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Class 15/216 - Combined


Subclass of Class 15 - Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Definition: Implements in the nature of floor or door mats having fabric
No. of patents: 46
Last issue date: 11/16/2010


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7832044Floor mat with scraping and wiping characteristics
A floor mat having a base that includes a plurality of alternating fibrous strips and impervious strips and surrounded by a frame. The base is substantially continuous across its entire width and length, having no openings from its upper surface through to its lower...
11/16/2010
7404995Contamination-control mat assembly with adhesive-coated sheets and composite polystyrene frame member and anti-slip backing member, and a process for fabricating the same
A new and improved contamination-control mat assembly which has a plurality of adhesive-coated sheets disposed upon the upper surface portion of the contamination-control mat assembly, and a new and improved polystyrene frame member, having an acrylic-rubber anti-sl...
07/29/2008
7043792Floor mat system with flanged cover
A floor mat system having a plurality of floor mats and a frame assembly which prevents the floor mats from lifting and causing a tripping hazard to persons walking thereover. The floor mats may include carpeted sections over a plurality of orthagonally disposed spa...
05/16/2006
6886210Anti-microbial floor mat
A floor mat system for placement directly near an entryway to permit the disinfecting and cleaning of shoe soles and all other surfaces contacting directly with the fibers of the mat. The floor mat system consists of a frame structure either mechanical or rubberized...
05/03/2005
6783829Advertising mat
An advertising mat including a floor mat having a bottom surface for engaging a floor and an upper surface over which pedestrian traffic will pass. The mat upper surface includes a traffic section adapted for placement in a pedestrian path, and at least one side sec...
08/31/2004
6779218Apparatus and method for ergonomic basic chiropody
A basic chiropody apparatus having a soaping device, a scrubbing device and a brushing device ergonomically shaped and positioned relative to each other in a compact fashion on a triangular base. The apparatus is configured in order to be placed on the floor and in ...
08/24/2004
6709728Cleated anti-creep floor mats
The present invention relates to specific methods of producing cleated rubber-backed floor mats (such as dust control or rubber mats) through the utilization of the combination of a perforated coated woven fabric article and a cushioned platen liner between the arti...
03/23/2004
6605333Floor mat having bottom surface of concave sections and nubs
The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for producing molded products such as floor mats, including automotive floor mats. In one embodiment, a molding process is provided for producing a molded product using a mold having a lower plate and...
08/12/2003
6562738Apparatus for hiding a door key
An apparatus for hiding a door key including a door mat formed of either a plastic material or braided material such as hemp is disclosed. The door mat is rectangularly shaped with raised portions formed on the top surface. Different embodiments are shown...
05/13/2003
6534146Dual purpose floor mat
A dual purpose floor mat for providing a better floor mat for vehicles that will better protect the floor of the vehicle. The dual purpose floor mat includes a mat member having a bottom wall and also having side and end walls securely attached to and ext...
03/18/2003
6458442Cleaning mat with a plurality of disposable sheets
A cleaning mat according to the present invention is designed to be placed on a floor and to clean the undersides of shoes, feet, and other objects. The cleaning pad includes a base sheet, which is designed to rest on the floor. The base sheet has an uppe...
10/01/2002
6455123Nonslip padded mat
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention comprises a layer having carpeted upper surface and/or other rubber-like padding material covered by a translucent, elastomeric sheet. The upper elastomeric layer may have downwardly depending projections t...
09/24/2002
6451400Floor mat
There is provided a mat having multiple sets of pins, each set of pins being located within surrounding, characterized in that the pins do not extend significantly beyond the highest point of the surrounding. Thus the pins are protected by the surrounding...
09/17/2002
6296919Cushioned carpeted floor mat with at least one cushioning integrated rubber protrusion
This invention relates to a cushioned floor covering article wherein the mat includes a tufted carpet placed on the top side of a foam rubber sheet and at least one foam rubber protrusion integrated within at least a portion of the bottom side of the foam...
10/02/2001
6294240Protective cover for vehicle floor mat
A protective cover for a motor vehicle conventional floor mat comprising a removable fabric protectively enclosing the top side of the mat. An elastic strip integral with the inner rim of the cover removably engages the cover to the underside of the floor...
09/25/2001
6254693Golf equipment storage device and method of using the same
The invention relates to a golf equipment storage device for use in an automobile for convenient transport of various golfing equipment. The golf equipment storage device includes a compartment for holding golf shoes, and a removable liner normally dispos...
07/03/2001
6114002Portable hygienic mat
Hygienic mat which can be used standing steadily on it to wipe the feet after a shower or a bath and which at the same time can be folded, as well as being light and portable. Its characteristic is to comprise a first and a second pad (2a, 2b) hinged on a...
09/05/2000
5996160Entry door mat
An entry mat for placement before an entry door to permit cleaning of shoe soles. The entry mat has a liquid reservoir with an open top, and a plurality of adjacent parallel generally cylindrical brushes mounted such that certain bristles thereof extend o...
12/07/1999
5956798Mat for removing dirts or dusts
A mat for removing dirts or dusts comprises a cushioning material made of a plurality of curled elastomeric filaments and a collector sheet of electret laying under the cushioning material. The filaments are formed of a compound of synthetic resinous mate...
