Top levelled access floor system

Abstract

A pedestal adapted to support a floor panel comprising a base, support means for supporting said floor panel above said base, displaceable means operable between said base and said support means for selectively displacing said support means and said floor panel relative said base so as to level said floor panel while said floor panel is supported by said support means.

1 . A method of levelling floor panels supported by pedestals at adjacent corners of said floor panels comprising of the steps of: 
 (a) positioning said pedestals having telescoping threaded members at the corners of said adjacent floor panels for support of said floor panels;    (b) accessing said telescoping threaded members by tools capable of threadedly adjusting the height of said telescoping threaded members from above said floor panels.    
   
   
       2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said corners of said floor panels have down turned corners adapted to engage said telescoping threaded members and permit access to said telescoping threaded members from above said floor panels to level said floor panels.  
   
   
       3 . A method as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said pedestal comprises: 
 (a) a base;    (b) support means for supporting said floor panel above said base;    (c) first and second rotatable engageable members operable between said base and said support means for selectively displacing said support means and said floor panel relative said base so as to level said floor panel.    
   
   
       4 . A method as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said first rotatable engageable member is engageable with said base for fixing said height of said first rotatable member relative said base.  
   
   
       5 . A method as claimed in  claim 4  including locking said floor panel to said support means and inhibiting displacement of said rotatable engageable members.  
   
   
       6 . A method as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said second threaded member is engageable with said first threaded member for selectively displacing said support means relative said base.  
   
   
       7 . A method as claimed in  claim 6  wherein said first threaded member has one end fixedly rotatable to said base and another end presenting engageable means for rotating said first threaded member relative said second threaded member for selectively displacing said support means relative said base.  
   
   
       8 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  including an internally threaded locking hole presented at said other end of said first threaded member and an externally threaded bolt adapted for threaded engagement with said internally threaded locking hole.  
   
   
       9 . A method as claimed in  claim 8  including inhibiting displacement of said first and second threaded members.  
   
   
       10 . A method as claimed in  claim 9  wherein one end of said first threaded member is threadably engageable with said base so as to adjust the height of said first threaded member relative said base.  
   
   
       11 . A method as claimed in  claim 10  wherein another end of said first threaded m member is threadably engageable with said locking means.  
   
   
       12 . A method as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said support means includes a support member extending outwardly and presenting an internally threaded hole threadably engageable with said first threaded member.  
   
   
       13 . A method as claimed in  claim 12  including an engageable hexagonal head for displacing said support member relative said first threaded member.  
   
   
       14 . A method as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said pedestal includes: 
 (a) a base;    (b) first and second threadably engageable members extending generally co-axially relative said base;    (c) one of said first and second threaded members includes: 
 (i) a support member extending generally radially outwardly for supporting said corners of said floor panels;  
 (ii) engageable means operable for threaded rotation of said first threaded member relative said second threaded member so as to select the height of said support relative said base and level said floor panels while said floor are supported by said support.  
   
   
   
       15 . A method as claimed in  claim 14  including locking said floor panels to said support and wherein said upper surface of said floor panels have a turn down corner adapted to engage said bevelled edge.