	US 7,452,433 B2
	Cushioned flooring system and methods for making and installing the same
Jin-Woong Shin, Copley, Ohio (US); and Ron Felgenhauer, New Philadelphia, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Lauren Agrisystems, Ltd., New Philadelphia, Ohio (US)
Filed on May 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/843,744.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/509340, filed on Oct. 07, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/470111, filed on May 12, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0086886 A1, Apr. 28, 2005
Int. Cl. E04F 13/072 (2006.01); E04F 13/075 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B05D 3/12 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 156—71 [156/257; 427/290]

17 Claims

1. A method of installing a flooring system chiefly used by animals, the method including the steps of:

preparing a sub-surface wherein a curb is disposed between a walkway and a stall;

notching the curb to define a notch;

identifying portions of the subsurface that are used as the walkway and the stall;

connecting a plurality of individual cushioning body sections to the sub-surface with an adhesive to form a cushion layer;

configuring the cushion layer to be softer over the stall than the walkway;

positioning an individual cushioning body section having a tapered nose piece with the tapered nose piece adjacent the curb; and

covering the cushion layer with a liquid-impervious layer and filling the notch with the material of the liquid-impervious layer to define a continuous liquid-impervious layer between the curb and the walkway.