PROTECTIVE CHAIR MAT WITH OR WITHOUT REVERSIBLE SURFACE DECOR

• US 20080187710A1
• Filed: 01/30/2008
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pergo Europe AB (Mohawk Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pergo Europe AB (Mohawk Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Smith, Patrick George, Kornfalt, Sven, Stanchfield, Oliver O., Elholm, Ane
• Application Number:
  US12/022,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20080187710A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/99
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/03 Underlays for glasses or drinking-vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/0206 to protect the underlying surface, e.g. temporary covers, disposable carpets, absorbent pads, wheelchair pads, hearth rugs
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 21/04 comprising wood as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material next to a layer of a particular substance B32B9/042; next to a bituminous or tarry layer B32B11/042; next to a water setting substance layer B32B13/10; next to a metal layer B32B15/10; next to a glass layer B32B17/062; next to a layer formed of natural mineral fibres or particles B32B19/042; next to a cellulosic plastic layer B32B23/044
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/02 characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions non-uniform thickness B32B3/263
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24008 including fastener for attaching to external surface

Abstract

A protective mat, coaster or cutting board are embodiments of some products that can be obtained from the present invention. In one such embodiment, a floor mat having two major surfaces, i.e., an upper and lower surface, each of which can optionally be formed of a laminate, preferably, but not necessarily, having different decors, is provided. The floor mat can be made in one piece, but preferably, is assembled from several pieces, optionally packaged as a kit, in combination with joining elements and optionally an edge border, or glue, and/or gripping pad or pads.

Claims

1. A protective mat having two major surfaces, one being an upper surface and the other being a lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces each being provided with a decorative surface and each decorative surface being bonded to a core.

2. The mat of claim 1, wherein the core is one selected from the group consisting of fiberboard, particle board, plywood, wood, flaxboard, stone, cardboard, concrete, gypsum, high density fiber reinforced plasters, plywood, oriented strandboard, metals and metal alloys.

3. The mat of claim 1, wherein the core is made of cellulosic particles bonded together with a binder.

4. The mat of claim 2, wherein the core is HDF or MDF.

5. The mat of claim 1, wherein the dé

cor on the upper surface differs from the dé

cor on the lower surface.

6. The mat of claim 1, wherein the mat is formed from a plurality of smaller pieces, which smaller pieces are held together with joining elements.

7. The mat of claim 6, wherein the joining elements comprise a spring placed between the smaller pieces at a joint thereof.

8. The mat of claim 6, wherein the joining elements comprise tongue and groove portions, which tongue and groove portions are configured to be assembled by relative rotational movement.

9. The mat of claim 6, wherein the joining elements comprise tongue and groove portions with locking elements, which tongue and groove portions are configured to be assembled by relative horizontal movement.

10. The mat of claim 6, wherein the joining elements comprise tongue and groove portions which are configured to be assembled by relative vertical movement.

11. The mat of claim 6, wherein the joining elements comprise a cavity in an edge of each piece which adjoins another piece, and the joining element further comprises a separate joining element.

12. The mat of claim 6, further comprising a frame for at least a portion of the periphery of the assembled pieces.

13. A kit comprising at least the smaller pieces of claim 6 and a frame for at least a portion of the periphery of the assembled pieces.

14. The mat of claim 1, wherein the mat is in the form of a chair mat.

15. The mat of claim 1, wherein the core comprises a plurality of phenolic impregnated papers.

16. The mat of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper surface, the lower surface, or the core further comprise an antimicrobial substance.

17. The mat of claim 1 in the form of a cutting board.

18. The mat of claim 1 in the form of a coaster.

19. The mat of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper and lower decorative surfaces comprises a dé

cor printed directly on the core.

20. The mat of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper or lower decorative layers further comprises a wear layer containing particles having a Moh'"'"'s hardness of at least 6.

21. The mat of claim 1 further comprising a dampening foil between the decorative surface and the core.