Patents Examined by Lorraine L. Kendell
  • Floor covering for athletic facility
    Patent number: 3937861
    Abstract: A multilayer floor covering is provided which is suitable for use as a playing surface of an athletic facility. The floor covering comprises a composite needlepunched material in which a fiber batt bottom layer is needled into a support layer so that a portion of the fiber batt protrudes through the top of the support layer, a layer of polyurethane elastomer adhered to the composite needlepunched material and a top wear coating of polyurethane adhered to the layer of urethane elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Zuckerman, Carl R. Eckardt, Robert V. Bertotti