公开(公告)号：CA2343815C

公开(公告)日：2009-01-20

申请号：CA2343815

申请日：1999-09-10

Applicant: ROBBINS INC

Inventor： NIESE MICHAEL ,  ELLIOTT PAUL

IPC: E04F15/04 ,  E04B5/02 ,  E04C2/40

Abstract: A wood floor system comprises a plurality of parallel rows (10a, 10b...10z) of floorboards (10) laid end-to-end, and each of the floorboards (10) includes a compression nub (20) extending along a side surface (13) thereof, adjacent the top surface (11). These compression nubs (20) affirmatively engage an opposing side surface (14) of an adjacent floorboard row (10a), thereby sealing, or isolating, the top surface of the floor from the side surfaces (13, 14) of the floorboa rd rows (10a, 10b...10z). This uniformly distributes expansion and contraction forces throughout the floor, due to uniform spacing between the floorboard rows (10a, 10b...10z). The isolation of the floorboard upper surface from the side surfaces (13, 14) also prevents undesired downward migration or flow of liquid finishing solution (28), which can have serious adverse affects for a wood floor. The invention reduces the total volume of finishing solution necessary for finishing the floor.

公开(公告)号：EP1112420A4

公开(公告)日：2004-04-21

申请号：EP99946871

申请日：1999-09-10

Applicant: ROBBINS INC

Inventor： NIESE MICHAEL ,  ELLIOTT PAUL

IPC: E04F15/04 ,  E04B5/02 ,  E04F15/02

CPC classification number: E04F15/048 ,  E04F15/04 ,  E04F2201/0153 ,  E04F2201/023 ,  E04F2201/025 ,  E04F2201/04

Abstract: A wood floor system comprises a plurality of parallel rows (10a, 10b...10z) of floorboards (10) laid end-to-end, and each of the floorboards (10) includes a compression nub (20) extending along a side surface (13) thereof, adjacent the top surface (11). These compression nubs (20) affirmatively engage an opposing side surface (14) of an adjacent floorboard row (10a), thereby sealing, or isolating, the top surface of the floor from the side surfaces (13, 14) of the floorboard rows (10a, 10b...10z). This uniformly distributes expansion and contraction forces throughout the floor, due to uniform spacing between the floorboard rows (10a, 10b...10z). The isolation of the floorboard upper surface from the side surfaces (13, 14) also prevents undesired downward migration or flow of liquid finishing solution (28), which can have serious adverse affects for a wood floor. The invention reduces the total volume of finishing solution necessary for finishing the floor.

公开(公告)号：AU5918499A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-03

申请号：AU5918499

申请日：1999-09-10

Applicant: ROBBINS INC

Inventor： NIESE MICHAEL ,  ELLIOTT PAUL

IPC: E04F15/04 ,  E04B5/02

Abstract: A wood floor system comprises a plurality of parallel rows of floorboards laid end-to-end, and each of the floorboards includes a compression nub extending along a side surface thereof, adjacent the top surface. These compression nubs affirmatively engage an opposing side surface of an adjacent floorboard row, thereby sealing, or isolating, the top surface of the floor from the side surfaces of the floorboard rows. This uniformly distributes expansion and contraction forces throughout the floor, due to uniform spacing between the floorboard rows. The isolation of the upper floorboard surface from the side surface also prevents undesired downward migration or flow of liquid finishing solution, which can have serious adverse affects for a wood floor. The invention reduces the total volume of finishing solution necessary for finishing the floor, and it also reduces "overwood" during floor installation.

公开(公告)号：CA2343815A1

公开(公告)日：2000-03-23

申请号：CA2343815

申请日：1999-09-10

Applicant: ROBBINS INC

Inventor： NIESE MICHAEL ,  ELLIOTT PAUL

IPC: E04F15/04 ,  E04B5/02

Abstract: A wood floor system comprises a plurality of parallel rows (10a, 10b...10z) of floorboards (10) laid end-to-end, and each of the floorboards (10) includes a compression nub (20) extending along a side surface (13) thereof, adjacent t he top surface (11). These compression nubs (20) affirmatively engage an opposi ng side surface (14) of an adjacent floorboard row (10a), thereby sealing, or isolating, the top surface of the floor from the side surfaces (13, 14) of t he floorboard rows (10a, 10b...10z). This uniformly distributes expansion and contraction forces throughout the floor, due to uniform spacing between the floorboard rows (10a, 10b...10z). The isolation of the floorboard upper surface from the side surfaces (13, 14) also prevents undesired downward migration or flow of liquid finishing solution (28), which can have serious adverse affects for a wood floor. The invention reduces the total volume of finishing solution necessary for finishing the floor.