Floor mat

Claim 1

IN A FLOOR MAT HAVING A CARRIER UNIT FOR REMOVABLY MOUNTING A FLEXIBLE LIGHT WEIGHT MAT OF THE TYPE WHICH TENDS TO BUNCH IN USE AND IS READILY HANDLED FOR CLEANING, SAID CARRIER UNIT COMPRISING MARGINAL PARTS INCLUDING OPPOSED END PARTS, A BOTTOM WEB CONNECTING SAID MARGINAL PARTS, AND IMPALING MEANS CARRIED DIRECTLY BY AND PROJECTING ABOVE SAID WEB ADJACENT SAID CARRIER AND PARTS, EACH OF SAID END PARTS INCLUDING ELONGATED PIVOTALLY CONNECTED INNER AND OUTER SECTIONS, SAID OUTER SECTION BEING CONNECTED TO SAID BOTTOM WEB OUTWARDLY OF SAID IMPALING MEANS, SAID INNER SECTIONS OVERLYING SAID IMPALING MEANS WITH CLEARANCE WHEN IN OPERATIVE SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION BEARING AT THEIR INNER MARGINAL PORTIONS ON SAID MAT INWARDLY OF SAID IMPALING MEANS AND BEING PIVOTABLE TO A RELEASE POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY UPRIGHT TO EXPOSE THE ADJACENT IMPALED MARGIN OF SAID MAT AND MEANS FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING SAID INNER SECTIONS IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION.