Foam pit cover
OwnerLuke Schueler, Cody Schuelerinventors
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Abstract
A foam pit cover having a cover sheet with a gator clip along its perimeter, a perimeter skirt, an apron, and a plurality of toggle bungee cords. The perimeter skirt is made of primary and second sheets, the primary sheet being longer than the secondary sheet. The toggle bungee cords are configured to fit within grommets in the secondary sheet of the perimeter skirt and the bottom part of the apron. The top part of the apron is attached to the bottom part of the primary sheet of the perimeter skirt. The cover sheet and apron are made of a PVC-coated polyester material, and the perimeter skirt is made of a breathable, durable fabric. The invention optionally includes a top sheet with customized graphics and corner pieces to further secure the cover sheet to the perimeter skirt.
Claims7
A foam pit cover comprising:
- (a) a cover sheet having a perimeter, the cover sheet comprising a gator clip along the perimeter of the cover sheet, the gator clip comprising two opposing strips of hook-and-loop fastener being joined at a hinge to form a jaw-like opening;
- (b) a perimeter skirt, the perimeter skirt comprising a primary sheet and a secondary sheet;
- wherein the primary sheet and the secondary sheet are both comprised of a breathable, durable material;
- wherein a top edge of the primary sheet is joined to a top edge of the secondary sheet;
- wherein a bottom edge of the primary sheet comprises a strip of hook-and-loop fastener along a perimeter of the bottom edge of the primary sheet;
- wherein a bottom part of the secondary sheet comprises a first plurality of grommets configured to receive first ends of a plurality of toggle bungee cords;
- wherein the primary sheet has a height measured from the top edge of the primary sheet to the bottom edge of the primary sheet, the secondary sheet has a height measured from the top edge of the secondary sheet to a bottom edge of the secondary sheet, and wherein the height of the primary sheet is greater than the height of the secondary sheet;
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- wherein a top part of the perimeter skirt comprises a strip of hook-and-loop fastener with a zipper disposed within the strip of hook-and-loop fastener;
- (c) an apron having a top part and a bottom part, the top part of the apron comprising a gator clip, the gator clip comprising two opposing strips of hook-and-loop fastener being joined at a hinge to form a jaw-like opening and configured to receive the strip of hook-and-loop fastener along the perimeter of the bottom edge of the primary sheet of the perimeter skirt;
- wherein the bottom part of the apron comprises a second plurality of grommet holes configured to receive second ends of the plurality of toggle bungee cords;
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- (d) a plurality of toggle bungee cords.
A foam pit cover comprising:
- (a) a cover sheet having a perimeter, the cover sheet comprising a gator clip along the perimeter of the cover sheet, the gator clip comprising two opposing strips of hook-and-loop fastener being joined at a hinge to form a jaw-like opening;
- (b) a perimeter skirt, the perimeter skirt comprising a primary sheet and a secondary sheet;
- wherein the primary sheet and the secondary sheet are both comprised of a breathable, durable material;
- wherein a top edge of the primary sheet is joined to a top edge of the secondary sheet;
- wherein a bottom part of the secondary sheet comprises a first plurality of grommets configured to receive first ends of a plurality of toggle bungee cords;
- wherein the primary sheet has a height measured from the top edge of the primary sheet to the bottom edge of the primary sheet, the secondary sheet has a height measured from the top edge of the secondary sheet to a bottom edge of the secondary sheet, and wherein the height of the primary sheet is greater than the height of the secondary sheet;
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- wherein a top part of the perimeter skirt comprises a strip of hook-and-loop fastener with a zipper disposed within the strip of hook-and-loop fastener;
- (c) an apron having a top part and a bottom part;
- wherein a bottom edge of the primary sheet of the perimeter skirt is sewn to the top part of the apron;
- wherein the bottom part of the apron comprises a second plurality of grommet holes configured to receive second ends of the plurality of toggle bungee cords;
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- (d) a plurality of toggle bungee cords.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.