US2016032595A1PendingUtilityA1

Flooring deck system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 4, 2014Filed: Aug 4, 2014Published: Feb 4, 2016
Est. expiryAug 4, 2034(~8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Lawrence M. Janesky
E04F 15/02038E04B 1/66E04F 15/02161E04C 2/205E04F 2201/0107B32B 27/40E04F 2201/023B32B 2471/00B32B 5/18E04F 2203/00E04F 15/02177B32B 3/06E04F 15/107E04F 15/087
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Abstract

A flooring deck system comprising a plurality of panels having at least two layers including a substantially rigid sheet layer of substantially inorganic material and a substantially rigid inorganic foam layer, the substantially rigid sheet layer having a flooring surface and a joining surface configured to attach to the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer, and the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer having a connecting surface configured to attach to the joining surface of the substantially rigid sheet layer, and an underside surface configured to contact a foundation floor, wherein the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer is configured to support both a static and live floor load gauged for a floor.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A flooring deck panel comprising:
 a first layer including a substantially rigid sheet of substantially inorganic material, the first layer having a flooring surface and a joining surface; and   a second layer that is a unitary member and is independently substantially impervious to water and joined to the joining surface of the first layer, the second layer being formed of a substantially inorganic rigid foam material, the second layer being configured as a subfloor support structure, with a walking floor load-bearing capacity, supporting one or more of a static and live load applied to the flooring surface of the first layer.   
     
     
         2 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer is insulating foam. 
     
     
         3 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 2 , wherein the insulating foam is at least one of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) or expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). 
     
     
         4 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 2 , wherein the insulating foam is at least one of extruded polyurethane foam (XPU) or expanded polyurethane foam (EPU). 
     
     
         5 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is substantially impervious to water. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is a magnesium oxide sheet. 
     
     
         8 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer has channels traversing the underside effecting ventilation of air and moisture. 
     
     
         9 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 8 , wherein one of the channels is a merging channel 
     
     
         10 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 9 , wherein the merging channel traverses along at least one of a perimeter effecting merging of adjacent panel channels creating a continuous channel across all panels. 
     
     
         11 . The flooring deck panel of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer includes an interlocking member for interfacing with adjacent panels. 
     
     
         12 . A flooring deck system comprising:
 a plurality of panels having at least two layers including a substantially rigid sheet layer of substantially inorganic material and a substantially rigid inorganic foam layer that is a unitary member and independently substantially impervious to water, the substantially rigid sheet layer having a flooring surface and a joining surface configured to attach to the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer, and the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer having a connecting surface configured to attach to the joining surface of the substantially rigid sheet layer, and an underside surface configured to contact a foundation floor;   wherein the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer is configured to support both a static and live floor load gauged for a floor.   
     
     
         13 . The flooring deck system of  claim 12 , wherein the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer is insulating foam. 
     
     
         14 . The flooring deck system of  claim 13 , wherein the insulating foam is at least one of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) or expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). 
     
     
         15 . The flooring deck system of  claim 13 , wherein the insulating foam is at least one of extruded polyurethane foam (XPU) or expanded polyurethane foam (EPU). 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The flooring deck system of  claim 12 , wherein the substantially rigid sheet layer is magnesium oxide. 
     
     
         18 . The flooring deck system of  claim 12 , wherein the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer has a global drain and vent channel traversing the underside surface. 
     
     
         19 . The flooring deck system of  claim 12 , wherein the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer includes an interlocking member for interfacing with adjacent panels. 
     
     
         20 . A method of installing a flooring deck system, the method comprising:
 providing a first panel having a first layer of flooring sheet material and a second layer of a rigid foam material that is a unitary member and independently substantially impervious to water and configured to support both a static and live load gauged to interact with a floor;   providing a second panel having a first layer of flooring sheet material and a second layer of a rigid foam material configured to support both a static and live load gauged to interact with a floor;   interlocking the first panel and second panel; and   engaging the interlocked panels with a basement floor.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the second layer is insulating foam. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating foam is at least one of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) or expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating foam is at least one of extruded polyurethane foam (XPU) or expanded polyurethane foam (EPU). 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the first layer is magnesium oxide. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the first panel and second panel have global drain and vent channels traversing the bottom. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the first panel and second panel are interlocked with a tongue and groove.

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