Electronic floor display

• US 20030093870A1
• Filed: 11/01/2002
• Published: 05/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Collin Peel
• Original Assignee: Intellimats LLC (Intellimat, Inc.)
• Inventors: Blum, Ronald D., Duston, Dwight P.
• Granted Patent: US 6,873,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/215
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 23/22 Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear built-in gratings, e.g. foot-scrapers, E04F19/10
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 23/266 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/20 with colour-mixing effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/228 Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/162 Transparent or translucent layer or section
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24025 Superposed movable attached layers or components

Abstract

An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion, an antibacterial composition, an antifungal composition, and a fragrance. Additionally, the cleanable portion may be erodible and may include a plurality of cleanable reusable layers.

Claims

1. A floor mat having a modifiable graphic display that includes electric paper.

2. A floor mat having a modifiable graphic display that includes light emitting polymers.

3. The floor mat of claim 2 wherein said light emitting polymers are woven into said floor mat.

4. The floor mat of claim 2 wherein said light emitting polymers are attached to said floor mat.

5. A floor mat having a modifiable graphic display that includes electronic ink.

6. A floor mat, comprising:

a tacky surface including a plurality of apertures therein; and

a non-tacky surface disposed below said tacky surface and including a plurality of anti-slip members wherein said anti-slip members are disposed through said plurality of apertures.

7. The floor mat of claim 6 wherein said anti-slip members are rubber treads.

8. The floor mat of claim 6 wherein said anti-slip members extend above said tacky surface.

9. A floor mat, comprising:

a wicking portion; and

a water absorbing portion, said water absorbing portion disposed below said wicking portion.

10. The floor mat of claim 9 further comprising a tacky portion, said tacky portion releasably attachable to said wicking portion and said water absorbing portion.

11. A floor mat, comprising:

a wicking portion; and

a tacky portion releasably attachable to said wicking portion.

12. The floor mat of claim 11 further comprising a water absorption portion disposed below said wicking portion.

13. A floor mat comprising:

a tacky portion; and

a non-tacky portion releasably attachable to said tacky portion.

14. The floor mat of claim 13 further comprising an attachment layer disposed on, and releasably attachable to, an underside of said tacky portion and said non-tacky portion.

15. The floor mat of claim 14 wherein said attachment layer is one component of a hook and loop fastener assembly.

16. The floor mat of claim 13 wherein said non-tacky portion includes a wicking portion.

17. The floor mat of claim 16 wherein said non-tacky portion includes a water absorbing portion disposed under said wicking portion.

18. The floor mat of claim 13 wherein said non-tacky portion includes a modifiable graphic display.

19. The floor mat of claim 14 wherein said tacky portion and said non-tacky portion are attachable to said attachment layer by utilizing a snap.

20. A floor mat having a scrollable modifiable electronic display.