Soundproof flooring system

Abstract

A soundproof flooring system for overlying a sub floor includes a resilient soundproof membrane laying down on the sub floor. Elongated supports disposed generally parallel and spaced relationship relative to each other lay down on the membrane in alternate fashion with elongated spacers. Each support includes an elongated channel with a core slip encased therein. The plywood slip has a rib with an outer surface protruding out from the channel to support and secure the finish floor thereto. Each spacer slightly protrudes out upwardly from the rib outer surfaces of the plywood slips to support the finish floor thereon. The wood planks of the finish floor are transversely secured to the plywood slips using a bonding agent with staples or cleats.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A soundproof flooring system for overlying a sub floor and for attachably supporting a finish floor thereon, said system comprising: 
 a resilient soundproof membrane for laying down on said sub floor;    elongated supports laying down on said membrane and disposed in a generally parallel and spaced relationship relative to each other, each of said supports including an elongated channel and a core slip, said channel tightly receiving said core slip therein, said channel defining opposite longitudinal retaining flanges and a longitudinal opening therebetween, said retaining flanges defining a flange outer surface, said core slip defining a rib extending through said longitudinal opening and protruding outwardly from said channel for securing said finish floor thereto, said rib defining a rib outer surface being in spaced relationship relative to and generally parallel to said flange outer surface for supporting said finish floor thereon; and    generally elongated spacers laying down on said membrane, each of said spacers being located between two adjacent of said elongated supports and protruding outwardly from said rib outer surfaces so as to ensure compression of said membrane by said spacers and said finish floor under the weight of the latter.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of said spacers substantially longitudinally abuts both of said supports adjacent thereto.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said membrane has a thickness of about between an eighth and a quarter of an inch.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein said membrane is an open cell type rubber cushion material.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said spacers are made out of a water repellant material.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein said water repellant material is a wax impregnated wood fiberboard type material.  
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said membrane is made out of a material being heat resistant up to at least 325 degrees Fahrenheit.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said elongated channels are made out of a rigid metallic type material.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein said rigid metallic type material is an eighteen gauge commercial grade steel.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said elongated supports are substantially spaced apart from each other by a center-to-center distance of about between six to eighteen inches.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said core slips are made out of a plywood type material.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein said rib defines a longitudinal groove extending inwardly from said rib outer surface and running therealong to receive a bonding material therein for securing a finish floor to said system.  
     
     
         13 . A soundproof flooring system for overlying a sub floor, said system comprising: 
 a resilient soundproof membrane for laying down on said sub floor;    elongated supports laying down on said membrane and disposed in a generally parallel and spaced relationship relative to each other, each of said supports including an elongated channel and a core slip, said channel tightly receiving said core slip therein, said channel defining opposite longitudinal retaining flanges and a longitudinal opening therebetween, said retaining flanges defining a flange outer surface, said core slip defining a rib extending through said longitudinal opening and protruding outwardly from said channel, said rib defining a rib outer surface being in spaced relationship relative to and generally parallel to said flange outer surface;    generally elongated spacers laying down on said membrane, each of said spacers being located between two adjacent of said elongated supports;    a finish floor laying down on said rib outer surfaces of said elongated supports, said finish floor being substantially transversely mounted relative to said supports, said spacers protruding outwardly from said rib outer surfaces so as to ensure compression of said membrane by said spacers and said finish floor under the weight of the latter; and    fastener fixedly securing said finish floor to said core slip ribs of said elongated supports.    
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein said fastener is a longitudinal continuous strip of an adhesive deposited on said rib outer surface of said core slips to bond said finish floor thereto.  
     
     
         15 . The system, of  claim 14 , wherein said fastener is staples fixedly securing said finish floor to said ribs of said core slips.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein said finish floor is tongue and groove end matched wood planks.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein each of said spacers substantially longitudinally abuts both of said supports adjacent thereto.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein said membrane is made out of a material being heat resistant up to at least 325 degrees Fahrenheit.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein said membrane is an open cell type rubber cushion material, said spacers are made out of a water repellant material, said elongated channels are made out of a rigid metallic type material and said core slips are made out of a plywood type material.  
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein said elongated supports are substantially spaced apart from each other by a center-to-center distance of about between six to eighteen inches.