Interlocking modular mat with sponge insert
AssigneeWearwell, LLC
InventorPhilip C. Huss
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Abstract
An interlocking modular mat having four sides has female connectors on two sides and male connectors on the other two sides so that the modular mat can interlock with an adjacent mat and its connectors. The modular mat is configured with a plurality of structures surrounding a periphery of a top portion of the mat. The plurality of structures in combination with an underside of the top portion of the mat form a cavity. A sponge insert is configured to fit in the cavity and have a height such that a portion of the sponge insert extends from a bottom side the mat body. With the sponge insert extending beyond the bottom side of the mat body, the sponge insert bottom face generally become the supporting bottom of the modular mat to provide a more cushioned feel for a mat user.
Claims14
An interlocking modular mat comprising:
- a mat body, the mat body having a top portion, a wall structure extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top portion, and male and female connectors to allow the mat body to interlock to an adjacent mat body, each of the wall structure and the male and female connectors having a bottom surface, the wall structure forming a cavity with an underside of the top portion, and
- a sponge insert sized to fit within the cavity formed by the underside of the top portion and the wall structure, wherein the wall structure and each of the male and female connectors are all laterally outside of the sponge insert, and the female connectors are laterally outside the wall structure, the sponge insert having a sponge insert height dimension such that when in the cavity, a bottom portion of the sponge insert extends vertically beyond the bottom surfaces of each of the wall structure and the male and female connectors such that:
- the sponge insert providing a more cushioned feel when a weight from a mat user is applied to the top portion and sponge insert;
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- when a weight from a mat user is applied over the wall structure and the male and female connectors, a structural integrity of the wall structure and male and female connectors and a connection with an adjacent mat is maintained.
An interlocking modular mat comprising:
- a mat body, the mat body having a top portion, a wall structure extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top portion, the wall structure comprising four side walls along a periphery of the top portion, and male and female connectors to allow the mat body to interlock to an adjacent mat body, each of the wall structure and the male and female connectors having a bottom surface, the four side walls of wall structure forming a cavity with an underside of the top portion, and
- a sponge insert having four sides and sized to fit within the cavity formed by the underside of the top portion and the four side walls of the wall structure, each side wall of the wall structure facing a respective side of the sponge insert, wherein each side wall of the wall structure and each respective facing side of the sponge insert extend in a generally linear direction, wherein the wall structure and each of the male and female connectors are all laterally outside of the sponge insert, and the female connectors are laterally outside the wall structure, the sponge insert having a sponge insert height dimension such that when in the cavity, a bottom portion of the sponge insert extends vertically beyond the bottom surfaces of each of the wall structure and the male and female connectors such that:
- the sponge insert providing a more cushioned feel when a weight from a mat user is applied to the top portion and sponge insert;
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- when a weight from a mat user is applied over the wall structure and the male and female connectors, a structural integrity of the wall structure and male and female connectors and a connection with an adjacent mat is maintained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.