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US 9,068,720 B2Granted
Lighted work mat
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InventorLarry P. Mangus
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A modular work mat for a vehicle including a base, a plurality of light sources embedded in the base, wiring connecting the light sources; wherein the wiring is operatively connectable to a power source. The light sources preferably are LEDs. The base includes a first layer of a first material and a second layer of a second material and the LEDs are embedded between the first and second layers. The mat is connected via a power cord to a power supply and when the power supply is activated, the LEDs emit light through the first layer of the base. The work mat is placed on a surface so that the emitted light is able to illuminate a portion of the undercarriage or the entire undercarriage. The mat may be positioned beneath a portion of the vehicle's undercarriage or the vehicle may be driven onto the mat.
A work mat for a vehicle;
A method of illuminating an undercarriage of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
In combination:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts: housings with variable shape or dimensions, e.g. by means of elastically deformable…
Tool, instrument or work supports or storage means used in association with
Protecting lighting devices from damage: housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
Outdoor lighting: of working places, building sites or the like
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1. Technical Field
This invention relates generally to work mats. Specifically, this invention is directed to work mat having a base in which a plurality of LED's are embedded, and where the mat is positionable on a surface beneath the undercarriage of a vehicle; and the LEDs are activate to illuminate the vehicle's undercarriage from below.
2. Background Information
A preferred embodiment of the invention, illustrated of the best mode in which Applicant contemplates applying the principles, is set forth in the following description and is shown in the drawings and is particularly and distinctly pointed out and set forth in the appended claims.
FIG. 1 is a side view of an automobile showing a lighted work mat in accordance with the present invention resting on a surface beneath the automobile's undercarriage;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the lighted work mat in accordance with the present invention taken along line 2-2—of FIG. 1;
Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.
Referring to FIGS. 1-5, there is shown a lighted work mat in accordance with the present invention, generally indicated at 10. Work mat 10 is designed for use during repair or maintenance of a vehicle 12. Most particularly, work mat 10 is configured to be positioned on a surface 14 upon which vehicle 12 stands and beneath the vehicle's undercarriage 12a. Work mat 10 includes wiring 15 (FIG. 4) which is operatively connected via a power cord 16 to a remote power source, such as an AC outlet 18. (It will be understood that the power source may take other forms such as a battery, without departing from the scope of the invention.) A switch 20 is provided to activate and/or deactivate work mat 10 so that it emits light 22 (FIG. 1) or does not emit light (not shown).
Referring now to FIGS. 2-5, work mat 10 includes a base. The base includes at least a first layer 24 (FIG. 4) into which a plurality of light sources and associated wiring are embedded, as will be described hereafter. In the preferred embodiment the base also includes a second layer 26 which is disposed vertically beneath first layer 24. It will be understood that the base may include more than just first and second layers 24, 26 without departing from the scope of the present invention.