Floating water mat

• US 20060116039A1
• Filed: 12/01/2004
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: H2O Pod, Inc. (Aqua-Leisure Recreation LLC)
• Original Assignee: H2O Pod, Inc. (Aqua-Leisure Recreation LLC)
• Inventors: Detmar, Charles G. Jr., Pole, Pamela S., Pole, Robert III, Detmar, Susan L.
• Application Number:
  US11/001,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20060116039A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 441/129
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 34/50 Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles swimming aids A63B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/34 Pontoons floating bridges E01D15/14

Abstract

A floating mat is presented. The floating mat includes a core having a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides. The core is buoyant and non-inflatable. The core includes at least one aperture, wherein the aperture accommodates removably connecting and disconnecting the core to at least one additional floating mat.

Claims

1. A floating mat for supporting a person to be able to run across the mat while the mat floats on water, comprising:

a core for contacting the water, the core having a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides, wherein the core is buoyant and non-inflatable, and wherein the bottom includes a carpeted surface and the top includes a slippery surface for running across while the mat floats on water; and

the core including at least one aperture, wherein the aperture accommodates removably connecting and disconnecting the core to at least one additional floating mat.

2. The floating mat of claim 1 further comprising a binding positionable through the apertures.

3. The floating mat of claim 2 wherein the binding comprises a rope.

4. The floating mat of claim 1 wherein the aperture is arranged to secure an end of an anchor.

5. The floating mat of claim 1 wherein the core includes an aperture that is sized such that a user is able to fit through the aperture.

7. The floating mat of claim 1 wherein the aperture includes an insert to prevent the core from being damaged.

17. The floating mat of claim 1 wherein the core comprises a width of about six feet and a length of about eighteen feet when unattached to any other cores.

6. (canceled)

8. A floating mat for supporting a person to be able to run across the mat while the mat floats on water, comprising:

a core for contacting the water, the core having a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides, wherein the core is buoyant and non-inflatable, and wherein the top includes a slippery surface and the bottom includes a carpeted surface for running across while the mat floats on water; and

a game indicia included on the top.

10. The floating mat of claim 8 wherein the core includes attaching mechanisms.

11. The floating mat of claim 10 wherein the attaching mechanisms comprise at least two apertures positioned through the non-inflatable, core and at least one binding positionable through the apertures.

12. The floating mat of claim 10 wherein the binding comprises a rope.

13. The floating mat of claim 10 wherein the attaching mechanism comprises a male portion of a snap and a corresponding female portion of a snap.

14. The floating mat of claim 10 wherein the attaching mechanism comprises a button and a corresponding loop hole.

15. The floating mat of claim 10 wherein the core includes an aperture that is sized such that a user is able to fit through the aperture.

18. The floating mat of claim 8 wherein the core comprises a width of about six feet and a length of about eighteen feet when unattached to any other cores.

9. (canceled)

16. (canceled)