Mat configuration
OwnerJeneva Bell, Sarah Prinslooinventors
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Abstract
A mat configuration is configured of a substrate and a cover. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a peripheral portion that includes an array of fasteners made from substrate material and acting as “buttons” with respect to slits formed in an underlying portion of the cover to hold the cover in place on the substrate. The fasteners can be achieved through various embodiments of indented or protruded elements on the substrate. The cover can be repeatedly attached and detached, and preferably, is made of material that is hand washable, washable in a standard washing machine or dry cleanable. The substrate is washable with soap and water.
Claims22
A mat configuration having use as a rug comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a central area, the central area being surrounded by a peripheral area;
- an indentation or protrusion area within the peripheral area of the bottom surface, if an indentation area, the area having ceilings positional above the bottom surface of the substrate;
- a fastener arrangement positioned in the indentation or protrusion area, the fastener arrangement comprising a head arrangement in the indentation area of the substrate and a stem arrangement connecting the head arrangement to the ceiling of the indentation area, the head arrangement having a bottom surface area that is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the substrate;
- and,
- a cover overlying the top surface of the substrate, the cover having a central portion and a peripheral portion with an underturned area positioned under the indentation area of the substrate when the mat configuration is in place on a floor, and
- an attaching arrangement on the cover cooperating with the fastening arrangement in the indentation area to hold the cover in place on the substrate.
A mat configuration comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a central area, the central area being surrounded by a peripheral area;
- a plurality of indentations within the peripheral area of the bottom surface, the indentations having ceilings positioned above the bottom surface of the substrate;
- fasteners positioned in the indentations, the fasteners each comprising a head disposed completely in the indentation area of the substrate and a stem connecting the head arrangement to the ceiling of the indentation area, the head having a bottom surface area that is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the substrate;
- and,
- a cover overlying the top surface of the substrate, the cover having a central portion and a peripheral portion with an underturned area positioned under the indentation area of the substrate when the mat configuration is in place on a floor, and
- slits in the underturned area of the cover cooperating with the fasteners in the indentations to hold the cover in place on the substrate.
A mat configuration comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a central area, the central area being surrounded by a peripheral area;
- a plurality of indentations within the peripheral area of the bottom surface, the indentations having ceilings positioned above the bottom surface of the substrate;
- fasteners positioned in the indentations, the fasteners each comprising a frustoconical projection disposed completely in the indentation area of the substrate and connected to the ceiling of the indentation area, the frustoconical projection having a bottom surface area that is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the substrate and having at least one rib;
- and,
- a cover overlying the top surface of the substrate, the cover having a central portion and a peripheral portion with an underturned area positioned under the indentation area of the substrate when the mat configuration is in place on a floor, and
- slits in the underturned area of the cover cooperating with the at least one rib on each of the frustoconical projections in the indentations to hold the cover in place on the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.