Back to results
US 10,092,122 B2Granted
Slip resistant mat with stabilizing projections
AssigneeCintas Corporate Services, Inc.
InventorsRichard R. Bing, Patrick J. Chilenski, Jeffery L. Cofer, Ian S. Malpass, David Mesko
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A slip resistant floor mat includes a number of upstanding projections in the form of blades or teeth arranged on an upper surface thereof. The blades or teeth deflect under a load and dissipate the force of the load so that the tendency of the mat to slip on the underlying floor is reduced.
Claims17
A slip resistant mat comprising:
- a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface;
- and
- a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, the plurality of projections each being capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
- wherein at least some of the plurality of projections contact adjacent projections when deflected;
- wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants.
2 more elements
A slip resistant mat comprising:
- a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface;
- and
- a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, the plurality of projections each being capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
- wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and the projections in a first row are staggered relative to the projections in an adjacent row;
- wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants;
- wherein at least some of the plurality of projections contact adjacent projections when deflected.
3 more elements
A slip resistant mat comprising:
- a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface;
- and
- a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection and is capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
- wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and at least some of the plurality of projections contacts adjacent projections when deflected;
- wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants;
- wherein the projections in a first row are staggered relative to the projections in an adjacent row.
3 more elements
A slip resistant mat comprising:
- a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface;
- and
- a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection and is capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
- wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and at least some of the plurality of projections contacts adjacent projections when deflected;
- wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants.
2 more elements
A slip resistant mat comprising:
- a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface;
- and
- a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection and is capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
- wherein each of the plurality of projections has a generally rectangular cross-section;
- wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and at least some of the plurality of projections contact adjacent projections when deflected, wherein the projections in a first row are staggered relative to the projections in an adjacent row;
- a first set of the projections are of one height and a second set of projections are of a second height, different from the first height;
- wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants;
- a peripheral ramp edge extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the mat body;
- and
- a channel formed at a perimeter of the mat body to provide for discharge of accumulated fluids from the upper surface of the mat body.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.