Two-piece plastic equipment pad
View Patent ↗A two-piece plastic equipment pad with a top portion and an identical bottom portion. Each portion has a base with an underlying grid structure comprising cells formed by perpendicular ribs. The top portion and the bottom portion are aligned and connected together by connector strips that slots formed in the perpendicular ribs of the grid structure of the top portion and the bottom portion.
1. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other and wherein the top portion ribs have top portion slots, the bottom portion ribs have bottom portion slots, and connector strips engage the top portion slots and the bottom portion slots to hold the top portion and the bottom portion aligned.
2. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 1 , wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are identical in construction.
3. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom portion periphery with guideposts spaced around the bottom portion periphery and the top portion has a top portion periphery with guide holes spaced around the top portion periphery, wherein the guideposts and the guide holes align and engage with each other in order to align the top portion with the bottom portion.
4. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom portion periphery with guide holes spaced around the bottom portion periphery and the top portion has a top portion periphery with guideposts spaced around the top portion periphery, wherein the guide holes and the guideposts align and engage with each other in order to align the top portion with the bottom portion.
5. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other and wherein the top portion ribs have top portion holes, the bottom portion ribs have bottom portion holes, and connector rods engage the top portion holes and the bottom portion holes to hold the top portion and the bottom portion aligned.
6. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 5 , wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are identical in construction.
7. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 5 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom portion periphery with guideposts spaced around the bottom portion periphery and the top portion has a top portion periphery with guide holes spaced around the top portion periphery, wherein the guideposts and the guide holes align and engage with each other in order to align the top portion with the bottom portion.
8. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 5 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom portion periphery with guide holes spaced around the bottom portion periphery and the top portion has a top portion periphery with guideposts spaced around the top portion periphery, wherein the guide holes and the guideposts align and engage with each other in order to align the top portion with the bottom portion.
9. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other and wherein the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs have integrally formed connector strips, and the connector strips engage the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs to hold the top portion and the bottom portion aligned.
10. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 9 , wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are identical in construction.
11. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 9 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom portion periphery with guideposts spaced around the bottom portion periphery and the top portion has a top portion periphery with guide holes spaced around the top portion periphery, wherein the guideposts and the guide holes align and engage with each other in order to align the top portion with the bottom portion.
12. The two-piece equipment pad of claim 9 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom portion periphery with guide holes spaced around the bottom portion periphery and the top portion has a top portion periphery with guideposts spaced around the top portion periphery, wherein the guide holes and the guideposts align and engage with each other in order to align the top portion with the bottom portion.
13. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other and wherein the bottom portion includes a support structure for engaging and holding a female threaded insert that extends upwardly and the top portion includes a hole aligned with the female threaded insert.
14. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other, wherein the top portion has a top portion anchor hole and the bottom portion has a bottom portion anchor hole, wherein the top portion anchor hole and the bottom portion anchor hole align with each other to form a pad anchor hole when the top portion is connected to the bottom portion, and wherein a thin web covers the pad anchor hole.
15. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other, wherein the top portion has a top portion anchor hole and the bottom portion has a bottom portion anchor hole, wherein the top portion anchor hole and the bottom portion anchor hole align with each other to form a pad anchor hole when the top portion is connected to the bottom portion, and wherein the pad anchor hole has an extending lip on one side and a concentric counter bore on the other side.
16. A two-piece equipment pad comprising:
a. a top portion comprising a top portion base with a top portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding top portion ribs protruding from the top portion base; and
b. a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion base with a bottom portion grid structure comprising a plurality of upstanding bottom portion ribs protruding from the bottom portion base,
wherein the top portion is connected to the bottom portion so that the top portion grid structure and the bottom portion grid structure are oriented face-to-face, and the top portion ribs and the bottom portion ribs align with each other, wherein the top portion has a top portion anchor hole and the bottom portion has a bottom portion anchor hole, wherein the top portion anchor hole and the bottom portion anchor hole align with each other to form a pad anchor hole when the top portion is connected to the bottom portion, and wherein the pad anchor hole has an annular shoulder within the anchor hole to engage an anchoring stake.