Containment mat
US6645597B1 · kind B1 · utility
15Cited by
11References
11Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/237
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A floor mat for containing household liquid spills. The containment mat includes a folded sheet that contains spilled liquids, and an absorption sheet which absorbs them. The absorption sheet is held in place by the containment sheet entirely by surface tension between the two sheets, and is therefore easily removed and replaced. The containment sheet is sewn in a folded configuration having interlocking corners, thus ensuring that there is no slit in the mat through which the liquids could escape. A fitted cover protects and holds the containment and absorption sheets together as a compact unit.
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