Floor mount

Abstract

A floor mount for supporting a floating floor above a sub-structure comprises a foot, a lift spring having a top end and a bottom end and supportable in weight bearing relation at the bottom end by the foot, a top coupler supportable in weight bearing relation by the lift spring at the top end, and a cover supportable in weight bearing relation by the top coupler. A removable securing member temporarily secures together the foot, the lift spring, the top coupler and the cover. A lift adjustment member is engageable in threaded relation in one of the cover and the top coupler and engaged in vertically abutting yet rotatable relation against the other of the cover and the top coupler. The lift adjustment member is rotatable to adjust the elevation of the cover with respect to the top coupler, to thereby permit selection of the elevation of the floor.

1 . A floor mount for supporting a floating floor above a sub-structure, said floor mount comprising:
 a foot;   a lift spring having a top end and a bottom end and supportable in weight bearing relation at said bottom end by said foot;   a top coupler supportable in weight bearing relation by said lift spring at said top end;   a cover supportable in weight bearing relation by said top coupler;   a removable securing member for temporarily securing together said foot, said lift spring, said top coupler and said cover in an in-use arrangement;   a lift adjustment member engageable in threaded relation in one of said cover and said top coupler and engaged in vertically abutting yet rotatable relation against the other of said cover and said top coupler;   wherein, said lift adjustment member is rotatable about its operational axis to adjust the elevation of said cover with respect to said top coupler, to thereby permit selection of the elevation of said floor.   
     
     
         2 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said foot comprises a bottom plate and a central protector. 
     
     
         3 . The floor mount according to  claim 2 , wherein said central protector is upwardly open. 
     
     
         4 . The floor mount according to  claim 3 , wherein said bottom end of said lift spring is disposed on said bottom plate. 
     
     
         5 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom plate is substantially flat. 
     
     
         6 . The floor mount according to  claim 2 , wherein said foot extends laterally outwardly past said central protector. 
     
     
         7 . The floor mount according to  claim 2 , wherein said foot is substantially circular. 
     
     
         8 . The floor mount according to  claim 7 , wherein said bottom plate has a larger radius than said central protector. 
     
     
         9 . The floor mount according to  claim 7 , wherein said lift spring comprises a cylindrical coil. 
     
     
         10 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom plate includes a central aperture. 
     
     
         11 . The floor mount according to  claim 10 , further comprising an anchoring portion secured in non-lifting relation to said foot for receiving said removable securing member in threaded relation therein. 
     
     
         12 . The floor mount according to  claim 11 , wherein said anchoring portion comprises a vertically extending cylinder having an internal female thread. 
     
     
         13 . The floor mount according to  claim 12 , wherein said anchoring portion is secured to said bottom plate in surrounding relation around said central aperture. 
     
     
         14 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said removable securing member comprises a first threaded fastener. 
     
     
         15 . The floor mount according to  claim 14 , wherein said first threaded fastener comprises a bolt. 
     
     
         16 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said lift adjustment member comprises a second threaded fastener. 
     
     
         17 . The floor mount according to  claim 16 , wherein said second threaded fastener comprises a bolt. 
     
     
         18 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said top coupler comprises a flat disk. 
     
     
         19 . The floor mount according to  claim 18 , further comprising a central aperture in said flat disk. 
     
     
         20 . The floor mount according to  claim 18 , wherein said flat disk is substantially circular. 
     
     
         21 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises a top plate and a vertical spacer extending downwardly from said top plate. 
     
     
         22 . The floor mount according to  claim 21 , wherein said vertical spacer comprises a cylindrical wall. 
     
     
         23 . The floor mount according to  claim 21 , further comprising an annular base flange extending laterally outwardly from the bottom of said vertical spacer. 
     
     
         24 . The floor mount according to  claim 21 , further comprising a central aperture in said top plate. 
     
     
         25 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said floor mount further comprises four re-bar support portions spaced radically equally around said cover. 
     
     
         26 . The floor mount according to  claim 25 , wherein said four re-bar support portions each have an upwardly facing concave surface for receiving a reinforcing bar therein. 
     
