Appeal 2007-0514
Application 10/394,641
1. An interlocking mat system for temporary
support structures comprising:
a plurality of uniformly sized rigid mats;
along at least one side and one end of said
mats, the perimeter of said mats being sloped
upward from the bottom of said mats to form a
upper lip;
at least one opposite side and opposite end
of said mats is sloped downward from top of
said mats to form a lower lip;
the angle to which said mat edges are sloped
to form said lips being substantially the same thus
allowing for the overlapping of said upper and
lower lips about the edges of said mat with
respective like lower and upper lips of other like
mats when placed adjacent thereto for joining
therewith by which said overlapping mats form a
generally flat continuous top and bottom surface;
and,
said overlapping mats' lips are secured
together by an attachment means.
2. The mat system of claim 1 wherein
the attachment means is a composite
integral fit joint, a snap fit joint or an integral
design feature joint in which the joint is held
together by material interference with the
contacting surfaces of the overlapping lips.
14. An interlocking mat system for temporary
support structures comprising:
a plurality of uniformly sized rigid mats;
said mats are manufactured from one piece
molded construction;
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