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(11) |
EP 1 251 220 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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17.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/38 |
| (43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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23.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/43 |
| (22) |
Date of filing: 12.03.2002 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
| (30) |
Priority: |
21.04.2001 GB 0109854 15.01.2002 GB 0200788
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| (71) |
Applicant: Marlow & Co. Ltd. |
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Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 7AP (GB) |
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| (72) |
Inventor: |
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- Smith, Roger
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 3PB (GB)
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| (74) |
Representative: Nash, Keith Wilfrid et al |
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KEITH W. NASH & Co., 90-92 Regent Street Cambridge CB2 1DP Cambridge CB2 1DP (GB) |
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Improvements in and relating to flooring |
(57) A building component is described comprising a moulding adapted to be secured to
the top surface of flooring joists either along the length thereof or transversely
thereacross, having a rebate along its length to provide a ledge on which a floorboard
edge can rest. The depth of the rebate accommodates at least the thickness of the
floorboard, and the thickness of the moulding below the ledge creates a services void
between the floorboard and the upper surface of the joists. The moulding may also
include a second parallel rebate leaving a ridge therebetween. The two floorboards
are spaced apart by the ridge. A further rebate can be provided to accommodate at
least part of another member. Where a floor covering is laid over the floorboards
the rebate(s) is/are sufficient to accommodate both boards and covering. A floor panel
including such mouldings comprises a plurality of spaced apart joists secured at their
ends to rim boards, elongate mouldings secured to the joists, flooring boards located
on the rebates and secured to the mouldings, to create a void between the floorboards
and the tops of the joists. A services supporting platform is formed by flat panels
between and supported on the lower flanges of parallel I-beam joists.

