Roll-Up Mat With Storage
OwnerJames R. Keslerinventor
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Abstract
A roll-up mat with storage includes a flexible mat, configured to lie flat for use with an activity surface facing up, and a storage container, enclosing an interior space. The storage container has two end walls, connected by at least one side wall, and an opening, in at least one of the at least one side walls. The flexible mat is attached to the container near the opening and is configured to selectively wrap around the container to a closed position covering the opening, with the activity surface facing the interior space.
Claims20
A roll-up mat with storage, comprising:
- a flexible mat, configured to lie flat for use with an activity surface facing up;
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- a storage container, enclosing an interior space, having
- two end walls, connected by at least one side wall;
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- an opening, in at least one of the at least one side walls, the flexible mat being attached to the container near the opening and configured to selectively wrap around the container to a closed position covering the opening, with the activity surface facing the interior space.
A combination activity and storage device, comprising:
- a substantially prismatic storage container enclosing an interior space, having opposing polygonal end panels fixedly attached by rectangular side panels;
- an opening in at least one of the side panels;
- a flexible cover, hingedly attached to the container near the opening, the cover comprising
- a plurality of parallel rectangular segments, flexibly attached together and providing an activity surface, the cover being moveable from a first open position, in which the plurality of segments lie flat with the activity surface facing up, and a second closed position, in which the flexible cover wraps around at least some of the side panels and covers the opening, with the activity surface facing the interior space;
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- a closure mechanism, associated with a distal end of the flexible cover, configured to releasably fasten the flexible cover in the closed position.
A container, comprising:
- at least one side panel, having opposing ends and sides;
- a pair of polygonal end panels with edges, one edge of each end panel being attached to one of the opposing ends of each of the at least one side panels;
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- a flexible mat, integrally hingedly attached to one of the plurality of side panels, the mat comprising a plurality of generally flat, parallel segments, flexibly attached together, and being moveable from a first open position, in which the plurality of parallel segments lie flat and provide an activity surface, and a second closed position, in which the parallel segments of the mat are sequentially disposed perpendicular to the succeeding edges of the end panels at least until meeting an opposing side of the at least one side panel, thereby enclosing an interior container space bounded by the end panels, the at least one side panel and the plurality of parallel segments, with the activity surface facing the interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.