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US 8,800,233 B1Granted
Mat connecting system
AssigneeDollamur LP
InventorsGary Lynn Heartsfield, Conrad Jay Thompson, Gary Donald MacDowell, Chad Alan Lind, Jose Guadalupe Mejia
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Abstract
A fastening system for connecting mats is provided. The fastening system may include one or more features such as a hook and loop fastening system, a projection and trench fastening system, retainer and a tension strip securing system, and/or magnets to secure mats in place.
Claims15
A system for attaching a plurality of mats together comprising:
- a first mat having a cushioning portion, a flexible sheet on a top surface of the cushioning portion of the first mat, and a first attaching material attached and running parallel to an edge of the first mat;
- a second mat having a cushioning portion, a flexible sheet on a top surface of the cushioning portion of the second mat, and a first attaching material attached and running parallel to an edge of the second mat;
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- a connector, including a second attaching material, that is configured to connect abutting sections of the first mat and the second mat together,
- wherein, when the first attaching material of the first mat and the first attaching material of the second mat are connected to the second attaching material of the connector, the first mat and the second mat with the connector define a substantially contiguous surface, and
- wherein at least one of the first attaching material of the first mat and the first attaching material of the second mat extends and is affixed onto at least one sidewall of the first mat and the second mat, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.