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US 5,142,733 AGranted
Mat holders
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsPhilip Mogel, John Calvert
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Abstract
A holder for a floor mat comprises at least one connecting device and at least one connecting member which has complementary connection devices whereby the connecting member may be connected in a releasable manner to at least two adjacent mat holders so as to secure the mat holders together. Preferably at least one of the holder or the connecting member are made from flexible material or are designed to be slightly flexible.
Claims16
A holder for a flexible floor mat, the holder comprising:
- a base having at least one connecting means;
- and
- at least one flexible connecting member means having two ends and at least two complementary connecting means adapted to releasably engage the base connecting means with at least one aperture being defined by the connecting member means at a location between the two complementary connecting means whereby one end of the connecting member means is adapted to move slightly relative to the other end of the connecting member means, in a direction in a plane of the connecting member means perpendicular to said aperture;
- and
- whereby the connecting member is adapted to releasably connect at least two adjacent mat holders to secure the holders together.
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A holder for a flexible floor mat, the holder comprising:
- a base having at least one connecting means;
- and
- at least one flexible connecting member means having two ends and at least two complementary connecting means adapted to releasably engage the base connecting means, the connecting member means defining thin elongated slots which extend between the complementary connecting means whereby one end of the connecting member means is adapted to move slightly relative to the other end of the connecting member means, in a direction in a plane of the connecting member means perpendicular to said slots;
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- whereby the connecting member is adapted to releasably connect at least two adjacent mat holders to secure the holders together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.