Abstract: One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 30, 2014
Assignee:
Rubber Designs, LLC
Inventors:
Terry Chandler Harris, Jennifer Quinn Harris, Nathan Warren Lomax
Abstract: One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2013
Assignee:
Rubber Designs, LLC
Inventors:
Terry Chandler Harris, Jennifer Quinn Harris, Nathan Warren Lomax