1. A modular flooring assembly, comprising:
a tray substrate comprising a flooring component; and
the tray substrate having upward tabs and downward tabs that are interconnected with upward and downward tabs of a second tray substrate to form a modular floor;
the interconnection of the upwards and downwards tabs forming a slot between the tray substrates to receive a portion of a grout member.
2. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein padding is molded to a bottom of the tray substrate.
3. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein a right angle grout member comprises inserts that are received by the slots formed between the tabs.
4. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tray substrate comprises vertical tray edges.
5. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 4, wherein the vertical tray edges align the flooring component with the tray surface.
6. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 4, wherein the vertical tray edges form a barrier to prevent an adhesive from being pushed or from flowing into the tabs.
7. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 4, wherein the vertical tray edges extend around the entire perimeter of the tray substrate.
8. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein a right-angle grout member includes a first leg integrally connected with a second leg at a right angle.
9. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein a right-angle grout member includes a plurality of inserts that are fitted into the slots formed by the tabs, wherein the inserts may have a triangle or arrow-shaped portion that is connected to the right angle grout member via a narrower transition region.
10. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the upward tabs includes a convex surface and a valley, wherein the downward tab includes a concave surface and a lip.
11. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 10, wherein as the downward tab is urged against the upward tab, the downward tab flexes as the lip slides over the convex surface and into the valley, such that the lip snaps into the valley and the concave surface presses over the convex surface.
12. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein a right-angle grout member includes a central region, an angled portion connected to the central region by a narrow portion, and the narrow portion and the angled portion forming a groove.
13. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein a right-angle grout member includes a central region, an angled portion connected to the central region by a narrow portion, wherein a top surface of the angled portion urges against a bottom surface of a grout holder.
14. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tray includes a grout holder on its perimeter.
15. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 14, wherein the grout holder is located between upwards tabs and the downward tabs.
16. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 14, wherein the grout holder has an angled shape that widens towards a bottom of the tray.
17. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 15, wherein a right-angle grout member includes a central region, an angled portion that connects to the central region by a narrow portion, and the narrow portion and the angled portion form a groove, wherein the grout holders receive the groove.
18. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tray substrate comprises vertical tray edges that align the flooring component with a surface of the tray, wherein the flooring component has a bottom surface comprising grooves or depressions that receive an adhesive, and the bottom surface is connected to the surface of the tray via the adhesive.
19. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tray substrate comprises grout holders; the grout member comprising a first leg integrally connected with a second leg at a right angle, wherein the first leg and the second leg include a plurality of inserts; and, the upward tabs, the downward tabs, and the grout holders forming grout slots, wherein the grout slots receive the inserts.
20. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, the tray substrate comprising vertical tray edges, and a grout member partially rests on top of the vertical edges.
21. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 20, wherein a rim of the grout member rests on a top edge of the vertical edges.
22. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 20, wherein the grout member includes a central region, an angled portion connected to the central region by a narrow portion, wherein a top surface of the angled portion urges against a bottom surface of a grout holder on the perimeter of the tray.
23. A modular floor comprising a plurality of the modular flooring assemblies according to claim 1.
24. The modular floor according to claim 23, wherein the floor floats on a sub-floor.
25. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the modular flooring assembly further comprises a fill-in grout.
26. A grout member, comprising:
a first leg integrally connected with a second leg at a right angle, the first leg and the second leg having a plurality of inserts that are received by a tray substrate.
27. The grout member according to claim 26, wherein the inserts have a portion with an angled shape.
28. The grout member according to claim 26, wherein the inserts have a triangle shaped or an arrow shaped portion.
29. The grout member according to claim 26, wherein the grout member is made of a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermoplastic rubber.
30. The grout member according to claim 26, wherein the grout member is made of a solid material.
31. The grout member according to claim 26, wherein the grout member comprises a central portion, an angled portion of the grout member connects to the central portion of the grout member via a narrow portion of the grout member, wherein the narrow portion and the angled portion form a groove.
