strip lights with dimmer give a special mood and the planter boxes filled with artificial plants in the bottom of the cavity give beauty and originality to its form. This decorative floor cavity has a specified size and shape according to the size of the raised floor in which it is built and is constructed with 44 posts attached to the finished floor of the cavity with post bases and an asymmetrical grid formed with 24s attached to 44 posts with hex bolts, deck screws and reinforced L brackets for support of a regular or non-slip glass overlay which covers the entire cavity to expose lighting and artificial plants inside cavity. Hand grip slots are cut in end 24s to aid in removal of glass for cleaning and to change light bulbs. raised floor finish flooring butts up against glass overlay to form a level trimmed finished floor. This decorative glass cavity can be built with lights or plants only in the interior with reduced depth of cavity and reduced raised floor level. Can also be built as wall borders. Built with metal or chrome, it is perfect for modern designed structures.

Claims

1. A decorative glass flooring, comprising: a cavity formed by a structure made of plywood, said cavity being dimensioned 12642, a plurality of 24 boards placed within said cavity to define an asymmetrical grid of twelve cells, each said cell being substantially rectangular; said cavity having a total of twenty 44 posts, fourteen of said posts being placed about a perimeter of said cavity and six of said posts placed within said cavity at a juncture of four said cells, a respective said board being attached to a respective said post against which said respective said board abuts with an L-bracket, said boards having a slot dimensioned 311; a removable glass overlay placed on an upper surface of said cavity, said slots being positioned and configured to assist in removing said removable glass overlay; six lighting strips, each said strip measuring 12 in length, each said strip being placed under a lower surface of said cavity and extending a length of said cavity, said strips being spaced across a width of said cavity, said strips configured to illuminate said cells; a planter box placed within each cell, each said planter box having artificial plants contained therein; a finished floor being substantially planar to said removable glass overlay, and removable trim placed between said finished floor and said glass overlay.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Overhead Perspective

(1) FIG. 1 is a top view of the present invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

(2) (1-x) 44 posts with counter sunk 5 hex bolts on center to attach 6 foot 24s. (2) 5 widthwise 6 foot 24s, with 27 perpendicular gap between rows, attached to 44 posts with 5 hex bolts counter sunk in center. (3) 16 lengthwise sections of 24s, 27 long attached to 44 posts with deck screws and reinforced L brackets, to butt up against 6 foot 24s, with 16 perpendicular gap between rows, forming the asymmetrical grid. (4) 12 foot strip lighting attached lengthwise under grid to both sides of 44 posts. (5) 1279 planter boxes attached to finished floor of cavity with screws. 24 artificial plants inside planter boxes. (6) 311 hand grip slots to aid in removal of glass overlay. (7) regular or non-slip glass overlay to cover entire cavity.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(3) Start with a framed plywood cavity built like miniature walls in a raised floor to specifications on size. I've used a 1264 2 unfinished cavity for my patent with a raised floor level of 42. Framed cavity must measure 12642 exactly after being finished with wood flooring, the same as used for the finished raised floor, before the next steps of the assembly process. 4 feet for 44 post height, 2 inches for grid height, inches for cavity wood finish flooring equals 42 for cavity height. 12642 finished cavity measurements. wood finish flooring on bottom of cavity raises the height of cavity to 42 to match raised sub-floor level.

(4) Attach twenty 44 posts 4 feet high, minus the height of post base, if any, placed at the perimeter of and throughout cavity lengthwise every 27 and widthwise every 16 to form 4 parallel rows lengthwise and 5 parallel rows widthwise, attached to structural finished floor of the cavity with black or brown post bases. (1-x) Perimeter posts must be attached flush with finished cavity wall. Posts must be 4 feet in height minus the height of the post base. For example: if post base height off the floor of the finished cavity is 1 inch, take post base height off of 44 posts to compensate. Height of 44 posts would be 311 with 1 inch height of post base.

(5) Asymmetrical grid built with 24s 4 side up, widthwise 5 six foot full length 24s with 27 perpendicular gap between rows. (2) lengthwise sixteen measured sections of 24s, 27 long with 16 perpendicular gap between rows. (3) to butt up against 6 foot full length 24s, connected on each side with deck screws and reinforced L brackets for added support. Full length 24s must run widthwise so that L bracket placement does not interfere with attached lengthwise lighting strips. (4) Six foot 24s attached in center with 5 hex bolts (1-x) counter sunk with wood filler or wooden dowels to conceal. At opposite corners of widthwise end 24s, cut a hand grip slot 311 to aid in removal of glass overlay for cleaning and to change bulbs. (6) This grid is not built perfectly symmetrical so that there is more space for glass to emphasize contents of the cavity. The asymmetrical grid also adds design to the floor.

(6) All wood posts and grid must be sanded and stained to match wood finish flooring of raised floor and cavity lined with the same finish flooring must be trimmed out. All 44 posts must be exposed so as to be able to attach strip lighting. Post bases must be black or brown to match the interior of the cavity.

(7) Six 12 foot lighting strips, running just under grid, attached lengthwise, one on each side of 44 posts (4), with wiring running to one side and under raised sub-floor to wall switch with dimmer. Total strips of lights six. Use clear round bulbs.

(8) Planter boxes (metal or wood to match cavity). Length 12, width 7, height 9, centered in lengthwise space and attached to finished cavity floor with screws. Fill with artificial silk plants or silk plants and flowers. Height of plants must not exceed 24 so as to avoid touching lights. (5)

(9) 126 non-slip or regular glass to cover entire cavity, laid upon asymmetrical grid. (7) raised floor finish wood flooring to butt up against glass overlay to form level finished floor. Removable wooden trim where glass meets flooring. Glass must be removable for cleaning and to change light bulbs.

(10) This decorative cavity can also be built with lights or plants only. Cavity depth and raised sub-floor level would be 2 2. 12622 finished cavity dimensions. finish flooring on bottom of cavity raises the height to 2 2 to match raised sub-floor level. Use 44 posts measured 2 feet in height, minus post base height, if any. Use the same basic plan as with lights and plants, just a reduced raised sub-floor level and reduced 44 post height. When using lights only, a lazer light pro-Jector can be attached to the bottom of the cavity in the center, for an additional lighting effect, (wiring running under cavity finish flooring to wall switch). Can also be built as wall borders.

(11) This decorative floor cavity can also be built with metal or chrome for modern design. Can be built in new or existing structures.

(12) Although a particular embodiment of the design has been disclosed in detail for illustrative purposes it will be recognized that variations or modifications of the disclosed decorative cavity flooring, including the size, shape and the arrangement and type of building materials, be within the scope of the present design.