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The inventor of treadplate was a man named Colin Meek in 1938. He designed and manufactured the very first piece in his welding/fabrication business named Oakhurst Metals, which is situated in England. He had a 'gentleman's agreement' with an american business which offered to mass produce his new innovate treadplate. The american business however took all the samples of his product and filed for a patent, which was approved and then treadplate became the americans product lawfully and it became trademarked. They never spoke to each other again and Oakhurst metals went bankrupt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.225.16.216 ( talk) 06:41, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
I'm not sure who deleted the stub on diamond plate.
I've changed the page to a disambiguation page.
87.102.3.9
15:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm trying to find out if eg 2.1mm checker plate is at least 2.1mm plus the bits that stand out, or if 2.1mm checker plate will take up no more than 2.1mm, therefore the actual load bearing sheet is thinner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.124.104.74 ( talk) 08:02, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Why is it used vertically on emergency vehicles? Just for decoration? Seems like it would add a lot of weight. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.51.66 ( talk) 01:41, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
I've written a new stub. I think this deserves discussion as a motif, if not the history of diamond plate and the variations. I will take a picture at work of it's proper use (stairs). I can't find anything on the history of diamond plate, i'm sure it's related to industrial safety so maybe it originated in the late 40's early 50's? Not sure it's something that has been researched. If you have complaints, you know how to find me. Codeczero ( talk) 22:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
Sometimes I see also "tear plate" as a synonym for checkerplate, is this correct English?
Perhaps the origin of diamond plate is 19th or early 20th century and the original name comes from the textile industry where a checkered pattern (Checker board) gave the name checkered plate. This would make the name checker plate older than diamond plate. A historical search for "checkered plate" or "checker plate" may give better results than looking for "diamond plate". This also is assuming the origin is American or British. There are German, French, Italian innovations, that could have originated this form of non slip plate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yg-greg ( talk • contribs) 21:16, 23 May 2014 (UTC) Yg-greg ( talk) 21:19, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
Older water trapping checker plate, possibly referred to as 'Diamond Plate'.
http://www.123rf.com/photo_10059925_old-metal-diamond-plate-background-texture.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.161.119 ( talk) 03:04, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
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The inventor of treadplate was a man named Colin Meek in 1938. He designed and manufactured the very first piece in his welding/fabrication business named Oakhurst Metals, which is situated in England. He had a 'gentleman's agreement' with an american business which offered to mass produce his new innovate treadplate. The american business however took all the samples of his product and filed for a patent, which was approved and then treadplate became the americans product lawfully and it became trademarked. They never spoke to each other again and Oakhurst metals went bankrupt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.225.16.216 ( talk) 06:41, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
I'm not sure who deleted the stub on diamond plate.
I've changed the page to a disambiguation page.
87.102.3.9
15:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm trying to find out if eg 2.1mm checker plate is at least 2.1mm plus the bits that stand out, or if 2.1mm checker plate will take up no more than 2.1mm, therefore the actual load bearing sheet is thinner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.124.104.74 ( talk) 08:02, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Why is it used vertically on emergency vehicles? Just for decoration? Seems like it would add a lot of weight. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.51.66 ( talk) 01:41, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
I've written a new stub. I think this deserves discussion as a motif, if not the history of diamond plate and the variations. I will take a picture at work of it's proper use (stairs). I can't find anything on the history of diamond plate, i'm sure it's related to industrial safety so maybe it originated in the late 40's early 50's? Not sure it's something that has been researched. If you have complaints, you know how to find me. Codeczero ( talk) 22:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
Sometimes I see also "tear plate" as a synonym for checkerplate, is this correct English?
Perhaps the origin of diamond plate is 19th or early 20th century and the original name comes from the textile industry where a checkered pattern (Checker board) gave the name checkered plate. This would make the name checker plate older than diamond plate. A historical search for "checkered plate" or "checker plate" may give better results than looking for "diamond plate". This also is assuming the origin is American or British. There are German, French, Italian innovations, that could have originated this form of non slip plate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yg-greg ( talk • contribs) 21:16, 23 May 2014 (UTC) Yg-greg ( talk) 21:19, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
Older water trapping checker plate, possibly referred to as 'Diamond Plate'.
http://www.123rf.com/photo_10059925_old-metal-diamond-plate-background-texture.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.161.119 ( talk) 03:04, 13 August 2014 (UTC)