Patent Application
20110020589
(a) Field of the Invention
A ‘combination plate’ of the present invention primarily relates to a combination plate that can be conveniently assembled and disassembled, which, when combined, can form continuous surfaces (such as wall surfaces, floors, roofs, and so on).
(b) Description of the Prior Art
At present, in many locations, such as homes, offices, roofs, and so on, regardless of whether refurbishment needs to be carried out on the floor surfaces or wall surfaces, in order not to damage the original structural surfaces, combination floors or combination wall plates are mainly chosen to carry out refurbishment, and many variations can be achieved using the combination floors or combination wall plates.
For example, the overwhelming majority of combination floor boards in widespread use are fabricated from timber or use imitation wood manufactured from plastic material. However, taking into account the convenience of construction, the combination floor boards are of fixed size, enabling the user to select and purchase the appropriate sized boards themselves. Nevertheless, such combination floor boards can only be exclusively used to achieve the effect of elevating the floor.
Hence, in order to meet the requirements to cover a different area, the user must select and purchase different combination floor boards or combination wall plates matching the area he wants to cover.
Accordingly, not only does it create an annoyance for the user who has to select and purchase the appropriate boards, furthermore, when using the combination floor boards or combination wall plates, because each type of combination floor board or combination wall plate is designed for separate use, and are not interchangeable, thus, use of the combination floor boards or combination wall plates is restricted, and prevents widespread use for refurbishment.
Moreover, the majority of such combination floor boards or combination wall plates are structured from a single material, resulting in the combination floor boards or combination wall plates having poor strength, which are easily fractured or damaged from external forces. More particularly, they lack insulation properties including moisture and water resistance, sound insulation and heat preservation, and are far from providing airtight effectiveness.
Hence, in order to increase the use of combination plates, the inventor of the present invention has invented a ‘combination plate’, which primarily uses a simple design to not only provide the combination plates with excellent structural ability, which increases the strength of the combination plates, but also reduce slippage of the combination plates, as well as providing the combination plates with the ability to effect many different combination variations. In particular, the combination plate is provided with airtight and sound insulation, heat preservation, insulation, moisture and water resistance effectiveness.
The primary objective of the present invention lies in providing a combination plate that can be conveniently assembled and disassembled and has excellent structural ability to facilitate construction, while at the same time increasing the strength of the combination plate and preventing shrinkage and distortion, as well as further providing the combination plate with airtight and sound insulation, heat preservation, insulation, moisture and water resistance effectiveness.
In order to achieve the above objective, the combination plate of the present invention primarily uses plastic material to cover metal strips, after which an extrusion method is used to form an integral body. The combination plate is provided with a flat surface, and one side protrudes forward to form a C pocket. Position of the C pocket is lower than the flat surface, and a bottom portion of the C pocket is provided with an inner surface. The side opposite the C pocket protrudes downward to form a J column, and the J column is slightly higher than the position of the C pocket. Accordingly, using mutual clasping of the J column and the C pocket between two of the combination plates enables achieving a connection between the combination plates. In addition, the metal strips enveloped by the combination plate increase the strength of the combination plate, and at the same time prevents shrinkage and distortion of the combination plate, thereby forming a combination plate with better structural ability.
Another objective of the present invention lies in providing the combination plate with an excellent anti-slip effect.
In order to achieve the above objective, the present invention primarily uses a non-slip mat located on the bottom surface and the lower part of the J column, thus, after combining a plurality of the combination plates, a better frictional force is formed between the non-slip mats on the lower part and the bottom surface and a floor or wall surface, which prevents the combination plates from slipping when laid on the floor or wall surface. In addition, when a plurality of the combination plates are combined, mutually clasping between the J columns and the C pockets is used to assemble the combination plates, thus, when the J columns are clasped within the C pockets, the non-slip mats on the lower parts of the J columns increase the frictional force between the J columns and the C pockets, thereby further preventing slippage from occurring when combining a plurality of the combination plates, and resolving the annoyance resulting from unevenness of the combination plates on the floor or wall surface.
Yet another objective of the present invention lies in providing the combination plate with the ability to effect multiple combination variations.
In order to achieve the above objective, the combination plate of the present invention is further configured with a combination member, and one side of the combination member is provided with a clasp projection corresponding to the C pocket, while a holding groove is located in the opposite side. Accordingly, mutual clasping of the clasp projection and the C pocket enables the combination member to be fixed to the combination plate, and the holding groove can be used to hold glass or a door plate, thereby enabling the combination plate to provide multiple combination variations.
To enable a further understanding of said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, a brief description of the drawings is provided below followed by a detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
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In addition, because the combination plate 10 directly envelops the metal strips 11 during extrusion molding, thus, the metal strips 11 are completely covered by the combination plate 10, as depicted in the drawings. There are no restrictions on the thickness of the metal strips 11 enveloped within the combination plate 10, and the thickness of the metal strips 11 can be changed according to different requirements. Moreover, the metal strips 11 can be in the form of foils. Accordingly, envelopment of the metal strips 11 increases the strength of the combination plate 10, and prevents shrinkage and distortion of the combination plate 10, thereby providing the combination plate 10 with a better structure.
Moreover, when the combination plate 10 is laid on a floor, then the non-slip mat 20 disposed on the bottom surface 15 of the C pocket 13 increases frictional force between the combination plate 10 and the floor, thereby preventing the combination plate 10 from slipping on the floor surface.
From the aforementioned configuration, the combination plate 10 is able to form an airtight chamber 90 provided with airtight, heat preservation and sound insulation effectiveness between the C pocket 13 and the J column 16.
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Furthermore, in order to prevent the front combination plate 101 and the following combination plate 102 from coming apart, in actual use, an adhesive 40 can be further used to fill a gap 30 formed between the J column 16 and the C pocket 13, thereby providing a more effective clamping between the J column 16 and the C pocket 13, which can not only prevent the front combination plate 101 and the following combination plate 102 from coming apart, but also provide airtight and sound insulation, heat preservation, insulation, moisture and water resistance effectiveness.
In addition, when the plurality of combination plates 10 are laid on an assembling surface 50, the non-slip mats 20 located on the bottom surfaces 15 of the C pockets 13 produce maximum frictional force between the non-slip mats 20 and the assembling surface 50, thereby reducing noise and preventing slippage of the combination plates 10, thus improving safety of use. The non-slip mats 20 are also located on the lower part of each of the J columns 16, hence, when the J columns 16 are made to clasp within the C pockets 13, then the frictional force produced between the non-slip mats 20 and the C pockets 13 further prevents slippage of the J columns 16 in the C pockets 13 from occurring, thereby improving safety in use of the combination plates 10.
When the combination plate 10 is to be fixed to the assembling surface 50, apart from direct attachment means using glue, nails or screws can also be used to penetrate the assembling surface 50 through the inner surface 14 of the C pocket 13 of the combination plate 10, after which the nailheads or screw caps are imbued with an adhesive and the J columns 16 clamped thereto.
Moreover, when the front combination plate 101 is clasped to the following combination plate 102, because the J column 16 of the following combination plate 102 is slightly higher than the C pocket 13, thus, a combination member 60 can be additionally located on the position of the J column 16 of the following combination plate 102. A clasp projection 61 is further located on the front end of the combination member 60, and the clasp projection 61 can clasp onto the J column 16 of the following combination plate 102, thereby preventing slanting of the following combination plate 102 from occurring, and maintaining planeness and stability after the front combination plate 101 and the following combination plate 102 are combined.
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In conclusion, mutual assemblage between a plurality of the combination plates 10 of the present invention can serve as floors, waterproof and heat insulating plates for roofs, waterproof and insulating walls, waterproof mats or eaves, and so on. Moreover, disposition of the combination members 60 can be used to form doors, windows, and the like, while at the same time providing insulation, waterproofing, heat insulation and sound insulation effectiveness.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