09/28/1999
5914169Protective cover for vehicle floor mat
A protective cover for a motor vehicle conventional floor mat comprising a removable fabric protectively enclosing the top side of the mat. An elastic strip integral with the inner rim of the cover removably engages the cover to the underside of the floor...
06/22/1999
5834104Fluid absorption mat
The present invention is an inexpensive and disposable mat constructed from non-flammable material for placement beneath fluid leaking machinery. The mat is manufactured from at least one layer of non-woven fluid absorbing polypropylene that is bonded to ...
11/10/1998
5763039Protective carpet system
An elevated carpet system and method of applying the carpet system to a surface to protect the underlying surface from damaging exposure to water, salt and moisture. The carpet system includes a waterproofing membrane layer applied to the underlying surfa...
06/09/1998
5660906Floor coverings
A floor covering comprises a plurality of tread strips of substantially resilient material, each tread strip having a wear layer of a material which provides a fibrous tread surface, and a plurality of spacer strips of substantially rigid material arrange...
08/26/1997
5587218Surface covering
An improved surface covering includes a base having a plurality of receiving grooves on one side and a plurality of working grooves on the other side. Each receiving groove includes gripping projections and is constructed to receive and grip a filler mate...
12/24/1996
5556685Shoe wiping mat assembly
A show wiping mat assembly having a liquid retention compartment containing a liquid, support means to support the soles of a user a distance above the bottom of the liquid retention compartment and slightly below the surface of the liquid, and cleaning m...
09/17/1996
5549945Absorbent mat
An improved absorbent mat for absorbing oil and other liquid drippings beneath a motor vehicle, comprising a first bottom impervious flexible layer to be placed upon a support surface beneath the motor vehicle. A second intermediate absorbent flexible lay...
08/27/1996
5506040Fluid absorption mat
The present invention is an inexpensive and disposable mat constructed from non-flammable material for placement beneath fluid leaking machinery. The mat is manufactured from at least one layer of non-woven fluid absorbing polypropylene that is bonded to ...
04/09/1996
5428857Identifiable rubber backed product
A dust control mat having a pile upper surface and a thermosetting rubber or rubber-like backing to which a thin thermoplastic identification strip or label has been vulcanized thereto....
07/04/1995
5297309Device for disinfecting and cleaning parts of persons, animals and objects passing over it and contacting the ground
The device for disinfecting parts of persons, animals and objects passing over it and coming into contact with it and the ground, especially the soles of shoes, includes a doormat provided with a rectangular aperture; a shallow flat-bottomed rectangular t...
03/29/1994
5292130Golf driving mat
The invention relates to a golf driving mat comprising a plurality of framed panel members assembled in edge-to-edge abutting relationship, the panel members and inner perimeter of the surrounding frame having releasable engagement means formed on the edg...
03/08/1994
5215802Mat
The invention relates to a mat comprising a plurality of elongated rails arranged parallel to one another and each having a receiving portion adapted to receive a tread member. The rails are coupled by way of first and second connecting elements, preferab...
06/01/1993
5205092Threshold mat
A threshold mat comprising alternating scraper units and wiper units. The improvement is that the wipers, that is strips of carpeting are carried on extrusion carriers and are gripped by their edges via a tightenable clamp incorporated in the scraper unit...
04/27/1993
5021277Automobile mat
An automobile mat includes an upper layer a lower layer as well as a middle layer sandwiched between the upper layer and the lower layer. The upper layer and the middle layer are respectively provided with a plurality of holes. A plurality of spacing memb...
06/04/1991
4902554Vulcanized rubber article, method for production of same, and label to be used for the method
In that a vulcanized rubber article (8), preferably of sheet or plate form and preferably having a relief pattern, in at least part of its surface, integrated in any surface area, inserted or settled into same, has been provided and vulcanized together wi...
02/20/1990
4879151Insert strip for a floor covering structure
This invention relates to insert strips for a floor covering structure for public walking areas such as in foyers of commercial buildings. The floor structure is made up of connected longitudinal sections, each section having a central longitudinal channe...
11/07/1989
4876135Floor mat with disposable absorbent pad
A floor mat comprising a jacket member having a throat opening in a free edge thereof for receiving an insert sheet of absorbent material. The top sheet of the jacket has openings therein for the passage of foreign matter. The insert sheet is disposed und...
10/24/1989
4849271Process for producing mats for cleaning purposes and mat for cleaning purposes
Mats for covering surfaces or for cleaning purposes, particularly doormats, which comprise a basic material, mainly of plastic with a fibrous layer and a support layer fixing the latter and fibres with a bristle-like structure applied to the basic materia...
07/18/1989
4785490Device for cleaning golf shoe spikes
This invention comprises a plurality of side by side chains mounted on a base, so that golf shoe spikes may be combed therethrough....
11/22/1988
4765670Auto floor mat with drain
In accordance with the above recited objects, the automobile floor mat of the present invention is constructed of a single piece of flexible material which is basically of a uniform overall thickness into which sloping grooves or troughs are molded or cut...
08/23/1988
4741065Interlocking dust control mats
A plurality of rubber-backed dust control mats are interconnected by a connecting strip which has projections thereon which engage mating projections on the outer surface of the rubber backing on the mats....
05/03/1988
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