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US 6,475,594 B2Granted
Sorbent mat assembly
AssigneeSorbent Products Co., Inc.
InventorsMilo Johnston, Richard Glancy, Michael P. Hobin, John Clement, John Toman
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AssigneeSorbent Products Co., Inc.
InventorsMilo Johnston, Richard Glancy, Michael P. Hobin, John Clement, John Toman
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A mat assembly is provided for absorbing liquid, such as oil, that may be spilled near a machine or automotive vehicle. The mat assembly includes a mat with at least an upper layer formed from a woven or non-woven array of fibers. The mat assembly further includes a frame formed from strips that can be cut to match the periphery of the mat. Each strip has a bottom surface with an attachment tape that can be engaged releasably with the woven or non-woven fibers of the mat. The restraining strip may include an array of resilient hooked filaments that can engage the fibers of the mat. The strips hold the mat in a planar orientation. However, the strips can be separated from the mat easily when the mat has become saturated. The mat then can be discarded and replaced with a new mat, and the same strips can be fixed to the upper surface of the new mat.
A mat assembly comprising a flexible mat having opposed upper and lower surfaces, at least the upper surface of the mat being formed from an array of fibers selected such that mat exhibits liquid sorbency, the mat having a plurality of side edges, a frame releasably secured to the upper surface of the mat adjacent the side edges of the mat for holding the mat substantially stationary and in a planar orientation, wherein the frame comprises a lower surface having an attachment tape secured thereon, the attachment tape comprising non-linear filaments releasably engageable with the fibers of the mat.
A mat assembly comprising a flexible mat having opposite upper and lower surfaces, a liquid impervious film extending across the lower surface of the mat, an array of non-woven fibers extending from the film to the upper surface of the mat, the mat further comprising a periphery having a plurality of side edges and a corresponding plurality of right angle corners between adjacent edges, a frame disposed on the upper surface of the mat adjacent the periphery, the frame comprising a plurality of mitered strips extending between the respective corners and overlying portions of the upper surface of the mat adjacent the side edges of the mat, each said strip having opposite top and bottom surfaces, attachment tapes being secured to the respective bottom surfaces and comprising an array of hook-shaped filaments that are releasably engageable with the fibers adjacent the upper surface of the mat, whereby the attachment tape enables releasable engagement of the frame to the mat, and whereby the frame securely holds the mat in a selected orientation on a substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.