Recyclable rubber securement mat with self-provided incline stop
AssigneeEcore International Inc.
InventorArthur B. Dodge, III
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Abstract
The present invention provides a securement mat for mitigating the migration of loads within a shipping vessel. The securement mat having a length, a width, and a height, and including a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein an area of the second subsection is less than an area of the first subsection. The securement mat has a first fold boundary along the length or width of the sheet and proximate to one edge of the sheet defining a boundary between the first and second subsection, wherein the first subsection exhibits a first incline by folding, along the first fold boundary, the second subsection underneath the first subsection.
Claims18
A securement mat, comprising:
- a sheet of rubber having a length, a width, and a height, and including a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein an area of the second subsection is less than an area of the first subsection;
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- a first fold boundary along the length or width of the sheet and proximate to one edge of the sheet defining a boundary between the first and second subsection,
- wherein the first subsection exhibits a first incline by folding, along the first fold boundary, the second subsection underneath the first subsection.
A method for installing a securement mat comprising a sheet of granulated recycled rubber having a length, a width, and a height, and including a first fold boundary along the entire length or width of the sheet and near one edge of the sheet defining a boundary between a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein an area of the second subsection is less than an area of the first subsection, the method comprising:
- folding the second subsection underneath the first subsection, along the first fold boundary to form a first incline in the first subsection at one end of the securement mat,
- wherein the incline inhibits a load placed on the securement mat from migrating in the direction of the incline;
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- positioning the securement mat over a surface of a shipping vessel with the edge including the first fold boundary between the load and a structure to be protected.
A securement mat, comprising:
- a sheet of rubber having a length, a width, and a height, and including a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein an area of the second subsection is less than an area of the first subsection;
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- a first perforation along the length or width of the sheet and proximate to one edge of the sheet defining a boundary between the first and second subsection,
- wherein the first subsection exhibits a first incline by folding, along the first perforation, the second subsection underneath the first subsection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.