Roll-out walkway and patio sections with flexible backing

Abstract

Flat, portable, structures constructed of boards or treads mounted on a flexible backing for use as straight or curved walkway sections or patio sections which can be rolled up like carpeting and carried by a person of medium strength. The full-size, substantially impervious, flexible backing material is prevents mud, weeds, sand and hazardous or noxious materials and insects from coming through the walkway or floor. The top surface is designed to provide beauty and sufficient stability for pedestrians, even those with some disability in walking, and for wheelchairs, scooters, strollers, etc.

1 . A flat structure for use as a section of portable roll-out walkway, patio or floor comprising: 
 (a) a plurality of treads;    (b) a sheet of flexible backing material; and    (c) means for attaching said treads to said backing material, 
 the treads of  claim 1  wherein are formed from wood or a man-made material,  
 the backing material of  claim 1  wherein is formed from rubber or plastic,  
 the means for attaching of  claim 1  wherein comprises stainless steel staples.  
   
   
   
       2 . A flat structure for use as a section of portable roll-out walkway, patio or floor, sufficiently flexible along its length to be rolled up like a carpet, comprising: 
 (a) a plurality of elongate treads substantially rectangular in plan;    (b) a sheet of flexible backing material the full size of the structure and also extending in a narrow margin beyond at least one edge of the structure for providing a friction connection with the margin on another section; 
 the treads of  claim 2  wherein are beveled or rounded along both top surface outer edges;  
 whereby sections of said flat structure may be rolled up, and whereby sections of said flat structure may be joined in any desired configuration.