# US 10,478,661 B2 · Exercise mat wrap and ensemble

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- Number: US 10,478,661 B2
- Document ID: US10478661B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/686,567
- Filed: 2017-08-25
- Published: 2019-02-28
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-25
- Applicants: Selena Anne Chavez
- Inventors: Selena Anne Chavez
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478661B2

## 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 21/4007: {to the chest region, e.g. to the back chest}
- A63B 21/4009: {to the waist}
- A63B 21/4011: {to the lower limbs (means for physically limiting movements of body parts A63B69/0057)}
- A63B 21/4015: {to the foot}
- A63B 21/4017: {to the upper limbs}
- A63B 21/4039: {contoured to fit to specific body parts, e.g. back, knee or neck support (arrangements for attaching exercising apparatus to the user's body A63B21/4001; handles, pedals, bars or platforms A63B21/4033)}
- A63B 71/0054: {Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers (mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00)}
- A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B 2210/50: Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
- A63B 2225/09: Adjustable dimensions
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

An exercise mat ensemble including an exercise mat coupled to an exercise mat wrap. The exercise mat wrap may include a left pocket attached to a left edge of a base portion and a right pocket attached to a right edge of the base portion. The left and right pockets may include enclosures accessible by a user laying on the base portion and/or the exercise mat. The left and right pockets may be formed by attaching upper pocket portions to lower pocket portions. The left and right pockets may be operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion. The exercise mat wrap may include a left flap attached to the left edge of the base portion and a right flap attached to the right edge of the base portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An exercise mat ensemble comprising:
a base portion having a left edge and a right edge extending in a longitudinal direction, and a top surface operable to be substantially planar and extend between the left edge and the right edge;
an exercise mat coupled to the top surface of the base portion, the exercise mat having two longitudinal edges;
a left pocket attached to a left edge of the base portion, the left pocket including a first enclosure accessible from a side proximate to the left edge of the base portion, wherein the left pocket is formed by an upper left pocket portion attached to a lower left pocket portion, the left pocket being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
a right pocket attached to a right edge of the base portion, the right pocket including a second enclosure accessible from a side proximate to the right edge of the base portion, wherein the right pocket is formed by an upper right pocket portion attached to a lower right pocket portion, the right pocket being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
a left flap attached to the left edge of the base portion, the left flap being offset from the left pocket in a longitudinal direction, the left flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion; and
a right flap attached to the right edge of the base portion, the right flap being offset from the right pocket in the longitudinal direction, the right flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
wherein a majority of the exercise mat is covered by the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap when the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap are folded across the top surface of the base portion; and
wherein the upper left pocket portion, the lower left pocket portion, the upper right pocket portion, and the lower right pocket portion comprise semicircles.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 1, further comprising:
a bottom flap attached to a bottom edge of the base portion, the bottom flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 2, wherein the bottom flap comprises a semicircle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 3, wherein the bottom flap is attached to each of the bottom edge of the base portion, a bottom edge of the left flap, and a bottom edge of the right flap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 1, wherein:
the upper left pocket portion is attached to the lower left pocket portion at a left pocket attachment region extending along a circumference of the lower left pocket portion; and
the upper right pocket portion is attached to the lower right pocket portion at a right pocket attachment region extending along a circumference of the lower right pocket portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 1, wherein the exercise mat comprises a rectangular rubberized structure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 1, further comprising:
a base attachment member comprising at least one first hook and loop fastener strip attached to the top surface of the base portion; and
an exercise mat attachment member comprising at least one second hook and loop fastener strip attached to a bottom surface of the exercise mat, wherein the at least one second hook and loop fastener strip is attached to the at least one first hook and loop fastener strip.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 1, wherein the exercise mat is attached to the top surface of the base portion using one or more zippers.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 1, wherein all of the exercise mat is covered by the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap when the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap are folded across the top surface of the base portion.

### Claim 10

An exercise mat wrap comprising:
a base portion having a left edge and a right edge extending in a longitudinal direction, and a top surface operable to be substantially planar and extend between the left edge and the right edge, wherein an exercise mat is coupled to the top surface of the base portion, the exercise mat having two longitudinal edges;
a left pocket attached to a left edge of the base portion, the left pocket including a first enclosure accessible from a side proximate to the left edge of the base portion, wherein the left pocket is formed by an upper left pocket portion attached to a lower left pocket portion, the left pocket being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
a right pocket attached to a right edge of the base portion, the right pocket including a second enclosure accessible from a side proximate to the right edge of the base portion, wherein the right pocket is formed by an upper right pocket portion attached to a lower right pocket portion, the right pocket being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
a left flap attached to the left edge of the base portion, the left flap being offset from the left pocket in a longitudinal direction, the left flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion; and
a right flap attached to the right edge of the base portion, the right flap being offset from the right pocket in the longitudinal direction, the right flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
wherein a majority of the exercise mat is covered by the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap when the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap are folded across the top surface of the base portion;
and wherein the upper left pocket portion, the lower left pocket portion, the upper right pocket portion, and the lower right pocket portion comprise semicircles; and/or the exercise mat comprises a rectangular rubberized structure.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The exercise mat wrap of claim 10, further comprising:
a bottom flap attached to a bottom edge of the base portion, the bottom flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The exercise mat wrap of claim 11, wherein the bottom flap comprises a semicircle.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The exercise mat wrap of claim 12, wherein the bottom flap is attached to each of the bottom edge of the base portion, a bottom edge of the left flap, and a bottom edge of the right flap.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The exercise mat wrap of claim 10, wherein:
the upper left pocket portion is attached to the lower left pocket portion at a left pocket attachment region extending along a circumference of the lower left pocket portion; and
the upper right pocket portion is attached to the lower right pocket portion at a right pocket attachment region extending along a circumference of the lower right pocket portion.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The exercise mat wrap of claim 10, further comprising:
a base attachment member comprising at least one first hook and loop fastener strip attached to the top surface of the base portion, wherein the at least one first hook and loop fastener strip is attachable to at least one second hook and loop fastener strip attached to a bottom surface of the exercise mat.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 10, wherein the exercise mat is attached to the top surface of the base portion using one or more zippers.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The exercise mat ensemble of claim 10, wherein all of the exercise mat is covered by the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap when the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap are folded across the top surface of the base portion.

### Claim 18

An exercise mat ensemble comprising:
a base portion having a left edge and a right edge extending in a longitudinal direction, and a top surface operable to be substantially planar and extend between the left edge and the right edge;
an exercise mat coupled to the top surface of the base portion, the exercise mat having two longitudinal edges;
a left pocket attached to a left edge of the base portion, the left pocket including a first enclosure accessible from a side proximate to the left edge of the base portion, wherein the left pocket is formed by an upper left pocket portion attached to a lower left pocket portion, the left pocket being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
a right pocket attached to a right edge of the base portion, the right pocket including a second enclosure accessible from a side proximate to the right edge of the base portion, wherein the right pocket is formed by an upper right pocket portion attached to a lower right pocket portion, the right pocket being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
a left flap attached to the left edge of the base portion, the left flap being offset from the left pocket in a longitudinal direction, the left flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion; and
a right flap attached to the right edge of the base portion, the right flap being offset from the right pocket in the longitudinal direction, the right flap being operable to fold across the top surface of the base portion;
wherein a majority of the exercise mat is covered by the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap when the left pocket, the right pocket, the left flap, and the right flap are folded across the top surface of the base portion; and
wherein the exercise mat comprises a rectangular rubberized structure.
