U.S. patent application number 13/671600 was filed with the patent office on 2014-05-08 for suction floor mat.
The applicant listed for this patent is Yu-Chieh Wang. Invention is credited to Yu-Chieh Wang.
Application Number | 20140127449 13/671600 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50622623 |
Filed Date | 2014-05-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140127449 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang; Yu-Chieh |
May 8, 2014 |
Suction Floor Mat
Abstract
A suction floor mat includes a main body formed by a plurality
of upper and lower support ribs arranged in a criss-cross pattern,
a plurality of suction cups disposed at the bottom surface of the
main body, a vertical opening formed between adjacent upper and
lower support ribs, a groove formed at the bottom surface of each
lower support rib, and a connecting structure disposed separately
at two adjacent edges of the main body for connecting another
adjacent suction floor mat.
Inventors: |
Wang; Yu-Chieh; (Tainan
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Wang; Yu-Chieh |
Tainan City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
50622623 |
Appl. No.: |
13/671600 |
Filed: |
November 8, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
428/99 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 27/0225 20130101;
A47L 23/266 20130101; A47K 3/002 20130101; Y10T 428/24008
20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
428/99 |
International
Class: |
A47G 27/02 20060101
A47G027/02 |
Claims
1. A suction floor mat, comprising; a main body, a plurality of
upper and lower support ribs disposed at the top and bottom of the
main body and arranged in a criss-cross pattern, a plurality of
suction cups, fixed onto a bottom surface of the main body; a
vertical opening, formed between adjacent upper and lower support
ribs; a groove, formed at a bottom surface of each lower support
rib; and at least one connecting structure, disposed at two
adjacent edges of the main body.
2. The suction floor mat of claim 1, wherein the groove is in an
arc shape.
3. The suction floor mat of claim 1, wherein the connecting
structure is coupled to two main bodies, and one of the main bodies
has a connecting plate protruded outwardly from two adjacent edges
of the main body, and the connecting plate has a longitudinal
through hole penetrating through the connecting plate, and the
other main body has a connecting column protruded downwardly from
two adjacent edges and corresponding to the through hole of the
connecting plate, so that when the two main bodies are engaged, the
connecting column is embedded into the through hole of the
connecting plate.
4. A suction floor mat, comprising a plurality of floor mat units
coupled with one another, and each floor mat unit comprising a
plurality of upper and lower support ribs formed on the floor mat
unit and arranged in a criss-cross pattern, a plurality of suction
cups disposed on a surface of the floor mat unit, a vertical
opening formed between adjacent upper and lower support ribs of
each floor mat unit, and a groove formed on a bottom surface of
each lower support rib.
5. The suction floor mat of claim 4, wherein the groove is in an
arc shape.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a suction floor mat, and
more particularly to the suction floor mat with the functions of
fixation, ventilation, drainage, and moisture resistance.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] In general, a floor mat is placed on a floor and provided
for users to step thereon, and the floor mat is usually used in
places such as bathrooms, pool sides or areas with heavy moisture
for preventing users from slipping, falling or being injured, or
separating objects from a damp floor. Some conventional floor mats
come with a plurality of vertical ports on a surface of the floor
mats for facilitate drainage. However, such conventional floor mats
have poor fixation, so that the floor mats may be shifted from
their original positions by touches easily, and users may slip or
fall when stepping on the floor mats.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] In view of the aforementioned drawbacks, the inventor of the
present invention based on years of experience in the related
industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and
finally developed a suction floor mat in accordance with the
present invention to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art.
[0006] Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present
invention to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art by
providing a suction floor mat with the functions of fixation,
ventilation, drainage, and moisture resistance.
[0007] To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention
provides a suction floor mat comprising a main body formed by a
plurality of upper and lower support ribs arranged in a criss-cross
pattern, a plurality of suction cups disposed at the bottom surface
of the main body, a vertical opening formed between adjacent upper
and lower support ribs, a groove formed at the bottom surface of
each lower support rib, and a connecting structure disposed
separately at two adjacent edges of the main body for connecting
another adjacent suction floor mat.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment
of the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a first schematic view of combining the first and
second preferred embodiments of the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a second schematic view of combining the first and
second preferred embodiments of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a first schematic view of an application of the
combined first and second preferred embodiments of the present
invention;
[0013] FIG. 6 is a second schematic view of an application of the
combined first and second preferred embodiments of the present
invention;
[0014] FIG. 7 is a first cross-sectional view of the combined first
and second preferred embodiments of the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 8 is a second cross-sectional view of the combined
first and second preferred embodiments of the present
invention;
[0016] FIG. 9 is a first cross-sectional view of a third preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 10 is a second cross-sectional view of a third
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a fourth preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 12 is a first schematic view of an application of the
fourth preferred embodiments of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 13 is a second schematic view of an application of the
fourth preferred embodiments of the present invention; and
[0021] FIG. 14 is a third schematic view of an application of the
fourth preferred embodiments of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0022] The technical characteristics of the present invention will
become apparent with the detailed description of preferred
embodiments and the illustration of related drawings.