     
         27 . The floor mount according to  claim 26 , wherein said four re-bar support portions each comprise a re-bar support rib. 
     
     
         28 . The floor mount according to  claim 27 , wherein said four re-bar support portions each extend vertically between said annular base flange to said top plate. 
     
     
         29 . The floor mount according to  claim 28 , wherein said top plate extends laterally outwardly beyond said vertical spacer and said four re-bar support portions each contact said annular base flange and said top plate. 
     
     
         30 . The floor mount according to  claim 25 , wherein on one opposed pair of said four re-bar support portions said re-bar support portions are at a first vertical distance above said annular base flange and on the other opposed pair of said four re-bar support portions said re-bar support portions are at a second vertical distance above said annular base flange. 
     
     
         31 . The floor mount according to  claim 1 , wherein said lift adjustment member is engageable in threaded relation in said cover and engaged in vertically abutting yet rotatable relation against said top coupler. 
     
     
         32 . A floating floor above a sub-structure, said floating floor comprising:
 a cured concrete slab, and a plurality of floor mounts in each concrete slab;   wherein each floor mount comprises:   a foot;   a lift spring having a top end and a bottom end and supportable in weight bearing relation at said bottom end by said foot;   a top coupler supportable in weight bearing relation by said lift spring at said top end;   a cover supportable in weight bearing relation by said top coupler;   a removable securing member for temporarily securing together said foot, said lift spring, said top coupler and said cover in an in-use arrangement;   a lift adjustment member engageable in threaded relation in one of said cover and said top coupler and engaged in vertically abutting yet rotatable relation against the other of said cover and said top coupler;   wherein, said lift adjustment member is rotatable about its operational axis to adjust the elevation of said cover with respect to said top coupler, to thereby permit selection of the elevation of said floor.   
     
     
         33 . A floor mount for supporting a floating floor above a sub-structure, said floor mount comprising:
 a foot, a lift spring, a top coupler, and a cover disposed in seriatim one with the next;   a removable securing member for temporarily securing together said foot, said lift spring, said top coupler and said cover in an in-use arrangement;   a lift adjustment member for adjusting the elevation of said cover with respect to said top coupler, to thereby permit selection of the elevation of said floor.   
     
     
         34 . A floating floor above a sub-structure, said floating floor comprising:
 a cured concrete slab, and a plurality of floor mounts in each concrete slab;   wherein each floor mount comprises a foot, a lift spring, a top coupler, a cover, and a removable securing member for temporarily securing together said foot, said lift spring, said top coupler and said cover in an in-use arrangement;   wherein the cover is captured by the concrete;   a lift adjustment member for adjusting the elevation of said cover with respect to said top coupler, to thereby permit selection of the elevation of said floor.   
     
     
         35 . A method of assembling a floor mount, said method comprising the steps of:
 mounting a lift spring at a bottom end thereof onto a foot;   mounting a top coupler onto said lift spring at a top end thereof;   mounting a cover onto said top coupler; and,   temporarily securing together said foot, said lift spring, said top coupler and said cover in an in-use arrangement using a removable securing member.   
     
     
         36 . A method of assembling a floating floor for installation above a sub-structure, said method comprising the steps of:
 temporarily securing together a plurality of floor mounts in an in-use arrangement using a removable securing member, wherein each floor mount comprising a foot, a lift spring, a top coupler and a cover;   placing said plurality of floor mounts on a receiving surface surrounded by a frame;   pouring concrete within said frame around said plurality of floor mounts such that the cover is captured by the concrete; and,   permitting said concrete to set.   
     
     
         37 . A method of installing a floating floor above a sub-structure, said method comprising the steps of:
 temporarily securing together a plurality of floor mounts in an in-use arrangement using a removable securing member, wherein each floor mount comprising a foot, a lift spring, a top coupler and a cover;   placing said plurality of floor mounts on a receiving surface surrounded by a frame;   pouring concrete within said frame around said plurality of floor mounts such that the cover is captured by the concrete;   permitting said concrete to set; and,   removing said removable securing member.