# US 10,441,842 B2 · Electronically powered illuminating mat for yoga and exercise

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- Number: US 10,441,842 B2
- Document ID: US10441842B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/585,981
- Filed: 2017-05-03
- Published: 2019-02-07
- Granted: 2019-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-03
- Applicants: R. Brandon Bell; Aaron Edleson
- Inventors: R. Brandon Bell; Aaron Edleson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441842B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/4037: {Exercise mats for personal use, with or without hand-grips or foot-grips, e.g. for Yoga or supine floor exercises (mats for absorbing shocks A63B6/00)}
- A63B 71/0036: {Accessories for stowing, putting away or transporting exercise apparatus or sports equipment (A63B47/00, A63B55/00, A63B60/56 take precedence)}
- A63B 71/0622: {Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user}
- E04H 15/56: Floors
- F21S 10/00: Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect
- F21V 33/008: {Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes}
- H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light
- H05B 47/155: Coordinated control of two or more light sources
- H05B 47/16: by timing means
- H05B 47/199: {Commissioning of light sources}
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B 2225/305: Remote servicing
- A63B 2225/74: with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
- F21Y 2103/10: comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## Abstract

An electronically powered, light emitting, portable mat with built in storage container is provided. The light is configured to provide illumination from the ground as well as a visual timing signal for exercise routines and enhanced experiences. The built in storage area also allows for the mat to be used as a backpack which can be unrolled into a floor mat. The light up mat may be particularly useful for exercising or camping in dark areas, as well as for mood lightning outdoors to illuminate the surrounding area.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An illuminating exercise mat comprising:
a mat body having a substantially flat surface, the mat sized to receive a human user on the surface;
a first light attached to a first lengthwise perimeter edge of the mat body;
a second light attached to a second opposite lengthwise perimeter edge of the mat body;
a power source configured to provide electricity to activate the first light and the second light;
wherein the first light is an elongate LED strip comprising a plurality of LEDs extending along the first lengthwise perimeter edge of the mat body, the first light positioned to direct light outwardly from the first lengthwise perimeter edge, and wherein the second light is an elongate LED strip comprising a plurality of LEDs extending along the second lengthwise perimeter edge, the second light positioned to direct light outwardly from the second lengthwise perimeter edge;
wherein the first light is attached to the mat body by seating in a first channel defined by the substantially flat surface of the mat body, the first channel extending along the first perimeter edge;
wherein the second light is attached to the mat body by seating in a second channel defined by the substantially flat surface of the mat body, the second channel extending along the second perimeter edge;
wherein each LED strip is covered by at least one of a sleeve or a protective coating; and
further comprising a controller, the controller having a processor configured to control an operation of the first light and the second light; and
a storage pouch attached to the mat, the storage pouch defining an interior storage space, and having a first opening providing access to the storage space, the power source and the controller positioned within the interior storage space of the pouch, a wiring passing through one or more wiring openings of the storage pouch to provide electronic communication between the power source, the controller, and the first light and to provide electronic communication between the power source, the controller, and the second light.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to adjust a brightness of the first light and the second light.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to change a color of the first light and the second light.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to adjust a timing of a change of the first light and the second light.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 4 wherein the controller is configured to adjust the timing of the change to be at one of a fifteen, thirty, forty five, sixty, and ninety second interval.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to control a pulsing of the first light and the second light.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the controller is further in communication with a second exercise mat comprising a third light, the controller configured to control an operation of the third light on the second exercise mat.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the mat body is a yoga mat.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the power source further comprises an electrical outlet port configured to charge a portable electronic device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the mat body is rolled into a compacted position.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the mat body is rolled into a compacted position, the mat being wrapped about the storage pouch such that the storage pouch is on an inside of the mat body in the rolled position.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 wherein the first light is positioned on a first lengthwise side of the mat body, and wherein the second light is positioned on a second opposite lengthwise side of the mat body.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A tent assembly comprising the illuminating exercise mat of claim 1 positioned on a floor of the tent.

### Claim 14

An illuminating exercise mat comprising:
a mat body having a substantially flat surface, the mat sized to receive a human user on the surface;
a first light attached to a first lengthwise edge of the mat body;
a second light attached to a second opposite lengthwise edge of the mat body;
a power source configured to provide electricity to activate the first light and the second light;
wherein the first light is an elongate LED strip comprising a plurality of LEDs extending along the first lengthwise edge from a first widthwise edge of the mat body to a second widthwise edge of the mat body, and wherein the second light is an elongate light extending along the second lengthwise edge;
wherein the first light is attached to the mat body by seating in a first channel defined by the substantially flat surface of the mat body, the first channel extending along the first perimeter edge the first channel being inset from an outer side of the mat body, the first light positioned to direct light outwardly from the first lengthwise edge;
wherein the second light is attached to the mat body by seating in a second channel defined by the substantially flat surface of the mat body, the second channel extending along the second perimeter edge the second channel being inset from a second outer side of the mat body opposite to the first channel, the second light positioned to direct light outwardly from the second lengthwise edge;
wherein each LED strip is covered by at least one of a sleeve and a protective coating; and
further comprising a controller, the controller having a processor configured to control an operation of the first light and the second light; and
a storage pouch attached to the mat, the storage pouch defining an interior storage space, and having a first opening providing access to the storage space, the power source and the controller positioned within the interior storage space of the pouch, a wiring passing through one or more wiring openings of the storage pouch to provide electronic communication between the power source, the controller, and the first light and to provide electronic communication between the power source, the controller, and the second light.