GB2587954A - Temporary flooring - Google Patents

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GB2587954A
GB2587954A GB2017692.1A GB202017692A GB2587954A GB 2587954 A GB2587954 A GB 2587954A GB 202017692 A GB202017692 A GB 202017692A GB 2587954 A GB2587954 A GB 2587954A
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Robinson Dale
Chambers Ben
Cooke Aaron
Messenger Simon
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Sunbelt Rentals Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C9/00—Special pavings; Pavings for special parts of roads or airfields
    • E01C9/08—Temporary pavings
    • E01C9/083—Temporary pavings made of metal, e.g. plates, network
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C9/00—Special pavings; Pavings for special parts of roads or airfields
    • E01C9/08—Temporary pavings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C5/00—Pavings made of prefabricated single units
    • E01C5/005—Individual couplings or spacer elements for joining the prefabricated units
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C5/00—Pavings made of prefabricated single units
    • E01C5/16—Pavings made of prefabricated single units made of metallic units
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C2201/00—Paving elements
    • E01C2201/12—Paving elements vertically interlocking

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Abstract

A temporary flooring for pedestrian and/or vehicle access comprising a first plank comprising a first coupling portion and a second plank comprising a second coupling portion configured to cooperate with the first coupling portion such that relative movement of the first plank and the second plank along first and second perpendicular axes is restricted. The temporary flooring further comprises an alignment feature comprising a first alignment portion of the first plank and a second alignment portion of the second plank. The alignment feature is configured to cooperate with the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion such that, coupling of the first coupling portion to the second coupling portion causes the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion to engage to restrict relative movement of the first plank and the second plank along a third axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first and second axes.

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CLAIMS:
1. A temporary flooring comprising: a first plank comprising a first coupling portion; and, a second plank comprising a second coupling portion configured to cooperate with the first coupling portion such that, when the first coupling portion is coupled to the second coupling portion, relative movement of the first plank and the second plank along first and second perpendicular axes is restricted; and, an alignment feature comprising a first alignment portion of the first plank and a second alignment portion of the second plank, wherein the alignment feature is configured to cooperate with the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion such that, coupling of the first coupling portion to the second coupling portion causes the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion to engage to restrict relative movement of the first plank and the second plank along a third axis, wherein the third axis is substantially perpendicular to both the first axis and the second axis.
2. The temporary flooring of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling portion is collocated with the first alignment portion and wherein the second coupling portion is collocated with the second alignment portion.
3. The temporary flooring of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first coupling portion comprises a flange and the second coupling portion comprises a lip which forms a channel configured to receive the flange.
4. The temporary flooring of claim 3, wherein the first alignment portion comprises a protrusion and wherein the second alignment portion comprises a notch, the notch being configured to receive the protrusion when the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion engage.
5. The temporary flooring of claim 4, wherein the protrusion of the first alignment portion is formed from a separate piece that is attached to the first plank; and, optionally, where said separate piece is attached to the flange.
6. The temporary flooring of claim 5, wherein the separate piece comprises a nut and a bolt.
7. The temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the first coupling portion is coupled to the second coupling portion the first plank is substantially adjacent the second plank such that the first axis is parallel to a length of both the first and second planks.
8. The temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion comprise rounded edges for enabling relative rotational movement between the first plank and the second plank when coupling and decoupling the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion.
9. The temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion are positioned relative to each other such that, in use, when the first coupling portion is coupled to the second coupling portion, the planks may be offset from each other by an offset length leaving an open section having a length equal to the offset length along a coupling edge of at least one of the planks.
10. The temporary flooring of claim 9, wherein a length of one of the first and second planks is substantially equal to a length of the other of the first and second planks minus the offset length.
11. The temporary flooring of claim 10, wherein the open section of the coupling edge of the at least one of the planks comprises a first alignment portion or a second alignment portion that is configured to engage with a complimentary alignment portion of a further plank such that the temporary floor has a cross bond layout.
12. The temporary flooring of claim 11 , wherein the first or second plank having the open section comprises at least four alignment portions along the coupling edge and wherein the other of the first and second planks comprises at least two alignment portions along the coupling edge.
13. The temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first plank forms part of a first repeating flooring portion and the second plank forms part of a second repeating flooring portion, the first and second repeating flooring portions being substantially identical such that they each comprise a first plank and a second plank, and each further comprising at least one third plank interposed the respective first plank and the respective second plank such that the temporary flooring has a run layout.
14. The temporary flooring of claim 13, wherein each first plank and each third plank comprise a male mating portion and wherein each second plank and the each third plank comprise a female mating portion, the male mating portions being configured to cooperate with the female mating portions to attach each first plank to each third plank, and to attach each second plank to each third plank.
15. The temporary flooring of claim 14, further comprising a fastening element configured to secure the first plank to the third plank when the male mating portion of first plank is received by the female mating portion of the third plank; and, optionally, comprising a second fastening element configured to secure the second plank to the third plank when the male mating portion of third plank is received by the female mating portion of the second plank.
16. The temporary flooring of claim 15, wherein the fastening element comprises a nut and a bolt; and, optionally, if present, wherein the second fastening element comprises a nut and a bolt.
17. The temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 16, wherein a majority of a volume between a user-engaging surface and a ground-engaging surface of each plank is occupied by at least one cavity.
18. The temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 17, wherein each plank comprises at least one rib spanning a gap between a user-engaging surface and a ground- engaging surface of the plank.
19. The temporary flooring of claim 18, wherein there are at least three ribs per plank.
20. The temporary flooring of any preceding claim, wherein a user engaging surface of each plank comprises a first set of grooves having a first pitch.
21. The temporary flooring of claim 20, wherein the user engaging surface of each plank further comprises a second set of grooves having a second pitch that is different to the first pitch.
22. The temporary flooring of any preceding claim, wherein a ground engaging surface of each plank comprises a set of ground-engaging grooves.
23. The temporary flooring of claim 22 when dependent on claim 21 , wherein the set of ground-engaging grooves has a third pitch that is greater than the first pitch and the second pitch.
24. The temporary flooring of claim 21 or any claim dependent on claim 21 , wherein the first and second sets of grooves form a generally triangular waveform across a user-engaging surface of each plank.
25. The temporary flooring of any of claims 22 to 24, wherein the set of ground- engaging grooves forms a generally trapezoidal waveform on the ground engaging surface of each plank.
26. A first plank comprising a first coupling portion and a first alignment portion for use with the temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 25.
27. A second plank comprising a second coupling portion and a second alignment portion for use with the temporary flooring of any of claims 1 to 25.
28. A method of installing a temporary flooring comprising: providing a first plank comprising a first coupling portion; providing a second plank comprising a second coupling portion; the temporary flooring comprising an alignment feature, the alignment feature comprising a first alignment portion of the first plank and a second alignment portion of the second plank; coupling the first coupling portion to the second coupling portion to thereby restrict relative movement between the first plank and the second plank along first and second perpendicular axes; and, whilst coupling the first coupling portion to the second coupling portion, engaging the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion to thereby restrict relative movement between the first plank and the second plank along a third axis, wherein the third axis is substantially perpendicular to both the first axis and the second axis.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion are positioned relative to each other such that, when the first coupling portion is coupled to the second coupling portion, the planks are offset from each other by an offset length leaving an open section along a coupling edge of one of the first and second planks, and wherein a length of the other one of the first and second planks is substantially equal to the length of the plank having the open section minus the offset length, wherein the open section comprises a first alignment portion or a second alignment portion that is configured to engage with a complimentary alignment portion of a further plank such that the temporary floor is installed in a cross bond layout.
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