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| (54) | MANUALLY SHAPEABLE TOEBOARD FOR INDUSTRIAL GRATING OR FLOORPLATES |
| (57) Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating an floorplates: the toeboard is
made of metal strips or plates that are provided with openings that make the toe board
manually formable in the necessary form of the opening in the floor.
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Discipline:
[0001] On industrial floors, toeboards or kick plates should be placed on edges and around openings and field cut penetrations.
further mentioned in the document as toeboards
Introduction:
[0002] Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates On industrial floors, toeboards or kick plates should be placed on edges and around openings and field cut penetrations.
Such toeboards are often difficult to determine in advance when preparing the floors.
Manufacturing and installing after installation of the floors is labour intensive and often impossible for installations already in service
Short description:
[0003] Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates:
The toeboard is made of metal strip or plate provided with openings on certain lines perpendicular to the base. These openings form the folding lines.
[0004] The dimensions of these openings are determined on the basis of the desired metal type in combination with the desired thickness and such that the folding of the toeboard on these folding lines can be done manually without special tools.
Detailed description:
[0005] Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates:
The toeboard is made of metal strip or plate provided with openings on certain lines perpendicular to the base. These openings form the folding lines.
[0006] It is known in the prior art to fold metal sheets by providing perforations in the folding lines which are first signed off and then manually applied by means of manual plasma or drill; closing the form is done by means of welding. My invention provides openings which are applied by a CNC-controlled metalworking machines to produce economically and to arrive at the uniform shape of the openings in the metal toeboard. The form is closed by means of bolt connections. The openings in each part are also designed such that when forming a toeboard consisting of only 1 part the ends are fastened together without welding, but by means of bolts (see drawings 3 & 4)
In the case of toeboards from several parts, these are coupled to each other by means of bolts (see drawing 5)
The number and dimensions of these openings are determined on the basis of the desired metal type in combination with the desired dimensions and thickness and such that the folding of the toeboard on these folding lines can be done manually without special tools. The installation can be carried out with a fastening lip which can also be folded manually to be fixed on the floor using standard fasteners (see DRAWING 01, DRAWING 03, DRAWING 04, DRAWING 05, DRAWING 06 and photo 2)
DRAWING 02 is a photorealistic 3D drawing and shows a simulation of the placement.
It is known in the prior art to confirm by additional supports.
[0007] However, my invention provides that the necessary fastening lips are integrated in the toeboard and formed by manual shaping.
DESCRIPTION A.D.H.V. PROTOTYPES:
[0008]
- Constructed from parts according to DRAWING 01 = drawing of 1 part
- Constructed from steel (carbon and stainless) of thickness 4mm and width 150mm as an example
- Dimensions and design of 1 part according to DRAWING 01 as an example
- Example of a shape with 1 part: DRAWING 03 + DRAWING 04
- Example of a shape with 3 parts: DRAWING 05
- Example in 3D of a random form with 2 parts: DRAWING 06
- Photographs for clarification: photo 1 to 6
CHARACTERIZED BY:
[0009]
- A toeboard consists of 1 part (according to DRAWING 01 and picture 1) or several parts
- Properly enclosing for on-site penetrations
- Very suitable for adjustments
- No welding or grinding work required
- Faster on fiberglass grids
- It is known in the prior art to weld machine-made toeboardes to steel gratings. My invention provides toeboards where no welding is used. As a result, they are also applied to non-metal grating and floor plates and are also placed in environments where welding is not permitted.
- Uniform and finished appearance
- Easy installation:
- No special tools required
- To be formed by hand
- Easy to shape to the opening made in the grating or floor plate
- Large openings can be bordered by linking multiple parts
- Small openings can be bordered by partial overlap
- No hot work permit required
- No scaffolding required
- Installs from the top of the grating or floor plate
- To be clamped on the grating or floor plate using standard fastenings
- Easy to install
- Just as fast and easy to remove
It is known in the prior art to place temporary toeboards on scaffolding floors. However, my invention is applicable as a definitive solution on industrial floors.
It is known in the prior art to construct a toeboard which is adaptable to the floor opening by coupling different parts (such as flexible parts or parts from other materials or thicknesses).
My invention, however, only uses the same parts to form a complete toeboard, fitting around each floor opening. No additional parts are therefore required.
It is known in the prior art to attach the toeboard by making use of the openings in the vertical surface of the toeboard. My invention, however, provides fastening lips which come at right angles to the toeboard during deployment. As a result, the toeboards are stably and flatly attached to the floors by means of standard fasteners
- Material selection depending on environmental influences
- Choice of the appropriate metal type and / or surface treatment
- Different dimensions possible according to customer or environment requirements
- Define dimensions according to choice of metal type and desired strength
• BENEFITS
Photos prototypes
Example of floors
Example of floors where these toeboards can be used
1. A toeboard for attaching to a industrial grating or floorplates, consisting of a metal
strip, provided with openings extending in line over the width of the strip and these
openings at a distance from each other, along the length of the strip , and in which
these openings form folding lines to fold the strip into the desired shape and in
which no use is made of welding works in order to form and install a completely closing
border.
