Claims
- 1. A protective cover in combination with a substrate, comprising:
- an anchor having a recess, the anchor being embedded into the substrate having a contoured region; and
- a permanent cover affixed to the substrate, the permanent cover having a finished element composed of a metal and a fastener, the element having an upper surface, a lower surface, a channel extending along at least a portion of the lower surface, and a profile mated with the contoured region, the fastener having a non-exposed head positioned in the channel and a stud extending beyond the lower surface, the fastener being selectively positioned in place in the channel to align the stud with the recess of the anchor when the anchor is embedded in the substrate, the stud being positioned in the recess and the element being bonded to the substrate to permanently attach the permanent cover to the substrate.
- 2. A protective cover in combination with a cement substrate, comprising:
- an anchor having a recess, the anchor being embedded into the cement substrate while the substrate is in a flowable state prior to being cured; and
- a temporary cover positioned on the cement substrate while the substrate is in a flowable state prior to being cured, the temporary cover having a base composed of a plastic material and a fastener, the base having a top face, a bottom face, and a selected profile to define a contoured region in the substrate while the substrate is in a flowable state prior to being cured, the fastener having an upper portion coupled to the base and a lower portion extending beyond the bottom face and engaged with the recess in the anchor, the first fastener being removably attachable to the anchor to removably attach the temporary cover to the substrate for a temporary protection period and then remove the temporary cover from the substrate for exposing the contoured region of the substrate after the temporary protection period.
- 3. The cover of claim 2 wherein the temporary cover further comprises a hole through the base extending from the top face to the bottom face, the upper portion of the first fastener being positioned in the hole.
- 4. The cover of claim 2 wherein the lower portion of the first fastener is threadedly attached to the anchor during the temporary protection period.
- 5. The cover of claim 2 wherein the temporary cover further comprises a plurality of holes, a number of first fasteners and a number of anchors, wherein each first fastener is positioned in a hole and each anchor is attached to a corresponding first fastener.
- 6. The cover of claim 2 wherein the temporary cover further comprises a high friction tape on the top face.
- 7. The cover of claim 2 wherein serrated treads are formed on the top face of the temporary cover.
- 8. The cover of claim 2 wherein the temporary cover further comprises an anti-stick compound on the bottom face.
- 9. The cover of claim 1 wherein the permanent cover further comprises means for locking the head into the channel at the selected location.
- 10. The cover of claim 9 wherein the locking means comprises a notch in the head and a mating lip extending along a sidewall of the channel, the lip allowing the head to pass into the channel under force until the lip mates with the notch.
- 11. The cover of claim 9 wherein the locking means comprises a notch in the head and a mating deformable protrusion on a sidewall of the channel, the protrusion deforming as the head is pressed into the channel allowing the head to pass into the channel until the protrusion mates with the notch.
- 12. The cover of claim 1 wherein serrated treads are formed on the top face of the permanent cover.
- 13. The cover of claim 1 wherein the permanent cover further comprises high friction treads along the upper surface.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/245,445, filed on May 18, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,587,218, and entitled "Improved Surface Covering."
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Balco Metalines, product brochure 05723/BAL, BuyLine 3111, undated. |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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