[0023] With reference to FIG. 1 for a suction floor mat of the
first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the suction
floor mat comprises a main body 1, a plurality of upper support
ribs 10 and lower support ribs 11 disposed at the top and bottom
surfaces of the main body 1 respectively and arranged in a
criss-cross pattern, and the bottom surface has a plurality of
suction cups 12, and an opening 13 is formed between adjacent upper
and lower support ribs 10, 11, and the bottom surface of each lower
support rib 11 has an arc-shaped groove 14. The main body 1 has a
connecting structure 15 disposed separately on two adjacent edges
of the main body 1, wherein the connecting structure 15 is a
connecting plate 150 protruded outwardly, and the top surface of
the connecting plate 150 has a through hole 151 penetrating through
the connecting plate 150.
[0024] With reference to FIG. 2 for the second preferred embodiment
of the present invention, the difference between the first and
second preferred embodiments resides on that the connecting
structure 15 of the second preferred embodiment has a connecting
column 152 protruded downwardly from the bottom surface of the main
body 1 and disposed at a position corresponding to the connecting
plate 150, such that when two adjacent main bodies 1 are engaged,
the connecting column 152 can be embedded into the through hole 151
of the connecting plate 150 for a connection of the two main bodies
1. Other functions and components of this preferred embodiment are
the same as those described in the first preferred embodiment, and
thus will not be repeated.
[0025] With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 for the second preferred
embodiment of the present invention, the connecting column 152 of
the main body 1 can be extended into the through hole 151 of the
connecting plate 150 of the first preferred embodiment, such that
the main bodies of the first and second preferred embodiments can
be combined with each other to increasing the using area (as shown
in FIGS. 5 and 6), and other functions of this preferred embodiment
are the same as those described in the first preferred embodiment,
and thus will not be repeated.
[0026] With reference to FIGS. 7 to 10 for the third preferred
embodiment of the present invention, the difference of the third
preferred embodiment from the first and second preferred
embodiments resides on that the main body 1 and the suction cup 12
of the first and second preferred embodiments are fixed (as shown
in FIGS. 7 and 8), and the connection between the main body 1 and
the suction cup 12 of the third preferred embodiment is achieved by
a plurality of slots 16 formed downwardly from the bottom surface
of the main body 1 and provided for receiving the joint columns 120
extended upwardly from the top of the suction cup 12 (as shown in
FIGS. 9 and 10), and other functions of this preferred embodiment
are the same as those described in the first and second preferred
embodiments, and thus will not be repeated.
[0027] In the second preferred embodiment of the present invention,
the connecting column 152 of the main body 1 can be extended into
the through hole 151 of the main body 1 of the first preferred
embodiment, so that the main bodies 1 of the first and second
preferred embodiments can be engaged with one another. After the
two main bodies 1 are combined, the two main bodies 1 are placed on
a plane 2 and then the suction cups 12 of the two main bodies 1 are
pressed to attach the suction cups 12 of the two main bodies 1 onto
the plane 2, so as to fix the two main bodies 1 onto the plane 2 to
increase the using area and achieve the fixation effect (as shown
in FIG. 10). Further, the opening 13 and the groove 14 of the main
body 1 are provided for facilitating drainage, ventilation and
moisture resistance (as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). In addition, the
first, second and third preferred embodiments of the present
invention are not limited to the arrangement of combining two main
bodies 1 only, but more than two main bodies 1 can be combined as
well.
[0028] With reference to FIGS. 11 to 14 for the fourth preferred
embodiment, the difference of this preferred embodiment from the
previous preferred embodiment resides on that the suction floor mat
of the fourth preferred embodiment is formed by connecting a
plurality of floor mat units 1 with one another, and each floor mat
unit 1 comprises a plurality of upper and lower support ribs 10, 11
arranged in a criss-cross pattern, a plurality of suction cups 12
disposed on the bottom surface of each floor mat unit 1, a vertical
opening 13 formed between adjacent upper and lower support ribs 10,
11 of each floor mat unit 1, and an arc-shaped groove 14 formed on
the bottom surface of each lower support rib 11. When use, the
floor mat units 1 of the fourth preferred embodiment are cut, so
that the floor mat units 1 allow the cups 3 to be placed on the
floor mat units 1 and let the cups 3 to dry naturally (as shown in
FIG. 12), or a computer system 4 is placed on the floor mat units
1, so that the computer system 4 is not in contact with the floor
to achieve the moisture resisting function (as shown in FIG. 13),
or the suction floor mat of the fourth preferred embodiment is laid
in a room 5, and then extra portions are cut, so that uses can walk
on the suction floor mat in the room 5 comfortably.
[0029] In summation, the present invention has the following
advantages and effects:
[0030] 1. The bottom surface of the main body 1 has the suction
cups 12 that can be attached onto the plane 4 to fix the main body
1 onto the plane 4 to provide a convenient fixation effect.
[0031] 2. The main body 1 has the opening 13 and the groove 14 to
facilitate drainage and provides the effects of ventilation and
moisture resistance.
[0032] 3. For a large area, users can combine a plurality of main
bodies 1 to meet their requirements.
[0033] In summation of the above description, the present invention
achieves the expected functions and effects and further complies
with the patent application requirements and is duly submitted for
patent application. While the invention is described in some detail
hereinbelow with reference to certain illustrated embodiments, it
is to be understood that there is no intent to limit it to those
embodiments. On the contrary, the aim is to cover all
modifications, alternatives and equivalents falling within the
spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended
claims.
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