INDUSTRIAL MAT WITH MOLDED CORE AND OUTER ABUSE SURFACES

摘要

An industrial mat having a core construction that provides strength and rigidity to the mat, an encapsulation of a durable skin of a thermoplastic, thermosetting or elastomeric material that surrounds the core construction, and upper and/or lower surfaces formed by a plurality of elongated members. The elongated members of the upper and/or lower surfaces are advantageously arranged in spaced relation in at least one layer and are attached together or to the core construction for protecting the durable skin from abrasion and impact during transport, installation and use of the industrial mat. The resulting industrial mat has a load bearing capacity that is able to withstand a load of at least 600 to 1000 psi without permanent deformation. The mats of the invention typically have a width of 2 to 12 feet, a length of 2 to 40 feet and an overall thickness of 2 to 18 inches.

主权项

1. An industrial mat comprising:
a core construction that provides strength and rigidity to the mat; an encapsulation of a durable skin of a thermoplastic, thermosetting or elastomeric material or a mixture thereof that surrounds and encapsulates the core construction, with the skin forming top and bottom surfaces about the core construction and having a thickness sufficient to provide environmental resistance to the core construction that it encapsulates; and an upper surface formed by a plurality of elongated members positioned above the encapsulated core construction, a lower surface formed by a plurality of elongated members positioned below the encapsulated core construction, or both of the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the elongated members of the upper and/or lower surfaces are arranged in spaced relation in at least one layer and are attached together or to the core construction for protecting the durable skin from abrasion and impact during transport, installation and use of the industrial mat; wherein the industrial mat has a load bearing capacity that is able to withstand a load of 600 to 1000 psi without permanent deformation.