Systems and methods for selectively releasable modular tile

摘要

An impact attenuating tile system that can be selectively installed and uninstalled without damaging the modular tiles making up the system is disclosed. The system uses a support ladder to support the seam between two modular tiles. The seam can support wheelchairs and other heavy equipment positioned on the seam between two tiles without the tiles coming apart. Additionally, the tiles can be selectively removed without damaging or disfiguring the tiles. The system taught herein allows a user to implement a system which provides fall height attenuation, is ADA complaint, is not prone to creating tripping hazards even under high loads, and can be removed or replaced as deemed appropriate and can be selectively removed without cutting, disfiguring compromising the tiles.

主权项

1. A modular tile comprising:
an upper portion forming an upper surface and a lower surface; a channel that extends along a first edge of the upper portion, the channel having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the channel comprising a first support surface and a recess dividing the first support surface from the upper portion such that the first support surface and the recess are positioned beyond the first edge, the recess including a fastening material; the upper portion including a corresponding fastening material that is positioned on the lower surface along a second edge, the second edge being opposite to the first edge such that, when a second edge of a first modular tile is placed against a first edge of a second modular tile with the lower surface of the second edge resting on the first support surface of the second modular tile, the corresponding fastening material positioned along the second edge of the first modular tile inserts within the recess of the second modular tile to interlock with the fastening material in the recess thereby preventing the first modular tile from separating from the second modular tile.