Protective mat for sinks and counters
OwnerSteven P. Doreinventor
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Abstract
A soft pliable mat includes a central rectangular base for covering the floor of a sink or basin. Four rectangular flaps extend from each side of the base to cover the sink or basin sidewalls as well as the upper surrounding edges and adjoining counter tops, as well as any rear splash board or front cabinet face. The liner may be formed from a planar stamping and formed into a generally closed-bottomed, open-topped receptacle through the use of fasteners such as hook and loop type fabric fasteners.
Claims19
A mat for protecting a rectangular sink floor, four sink sidewalls and four surface areas surrounding said four sidewalls, said mat comprising:
- a pliable, shape-conforming cross-shaped liner comprising a rectangular base dimensioned with a surface area sufficient to cover said sink rectangular floor and four flaps connected to and extending outwardly from said base, said four flaps each dimensioned with a surface area at least equal to the surface area of said base and sufficient to cover a substantial portion of each respective sidewall and to extend over and above each sidewall and cover said four surface areas surrounding said sink sidewalls.
A mat for protecting a sink floor, four sink sidewalls and four surface areas surrounding said four sidewalls, said mat comprising:
- a pliable, shape-conforming liner comprising a rectangular base dimensioned to cover said sink floor and four flaps connected to and extending outwardly from said base, said four flaps each dimensioned to cover a substantial portion of each respective sidewall and to extend over and above each sidewall and cover said four surface areas surrounding said sink sidewalls, and wherein said mat is folded into a four-sided generally rectangular receptacle having a bottom formed by said base, four sidewalls formed by a portion of said four flaps and defining an open top, with the remainder of said flaps respectively extending outwardly from said sidewalls for protecting said surface areas surrounding said four sidewalls, and four closed corners each extending from said bottom to said open top and each defined by overlapping portions of adjacent sidewalls.
A mat for protecting a sink floor, four sink sidewalls and four surface areas surrounding said four sidewalls, said mat comprising:
- a pliable, shape-conforming liner comprising a rectangular base dimensioned to cover said sink floor and four flaps connected to and extending outwardly from said base, said four flaps each dimensioned to cover a substantial portion of each respective sidewall and to extend over and above each sidewall and cover said four surface areas surrounding said sink sidewalls, and a weight removably mounted to said mat and provided on at least one of said four flaps.
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