Support for raised floors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10900240-B2
Application number	US-201916410143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2019
Priority date	Jun 5, 2018
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A support for raised floors including a base for resting on a lower surface, an element for connecting and adjusting the local height of a raised floor, and a resting head for one or more tiles of the raised floor. The connecting and adjustment element has a first portion for providing floors that are inclined with respect to the lower surface. The connecting and adjustment element further includes a second portion, which lies opposite the first portion, for providing floors that are parallel to the lower surface. The first portion and the second portion interacting alternately with the head by rotating the element through 180°.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A support for raised floors, comprising in the following order: a base for resting on a lower surface, a connecting and adjustment element for connecting and adjusting the local height of a raised floor, and a resting head for one or more tiles of said raised floor, wherein said connecting and adjustment element has a first portion, for providing floors that are inclined with respect to said lower surface, and a second portion, which lies opposite said first portion, for providing floors that are parallel to said lower surface, said first portion and said second portion interacting alternately with said head by rotating said element through 180°, wherein when said first portion is directed toward said resting head and said second portion is arranged toward said base, said resting head is configured to slide or rotate on a concavity of the connecting and adjustment element for adjusting the inclination of the plane of said floor such that said floors are inclined relative to said lower surface, and wherein when said first portion is arranged toward said base and said second portion is directed toward said resting head, said resting head rests stably without the possibility for inclination such that said floors are parallel to the lower surface.

2. The support according to claim 1 , wherein said first portion of said adjustment element has a region with a dome shape, with the concavity directed upward and a point of maximum concavity at a central through hole, in an active configuration.

3. The support according to claim 2 , wherein said dome region is comprised between a disk surface, which is perpendicular to a perimetric edge of said adjustment element, and said central through hole.

4. A support for raised floors, comprising in the following order: a base for resting on a lower surface, a connecting and adjustment element for connecting and adjusting the local height of a raised floor, and a resting head for one or more tiles of said raised floor, wherein said connecting and adjustment element has a first portion, for providing floors that are inclined with respect to said lower surface, and a second portion, which lies opposite said first portion, for providing floors that are parallel to said lower surface, said first portion and said second portion interacting alternately with said head by rotating said element through 180°, wherein said first portion of said adjustment element has a region with a dome shape, with the concavity directed upward and a point of maximum concavity at a central through hole, in an active configuration, wherein said dome region is comprised between a disk surface, which is perpendicular to a perimetric edge of said adjustment element, and said central through hole, wherein proximate to said central through hole said adjustment element comprises a central body provided with a plurality of wings.

5. A support for raised floors, comprising in the following order: a base for resting on a lower surface, a connecting and adjustment element for connecting and adjusting the local height of a raised floor, and a resting head for one or more tiles of said raised floor, wherein said connecting and adjustment element has a first portion, for providing floors that are inclined with respect to said lower surface, and a second portion, which lies opposite said first portion, for providing floors that are parallel to said lower surface, said first portion and said second portion interacting alternately with said head by rotating said element through 180°, wherein said first portion of said adjustment element has a region with a dome shape, with the concavity directed upward and a point of maximum concavity at a central through hole, in an active configuration, wherein said dome region is comprised between a disk surface, which is perpendicular to a perimetric edge of said adjustment element, and said central through hole, wherein said disk surface has a plurality of holes provided with a raised edge.

6. The support according to claim 4 , wherein said second portion of said adjustment element has a plurality of ribs, each extending between said perimetric edge and said central body, integrating in said dome region and substantially vanishing proximate to said central body.

7. The support according to claim 4 , wherein around said central body there is a plurality of through holes.

8. The support according to claim 6 , wherein said perimetric edge has an external thread which is threaded complementarily to an internal thread provided on an internal lateral surface of an annular portion of said base.

9. The support according to claim 8 , wherein said external thread has, at first and second ends, a portion provided with a contour that is adapted to generate a snap action or a hindrance to a rotation of said adjustment element.

10. The support according to claim 1 , wherein said resting head has a substantially disk shape, with a central through hole, with an axis of extension that is parallel to an axis of extension of said support.

11. The support according to claim 10 , wherein a profile of said central through hole of said head is substantially circular and has localized widenings of the diameter for the passage of a central body of said adjustment element with a plurality of wings.

12. The support according to claim 10 , wherein said resting head comprises a substantially tray body, which protrudes from a lower surface of said resting head, said tray body incorporating said central through hole, said central through hole being located in a base of a tray that constitutes said tray body.

13. The support according to claim 12 , wherein said base of said tray body has a concavity directed upward.

14. The support according to claim 12 , wherein a lateral edge of said tray that constitutes the tray body has a circular contour that forms an internal edge for said resting head.

15. The support according to claim 14 , wherein said resting head has a plurality of through openings or a plurality of holes.

16. The support according to claim 14 , wherein said resting head has a plurality of reinforcement ribs which are extended between an outer perimetric edge and said internal edge.

17. The support according to claim 1 , wherein said resting head has a plurality of removable tabs.

18. The support according to claim 1 , further comprising an extender tube between said base and said adjustment element.

19. The support according to claim 8 , wherein said base has a wider portion, which is perpendicular to said annular portion and comprises a plurality of regions, within a space occupation defined by said annular portion, said regions having, proximate to an inner perimetric edge of said annular portion, a knurled surface.

20. The support according to claim 19 , wherein said wider portion has a central through hole inside said annular portion.

21. The support according to claim 19 , wherein said wider portion has a plurality of through openings or a plurality of holes.

22. The support according to claim 18 , further comprising a ring.

23. The support according to claim 22 , wherein said ring comprises a substantially annular body with a first portion provided with an internal thread on an internal surface, which is threaded complementarily with respect to an external thread of said adjustment element, and a second portion provided with a knurled internal surface.

24. The support according to claim 23 , wherein said first and second portio

Assignees

• Progress Profiles Spa

Inventors

• Bordin Dennis

Classifications

• E04F15/02447 Primary

  Supporting structures · CPC title

• Y02B30/00

  Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC] · CPC title

• E04F15/02476

  height-adjustable from the upper side of the floor · CPC title

• E04F15/02452

  Details of junctions between the supporting structures and the panels or a panel-supporting framework · CPC title

• E04F15/02482 Primary

  with a variable angle between panel and support · CPC title