Patent · US Expired

Advertising floor mat

US6250001A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
5References
29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1998
Grant dateJun 26, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S52/13
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The floor advertising apparatus is used in a cavity formed in a flexible floor mat. In one embodiment, the floor mat has a base with fibers on its upper side with an area free of the fibers forming the cavity. In another embodiment, a solid portion surrounds the area defining the cavity. The advertising apparatus includes a top transparent layer removably held in the cavity of the floor mat by different types of magnetic arrangements, adhesive, hook and loop fasteners or mechanical fasteners. In use, an advertising medium is located below the transparent layer.

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