32. A method of forming a modular floor, comprising:
interconnecting modular flooring assemblies, wherein the modular flooring assemblies comprise a tray substrates and a flooring component, wherein the tray substrate has upward tabs and downward tabs that may be interconnected with upward and downward tabs of another tray substrate; and
inserting a right angle grout member in between the modular flooring assemblies to form the modular floor.
33. A modular flooring assembly, comprising:
a tray substrate comprising a flooring component;
the tray substrate having upward tabs and downward tabs that may be interconnected with upward and downward tabs of a second tray substrate to form a modular floor; and
the upwards and the downward tabs comprising a plurality of grout holes that receive a grout member.
34. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 33, wherein the grout holes of the upwards tabs and the grout holes of the downward tabs overlap when the tray substrate interconnects with the second tray substrate.
35. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 33, wherein the grout holes of the upwards tabs comprise a bracket, and the grout holes of the downward tabs comprise a bracket.
36. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 33, wherein the grout member comprises a plurality of legs that expand into a plurality of barbs, wherein the grout holes receive the barbs.
37. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 33, wherein the grout holes of the upwards tabs comprise a bracket, and the grout holes of the downward tabs comprise a bracket; wherein the grout member comprises a plurality of legs that expand into a plurality of barbs; wherein the grout holes receive the barbs; and the barbs slide beneath the brackets.
38. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 33, wherein the grout member ends in a point formed by a 90 degree angle.
39. A modular flooring assembly, comprising:
a tray substrate comprising a flooring component,
the tray substrate interconnects to a second tray substrate to form a modular floor,
the tray substrate comprises vertical tray edges around the perimeter of the tray substrate; wherein the vertical tray edges comprises a sloped surface, wherein the sloped surface angles inward and downward.
40. The modular flooring assembly according to claim 39, wherein the sloped surface angles toward a middle of the tray substrate.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A paper punch comprising:
an arm having a pivotal end in which a torsion spring is received, an elongate recess is defined in the arm;
a link unit including a first link and a second link, the first link including a first rolling end movably engaged with the elongate recess in the arm and a first fixed end, the second link including a second rolling end movably engaged with the elongate recess in the arm and a second fixed end, the second rolling end located beneath the first rolling end;
a support part having a plurality of connection plates connected thereto, the pivotal end of the arm, the first fixed end of the first link and the second fixed end of the second link respectively connected to the connection plates, a plurality of through holes and an aperture defined through the support part;
a plurality of punch units each having a frame, a punch head and a spring which is mounted to the punch head, the frames connected beneath of the support part, respective top ends of the punch heads extending through the through holes in the support part, the first link, the second link and the arm respectively contacting the top ends of the punch heads, respective lower ends of the punch head movably extending through the frames, and the support part and the punch units fixed to a base.
2. The paper punch as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rail extends from an inside of the elongate recess of the arm so as to guide the first and second rolling ends of the first and second links.
3. The paper punch as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first link includes a first roller connected to the first rolling end and the second link includes a second roller connected to the second rolling end, the first and second rollers are movable in the elongate recess.
4. The paper punch as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first and second rollers are movable on the rail.
5. The paper punch as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first pin connected to the arm and an end of the torsion spring contacts against the first pin.
6. The paper punch as claimed in claim 5, wherein the other end of the torsion spring is inserted into the aperture.
7. The paper punch as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first link includes a second pin.
8. The paper punch as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second link includes a flange extending outward from a lower end thereof.
9. The paper punch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first pin, the second pin and the flange are in contact with the respective top ends of the punch heads.
10. The paper punch as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the punch heads includes a groove with which a clip is engaged, the springs in the frames contacts the clips respectively.
11. The paper punch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support part includes a fixing plate which is fixed to the base.
12. The paper punch as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the frames includes a slot located at a lower end thereof.
13. The paper punch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base includes a plurality of engaging recesses with which the frames are engaged.