Microwave mat
AssigneeCl Trading LLC
InventorCyndi J. Lee
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Abstract
A microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven includes a mat portion and a lip portion. The mat portion includes a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion. The mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface. The lip portion includes a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion. The lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface. The mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material and the material is a heat resistant material. The mat portion and the lip portion are flexible.
Claims17
A microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven, the microwave mat comprising:
- a mat portion, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion, wherein the mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface;
- a lip portion, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion, wherein the lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface;
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- wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material, wherein the material is a heat resistant material, wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are flexible.
A system for microwaving items using a microwave mat, the system comprising:
- a microwave oven containing a microwave mat and a container for heating wherein the microwave mat comprises:
- a mat portion, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion, wherein the mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface;
- a lip portion, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion, wherein the lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface;
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- wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material, wherein the material is a heat resistant material, wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are flexible;
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- wherein the container rests on top of the mat portion of the microwave mat.
A method for utilizing a microwave mat in the heating of items in a microwave oven and the transport of items from the microwave oven, the method comprising:
- inserting the microwave mat into the microwave oven, the microwave mat comprising:
- a mat portion, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion, wherein the mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface;
- a lip portion, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion, wherein the lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface;
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- wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material, wherein the material is a heat resistant material, wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are flexible;
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- inserting a container into the microwave oven, wherein the container rests on the mat portion of the microwave mat;
- heating the container in the microwave oven;
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- removing the microwave mat and the container from the microwave oven by contacting only the microwave mat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.