"WARMFOOT" INSTANT-SUBFLOORING INSTANT-SUBFLOORING

SUPPORT INSTANTANE DE REVETEMENT DE SOL «WARMFOOT»

English Abstract

Re: Application for Patent on Instant Sub Flooring.
Abstract:
In the flooring industry it is known that many methods have
been implemented to provide insulation or heat to concrete
flooring. It is also known several varying chemical compounds
(paint, adhesives, bonding agents and sealers) have been used
toreduce the moisture secretion from concrete as sealing the
concrete was imperative to ensure moisture did not hamper or
disturb the finished floor surfacing materials used, eg. tiles,
hardwood, linoleum, underlayment or carpet, together with their
respective bonding or sealing agents. It is also known the
primary material used to produce a sub floor of minimal hiegth
on a concrete base is wood studs with a plywood cover sheeting.
In this invention, the Instant Sub Flooring material is
impermeable to moisture but still allows air movement to flow
between the spaces to naturally dry the moisture secretion from
the concrete, allowing floor finishers to complete their job
without worrying about moisture presence. The newly invented
Sub Flooring material is 3/8" in hiegth which provides an
insulating barrier of air between the concrete base floor and
the floor finishing materials. It also provides a reduced
hiegth factor. Instant Sub Flooring also prevents mildew
smells and carpet rot because of the raised floor. The design
also provides super strength capabilities for heavy loading.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property
or priviledge is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An Instant Sub Flooring material that is easy to install,
simply by rolling it off a master roll, measure and cut to
size and shape with no tools, only a utility knife.
2. An Instant Sub Flooring material that provides an
insulating barrier of air, allowing circulation of air to
naturally dry moisture secreted from the concrete base
floor and provide a warmth factor to the room and floor
without the aid of electricity or flowing hot water through
a series of pipes.
3. An Instant Sub Flooring that is moisture resistant
preventing the presence of mildew smells, carpet rotting
and wicking.
4. An Instant Sub Flooring material that is very low in hiegth
adding to room depth, yet durable enough to withstand
substantial wieght loads, for home, office, commercial and
industrial applications.

Description

Specifications:
This Instant Sub Flooring material can be moulded from poly-
styrene, polyethelene, vinyls, rubber, nylons, foams, polymers,
plastics, metals, wood or wood composite mixes using adhesives
or bonding agents. The design structure of the pyramid shaped
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cone dimples enable the Instant Sub Flooring material to with-
stand tremendous wieght loads. It is produced on 4 foot roll
widths and is 3/8" in hiegth.
This invention relates to the installation of sub flooring on
primarily concrete based floors, although not restricted as it
can be used on top of all other types of finished floor surfaces.
It is common to produce a sub floor on concrete by utilizing
2" X 4" wood stud sleepers on 16" centres with a 5/8" thick
surface plywood. This method is very labour intensive, costly
and inefficient. The resulting floor hiegth is too high and
the wood sleepers are subject~wicking and wood rot. People
have also added, at great expense, electrical pads and hot
water piping laced through the concrete to create warmth in
their concrete flooring, as it is common knowledge that
concrete draws any and all available heat sources.
I have found that these disadvantages may be overcome by using
my specially designed Instant Sub Flooring material. My Instant
Sub Flooring is moisture resistant preventing mildew smells,
wicking and floor rot. Its special design provides a 3/8"
lower hiegth insulating barrier of air holding warm air in the
room maintaining warmth in the room. Instant Sub Flooring is
far less costly and extremely easier to apply than any of the
before mentioned methods as you simply roll out a 4 foot wide
piece off the master roll, cut it to length or shape with a
utility knife, lay it down directly on the concrete with or
with out the aid of chemical or mechanical fasteners. Instant
Sub Flooring helps retain room and floor warmth without
electricity or hot water assistance and proves to be extremely
comfortable to stand on even in bare feet. My Instant Sub
Flooring is also very durable withstanding tremendous wieght
loads.
In the drawings which illistrate the embodiments of the
invention, Figure 1 is an over view of 1. concrete, 2. Instant
Sub Flooring, 3. particle board (plywood), 4. underlay (foam
type), 5. carpet (tile, linoleum, hardwood). Figure 2 is a top
view of the Instant Sub Flooring (refered to as Warmfoot)
showing the spacing and diameter of the multi dimpled surface.
Figure 3 is a side view showing the depth of each dimple and
the spacing between each pyramid shaped cone adding strength.
Figure 4 is a bottom view showing the size of the base of the
cone. Figure 5 is a larger overview of figure 1, showing a
three dimensional v-iew of the Instant Sub Flooring (Warmfoot)
sandwiched between concrete, item 1 and underlayment partical
board item 3.
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Representative Drawing