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US 10,582,793 B1Granted
Anti-fatigue mat with an encapsulatively sealed gel member
AssigneeLet's Gel, Inc.
InventorsRobert L McMahan, John P Busch, Ira L Rush, Derric C Hobbs
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat are disclosed. In one embodiment an anti-fatigue mat includes a foam member and a gel member, wherein each member exhibits a different durometer. The foam member includes a gel receiver that is configured with a geometry shaped to receive the gel member. A top fabric is situated on the top of the mat above the gel member and the foam member. A non-slip surface is provided on the bottom of the anti-fatigue mat. The gel member may be sealed within the mat by the foam member and the top fabric.
Claims16
An anti-fatigue mat, comprising:
- a gel member, exhibiting a substantially rectangular cross section;
- a foam member including a support surface that is shaped to support the gel member thereon, the gel member being situated on the support surface of the foam member, the foam member including a foam ramp extending outwardly downward from the gel member to a bottom surface of the foam member;
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- a flexible cover layer situated atop the gel member and extending over the foam ramp such that the foam member and the flexible cover layer together encapsulatively seal the gel member therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.