- Dependent claims
- Dependent claims
2. Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates, shapeable with
the hand, according to claim 1, characterized by:
Construction of 1 part of stainless steel of thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
3. Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates, shapeable with
the hand, according to claim 1, characterized by:
Construction of 1 part of carbon steel of thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
4. Manually shapeable toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates, shapeable with
the hand, according to claim 1, characterized by:
Construction of 1 part of aluminum from thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
5. Metal toeboard of claim 1 whereby at least one deformable fastening lip is provided
at the underside of the strip to be attached to the grating or floorplates and characterized in that the fastening lip is located in the strip between two adjacent lines of openings
and the fastening lip of the strip can be folded.
6. A toeboard according to claim 1 and therefore characterized in that the strip has a thickness of 4 mm, a length of 1230 and a useful width of 150 mm
7. A toeboard according to claim 1 and characterized by the fact that the openings are elongated per folding line and that openings of maximum
85% of the total width are located in line across the width of the strip.
8. Metal toeboard from claim 1 manually folded at angle> 90°
9. Suitable border of openings in floors by partial overlap of multiple parts from claim
1
10. Fixing holes from drawing 1 fit on the elongated openings to obtain firm fastening
when overlapping from claim 9
11. Metal toeboard from claim 1 is fixed by means of standard fasteners.
12. Metal toeboard from claim 1 manually shapeable with uniform, straight parts> = 100mm
13. One toeboard or border is always constructed and manually formed by only using the
same parts from claim 1, 2, 3, 4 with equal dimensions and metal type per toeboard,
coupled and fixed by means of standard fasteners and without adding other items
Amended claims in accordance with Rule 137(2) EPC.
1. A toeboard for attaching to a industrial grating or floorplate characterized in that
the toeboard consists of a metal strip, provided with openings extending in a line over the width of the strip and whereby several of these lines are arranged at a distance from each other, along the length of the strip,
and in that these several lines with the openings form folding lines to fold the strip into the desired shape and in which no use is made of welding works in order to form and install a completely closing border, and in that the toeboard is manually bendable along these folding lines, and in that at least one deformable fastening lip is provided at the underside of the strip to be attached to the grating or floorplates, and in that the fastening lip is located in the strip between two adjacent lines of openings and the fastening lip of the strip can be folded.
the toeboard consists of a metal strip, provided with openings extending in a line over the width of the strip and whereby several of these lines are arranged at a distance from each other, along the length of the strip,
and in that these several lines with the openings form folding lines to fold the strip into the desired shape and in which no use is made of welding works in order to form and install a completely closing border, and in that the toeboard is manually bendable along these folding lines, and in that at least one deformable fastening lip is provided at the underside of the strip to be attached to the grating or floorplates, and in that the fastening lip is located in the strip between two adjacent lines of openings and the fastening lip of the strip can be folded.
2. Toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates, shapeable with the hand, according
to claim 1, characterized by:
Construction of 1 part of stainless steel of thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
Construction of 1 part of stainless steel of thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
3. Toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates, shapeable with the hand, according
to claim 1, characterized by:
Construction of 1 part of carbon steel of thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
Construction of 1 part of carbon steel of thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
4. Toeboard for industrial grating or floorplates, shapeable with the hand, according
to claim 1, characterized by:
Construction of 1 part of aluminum from thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
Construction of 1 part of aluminum from thickness 2 to 6mm and width 80mm to 200mm.
5. Instead of deformable fastening lip from claim 1, brackets can be used for fixation
6. A toeboard according to claim 1 and therefore characterized in that the strip has a thickness of 4 mm, a length of 1230 and a useful width of 150 mm
7. A toeboard according to claim 1 and characterized by the fact that the openings are elongated per folding line and that openings of maximum
85% of the total width are located in line across the width of the strip.
8. Metal toeboard from claim 1 manually folded at angle> 90 °
9. A floor with an opening defining a suitable border characterized in that the border contains multiple toeboards according to claim 1, whereby the multiple
toeboards partially overlap.
10. Instead of deformable fastening lip from claim 1, brackets can be used
11. Metal toeboard from claim 1 is fixed by means of standard fasteners.
12. Metal toeboard from claim 1 manually shapeable with uniform, straight parts> = 100mm
13. A floor according to claim 9, characterized in that the multiple toeboards are always constructed and manually formed by only using the
same toeboards from any of the claims 1-4 with equal dimensions and metal type per
toeboard, which toeboards are further coupled and fixed by means of standard fasteners
and without adding other items.