Interlocking modular mat with sponge insert
AssigneeWearwell, LLC
InventorPhilip C. HUSS
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Abstract
An interlocking modular mat having four sides has female connectors on two sides and male connectors on the other two sides so that the modular mat can interlock with an adjacent mat and its connectors. The modular mat is configured with a plurality of structures surrounding a periphery of a top portion of the mat. The plurality of structures in combination with an underside of the top portion of the mat form a cavity. A sponge insert is configured to fit in the cavity and have a height such that a portion of the sponge insert extends from a bottom side the mat body. With the sponge insert extending beyond the bottom side of the mat body, the sponge insert bottom face generally become the supporting bottom of the modular mat to provide a more cushioned feel for a mat user.
Claims10
An interlocking modular mat comprising:
- a mat body, the mat body having a top portion, the top portion having four sides, first and second sides of the four sides including a set of female connectors and third and fourth sides of the four sides including a set of male connectors, each female connector configured to interface with a male connector of an adjacent interlocking modular mat so that a side of the interlocking modular mat with the female connectors can connect to a side of an adjacent interlocking modular mat having male connectors, the mat body including a plurality of structures extending from an underside of the top portion and around a periphery of the top portion, the structures forming a cavity with the underside of the top portion;
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- a sponge insert, the sponge insert sized to fit within the cavity formed in the mat body, the sponge insert having a height dimension such that when inserted in the cavity, a bottom portion of the sponge insert extends beyond a bottom of the plurality of structures extending from an underside of the top portion of the mat body as well as bottoms of the female and male connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.