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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Motoyasu Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Kimura Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide flooring for a building, more specifically, flooring washable at its installation place in a building. In the flooring for a building which has a plurality of floor panels laid in parallel to constitute a whole floor, an opening is formed on a floor surface between one floor panel and its adjacent floor panel. The flooring for a building according to the present invention is provided with a gutter portion that is arranged below the opening to receive a liquid dripping from the opening. The gutter portion is formed as an integral part of the one floor panel, and communicates with a drain pipe for draining the liquid in the gutter portion to the outside. The present invention thus provides washable flooring for a building which is easy to construct.