Paul W Elliott

US Patent:

6367217, Apr 9, 2002

Filed:

Nov 4, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/428957

Inventors:

Michael W. Niese - Cincinnati OH
Paul W. Elliott - Fairfield OH

Assignee:

Robbins, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

E04F 1522

US Classification:

52480, 524031, 5274505, 5274513

Abstract:

A resilient floor includes a plurality of parallel spaced rows of sleeper assemblies, or substructure members, supported by pads over a base, with a wear layer of floorboards secured to the rows of substructure members. The substructure members include an elongated lower panel with a pair of spaced rows of pads secured along the bottom surface of the panel, and corresponding rows of nailing strips secured to the top surface of the panel, to which the wear layer is secured. The panel may also include an middle row of designations, such as holes, for locating anchors to anchor the panel to the base, if it is desired to anchor the floor. Compared to other resilient floors the substructure members of this invention simplify and reduce installation and handling time, resulting in reduced labor costs. The structure itself also provides high strength and durability, but with reduced quantity and cost of material.

US Patent:

6637169, Oct 28, 2003

Filed:

Mar 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/099696

Inventors:

Michael W. Niese - Cincinnati OH
Paul W. Elliott - Fairfield OH

Assignee:

Robbins, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

E04B 514

US Classification:

52480, 524031, 5274513, 52508, 525915, 5274505

Abstract:

A resilient floor includes a plurality of parallel spaced rows of sleeper assemblies, or substructure members, supported by pads over a base, with a wear layer of floorboards secured to the rows of substructure members. The substructure members include an elongated lower panel with a pair of spaced rows of pads secured along the bottom surface of the panel, and corresponding rows of nailing strips secured to the top surface of the panel, to which the wear layer is secured. The panel may also include an middle row of designations, such as holes, for locating anchors to anchor the panel to the base, if it is desired to anchor the floor. Compared to other resilient floors the substructure members of this invention simplify and reduce installation and handling time, resulting in reduced labor costs. The structure itself also provides high strength and durability, but with reduced quantity and cost of material.

US Patent:

6718715, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Nov 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/998555

Inventors:

Paul W. Elliott - Salem IN 47167

International Classification:

E04F 1522

US Classification:

524031, 52480

Abstract:

A pad for a hardwood floor which has an upper layer of floorboards and a lower subfloor, and a plurality of the pads supporting the subfloor and floorboards in spaced relation above a base, each of the pads including horizontally oriented triangular openings defined by angled legs, to optimize the restoring force of the pads and thereby extend the useful life of the hardwood floor.

US Patent:

6851237, Feb 8, 2005

Filed:

May 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/430960

Inventors:

Michael Niese - Cincinnati OH, US
Paul Elliott - Salem IN, US

Assignee:

Robbins, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

E04B005/02
E04F015/14

US Classification:

52480, 52392, 524031, 525921

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.

US Patent:

8464486, Jun 18, 2013

Filed:

Aug 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/807172

Inventors:

Paul W. Elliott - Salem IN, US
Steven M. Chase - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

E04F 15/22

US Classification:

524031, 52480

Abstract:

The apparatus and method for forming a tunable crumb rubber floor pad and flooring system using the pad. The method including the steps of; determining a pad design angle to provide a floor performance; cutting strips of pad material from a relatively thin sheet of recycled crumb rubber to form strips of pad material having two angled sides cut at the pad design angle, chopping the strips into pads wherein each pad has two angled walls and two straight walls. The pads are then stapled to a plywood subfloor.

US Patent:

20020112429, Aug 22, 2002

Filed:

Mar 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/804207

Inventors:

Michael Niese - Cincinnati OH, US
Paul Elliott - Salem OH, US

Assignee:

Robbins, Inc.

International Classification:

E04F013/08

US Classification:

052/392000, 052/592100

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 floorboard upper surface from the side surfaces () 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. It also reduces “overwood” during floor installation, and helps to assure uniform and consistent engagement of tongues () and grooves () along the length of the floorboard rows ().