Apparatus and Method for a Surface-Secure Changing Mat with Inter-Usable Strap
OwnerJudy Chieninventor
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Abstract
The claimed invention discloses a changing mat apparatus comprising a planar support mat with a top side and a bottom side; the bottom side with at least a portion composed at least one of a silicone rubber material and, or suction cup to form an immobilized contact with any one of resting surface; and the top side affixed with a horizontal tubular sleeve shorter in length than the width of the planar support mat and slidably interposed with a strap to fasten over any point of a body of a subject.
Claims34
A changing mat apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a planar support mat when rolled out into a use position forms any one of a shape;
- said planar support mat with a top side and a bottom side;
- at least one of the top side and, or bottom side with at least a portion composed of any one of a silicone rubber material to form an immobilized contact with any one of resting surface;
- and
- the top side further disposed with a longitudinally extending fabric fastener on a first side and an opposable strap slidably disposed on an opposable strap guide on a second side, longitudinally extending therewith;
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- wherein said slidably disposed strap on the second side secures over a subject at any point of a body of the subject and engages with an opposable point of the longitudinally extending fabric fastener on the first side.
A changing mat apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a planar support mat with a top side and a bottom side;
- the bottom side with at least a portion composed at least one of a silicone rubber material and, or suction cup to form an immobilized contact with any one of resting surface;
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- the top side affixed with a horizontal tubular sleeve shorter in length than the width of the planar support mat and slidably interposed with a strap to fasten over any point of a body of a subject.
The changing mat apparatus of 17, wherein the strap is a fabric fastener on at least a portion of a first side and the complementary fastening substrate on at least a portion of an opposable side.
The changing mat apparatus of 17, wherein the strap has a terminal end with a hooking element and a complementary hooking substrate on an opposable terminal end.
A method of manufacturing the changing mat apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a first steel mold in the dimensions for a baby-changing mat;
- forming a second steel mold for a tubular sleeve portion for slidably interposing a strap;
- filling the first steel mold with a melted silicone rubber composition with any one of a coloring;
- filling the second steel mold with the same melted silicone rubber composition with the same coloring;
- curing the said first and second mold;
- affixing the tubular sleeve onto an appropriate position onto the baby-changing mat;
- forming a strap with one side comprised of a fabric and an opposable side with a fabric adhesive fastener and dimensioned to slide through the tubular sleeve and have a length comparable to at least the width of the baby-changing mat;
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- slidably interposing the strap through the affixed tubular sleeve in order to fasten over any point of an infant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.