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Disposable floor mat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-09-10
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Granted: 1982-05-04
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Expires: 2000-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A disposable floor mat for bathrooms and the like comprising a sheet of liquid absorbent matting having raised portions for supporting a person's feet. These raised portions have a liquid repellent coating thereon for maintaining the feet relatively dry as liquid falling onto the mat is absorbed by the matting.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis M. Vargo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:22
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/26; B32B3/28; A; A47; A47G; A47G27/00; A47G27/02; A47G27/0212; A47G27/0225; A47K; A47K3/00; A47K3/001; A47K3/002; A47L; A47L23/00; A47L23/22; A47L23/26; A47L23/266; A61; A61G; A61G13/00; A61G13/10; A61G13/102; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; D06N7/0039; D06N7/0044; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/726; B32B2307/7265; B32B2471/00; B32B2471/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/2457; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/24694; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A disposable floor mat for bathrooms and the like comprising a sheet of liquid absorbent matting having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a multiplicity of raised portions and depressed portions distributed over substantially the entire top surface of the matting, said raised portions having a liquid repellent coating thereon for deflecting liquid falling onto the mat down onto said depressed portions for being absorbed by the matting, said raised portions being of a substantially rigid substantially incompressible material for supporting the feet of a person standing on the mat above said depressed portions whereby the feet of the person are maintained relatively dry.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A disposable floor mat for bathrooms and the like comprising a sheet of liquid absorbent matting having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a multiplicity of raised portions and depressed portions distributed over substantially the entire top surface of the matting, said raised portions having a liquid repellent coating thereon for deflecting liquid falling onto the mat down onto said depressed portions for being absorbed by the matting, said raised portions being of a substantially rigid substantially incompressible material for supporting the feet of a person standing on the mat above said depressed portions whereby the feet of the person are maintained relatively dry.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A disposable floor mat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bottom surface comprises a layer of substantially liquid-impervious material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A disposable floor mat as set forth in claim 1 wherein the top surface of said matting is corrugated, having formed therein alternate rows of ridges, constituting said raised portions, and grooves, constituting said depressed portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A disposable floor mat as set forth in claim 3 wherein the tops of said ridges and the bottoms of said grooves are rounded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A disposable floor mat as set forth in claim 3 wherein the tops of said ridges are generally of inverted-V shape and the bottoms of said grooves are generally V-shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A disposable floor mat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said matting is impregnated with a sanitizing agent, liquid falling onto the mat being sanitized by said matting.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A disposable floor mat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said sheet of matting is generally rectangular and has a notch in one side thereof.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-05-03 | 1985-11-02 | 1986-05-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-05-03 | 1989-11-02 | 1990-05-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-05-03 | 1993-11-02 | 1994-05-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |