U.S. patent application number 16/710543 was filed with the patent office on 2021-06-17 for infant feeding mat assembly.
The applicant listed for this patent is Keith Green. Invention is credited to Keith Green.
Application Number | 20210177181 16/710543 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004558485 |
Filed Date | 2021-06-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210177181 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Green; Keith |
June 17, 2021 |
Infant Feeding Mat Assembly
Abstract
An infant feeding mat assembly for protecting a floor from
spillage when an infant is being fed in an infant high chair
includes a first mat that is positionable beneath an infant high
chair. The first mat has a pair of slots to accommodate legs of the
infant high chair. A second mat is coupled to the first mat such
that the second mat is positioned beneath the infant high chair
when the first mat is positioned beneath the infant high chair. The
second mat is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit
food spilled thereon from contacting a support surface. The second
mat has a pair of slots therein to accommodate legs of the infant
high chair.
Inventors: |
Green; Keith; (St. Louis,
MO) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Green; Keith |
St. Louis |
MO |
US |
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Family ID: |
1000004558485 |
Appl. No.: |
16/710543 |
Filed: |
December 11, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 27/0206 20130101;
A47D 15/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47G 27/02 20060101
A47G027/02; A47D 15/00 20060101 A47D015/00 |
Claims
1. An infant feeding mat assembly being configured to be positioned
on a floor beneath a high chair during infant feeding thereby
inhibiting food from being spilled on the floor, said assembly
comprising: a first mat being positionable on a support surface
wherein said first mat is configured to be positioned beneath an
infant high chair, said first mat having a pair of slots therein
wherein each of said slots is configured to accommodate legs of the
infant high chair, said first mat being comprised of a deformable
material wherein said first mat is configured to inhibit scratching
the support surface; and a second mat being coupled to said first
mat wherein said second mat is configured to be positioned beneath
the infant high chair when said first mat is positioned on the
support surface, said second mat being exposed when said first mat
is positioned on the support surface, said second mat being
comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said second mat
is configured to inhibit food spilled thereon from contacting the
support surface, said second mat having a pair of slots therein,
each of said slots in said second mat being aligned with a
respective one of said slots in said first mat wherein each of said
slots in said second mat is configured to accommodate legs of the
infant high chair.
2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said first mat has a
top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge extending
therebetween, said perimeter edge having a front side and a back
side, each of said slots extending from said front side toward said
back side.
3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein each of said slots is
spaced in opposite directions from a centerline of said first mat
to define a central flap being positioned between a pair of outward
flaps wherein said central flap is configured to be positioned
beneath the infant high chair when the legs of the infant high
chair are positioned in said slots.
4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said first mat has a
top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge extending
therebetween, said perimeter edge having a front side and a back
side, each of said slots extending from said front side toward said
back side, each of said slots being spaced in opposite directions
from a centerline of said first mat to define a central flap being
positioned between a pair of outward flaps wherein said central
flap is configured to be positioned beneath the infant high chair
when the legs of the infant high chair are positioned in said
slots; and said second mat has an upper surface, a lower surface
and an exterior edge extending therebetween, said lower surface
being bonded to said top surface of said first mat having said
exterior edge being aligned with and being coextensive with said
perimeter edge of said first mat, said exterior edge having a
forward side and a rearward side, each of said slots in said second
mat extending from said forward side toward said rearward side.
5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein each of said second
slots defines a central flap being positioned between a pair of
outward flaps, said central flap of said second mat being aligned
with said central flap of said first mat, each of said outward
flaps of said second mat being aligned with a respective one of
said outward flaps of said first mat.
6. An infant feeding mat assembly being configured to be positioned
on a floor beneath a high chair during infant feeding thereby
inhibiting food from being spilled on the floor, said assembly
comprising: a first mat being positionable on a support surface
wherein said first mat is configured to be positioned beneath an
infant high chair, said first mat having a pair of slots therein
wherein each of said slots is configured to accommodate legs of the
infant high chair, said first mat being comprised of a deformable
material wherein said first mat is configured to inhibit scratching
the support surface, said first mat having a top surface, a bottom
surface and a perimeter edge extending therebetween, said perimeter
edge having a front side and a back side, each of said slots
extending from said front side toward said back side, each of said
slots being spaced in opposite directions from a centerline of said
first mat to define a central flap being positioned between a pair
of outward flaps wherein said central flap is configured to be
positioned beneath the infant high chair when the legs of the
infant high chair are positioned in said slots; and a second mat
being coupled to said first mat wherein said second mat is
configured to be positioned beneath the infant high chair when said
first mat is positioned on the support surface, said second mat
being exposed when said first mat is positioned on the support
surface, said second mat being comprised of a fluid impermeable
material wherein said second mat is configured to inhibit food
spilled thereon from contacting the support surface, said second
mat having a pair of slots therein, each of said slots in said
second mat being aligned with a respective one of said slots in
said first mat wherein each of said slots in said second mat is
configured to accommodate legs of the infant high chair, said
second mat having an upper surface, a lower surface and an exterior
edge extending therebetween, said lower surface being bonded to
said top surface of said first mat having said exterior edge being
aligned with and being coextensive with said perimeter edge of said
first mat, said exterior edge having a forward side and a rearward
side, each of said slots in said second mat extending from said
forward side toward said rearward side, each of said second slots
defining a central flap being positioned between a pair of outward
flaps, said central flap of said second mat being aligned with said
central flap of said first mat, each of said outward flaps of said
second mat being aligned with a respective one of said outward
flaps of said first mat.
7. A method of protecting a floor from spillage of food or liquids
from feeding an infant, the steps of the method comprising:
providing a first mat having a bottom surface, a top surface and a
pair of slots therein, said first mat being comprised of a
deformable material; providing a second mat having a lower surface,
an upper surface and a pair of slots therein, said lower surface
being bonded to said top surface of said first mat having each of
said slots in said second mat being aligned with a respective one
of said slots in said first mat, said second mat being comprised of
a fluid impermeable material; positioning said first mat on a
support surface having said bottom surface resting on the support
surface and having said upper surface of said second mat being
exposed; and positioning each of a plurality of legs on an infant
high chair in a respective one of said slots in each of said first
and second mats wherein said second mat is configured to capture
food and liquids spilled when an infant is being fed in the infant
high chair.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Statement Regarding Federally Sponsored Research or Development
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[0003] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR JOINT
INVENTOR
[0004] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed
Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
[0005] The disclosure and prior art relates to mat devices and more
particularly pertains to a new mat device for protecting a floor
from spillage when an infant is being fed in an infant high
chair.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented
above by generally comprising a first mat that is positionable
beneath an infant high chair. The first mat has a pair of slots to
accommodate legs of the infant high chair. A second mat is coupled
to the first mat such that the second mat is positioned beneath the
infant high chair when the first mat is positioned beneath the
infant high chair. The second mat is comprised of a fluid
impermeable material to inhibit food spilled thereon from
contacting a support surface. The second mat has a pair of slots
therein to accommodate legs of the infant high chair.
[0007] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0008] The objects of the disclosure, along with the various
features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed
out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part
of this disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
[0009] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a top view of an infant feeding mat assembly
according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0011] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0012] FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0013] FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of
FIG. 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0014] FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0015] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new mat device embodying the
principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and
generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be
described.
[0016] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the infant feeding
mat assembly 10 generally comprises a first mat 12 that is
positionable on a support surface 14, such as a floor in a room of
a house or the like. The first mat 12 is positioned beneath an
infant high chair 16 that is positioned in the room of the house.
The first mat 12 has a pair of slots 18 therein and each of the
slots 18 accommodates legs 20 of the infant high chair 16.
Moreover, the first mat 12 is comprised of a deformable material
such that the first mat 12 is inhibited from scratching the support
surface 14.
[0017] The first mat 12 has a top surface 22, a bottom surface 24
and a perimeter edge 26 extending therebetween, and the perimeter
edge 26 has a front side 28 and a back side 30. Each of the slots
18 extends from the front side 28 toward the back side 30.
Moreover, each of the slots 18 is spaced in opposite directions
from a centerline of the first mat 12 to define a central flap 32
that is positioned between a pair of outward flaps 34. Thus, the
central flap 32 is positioned beneath the infant high chair 16 when
the legs 20 of the infant high chair 16 are positioned in the slots
18. The first mat 12 may have a length and a width of approximately
36.0 inches, and the central flap 32 and each of the outward flaps
34 may have a width of approximately 12.0 inches.
[0018] A second mat 35 is provided and the second mat 35 is coupled
to the first mat 12. In this way the second mat 35 is positioned
beneath the infant high chair 16 and extends forwardly from the
infant high chair 16 when the first mat 12 is positioned on the
support surface 14. Moreover, the second mat 35 is exposed when the
first mat 12 is positioned on the support surface 14. The second
mat 35 is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit food
spilled thereon from contacting the support surface 14.
[0019] The second mat 35 has a pair of slots 36 therein and each of
the slots 36 in the second mat 35 is aligned with a respective one
of the slots 18 in the first mat 12. Thus, each of the slots 36 in
the second mat 35 accommodates legs 20 of the infant high chair 16.
The second mat 35 has an upper surface 38, a lower surface 40 and
an exterior edge 42 extending therebetween. The lower surface 40 is
bonded to the top surface 22 of the first mat 12 and the exterior
edge 42 is aligned with and is coextensive with the perimeter edge
26 of the first mat 12.
[0020] The exterior edge 42 has a forward side 44 and a rearward
side 46. Each of the slots 18 in the second mat 35 extends from the
forward side 44 toward the rearward side 46. Each of the second
slots 18 defines a central flap 48 that is positioned between a
pair of outward flaps 50. The central flap 48 of the second mat 35
is aligned with the central flap 32 of the first mat 12.
Additionally, each of the outward flaps 50 of the second mat 35 is
aligned with a respective one of the outward flaps 34 of the first
mat 12.
[0021] In use, the first mat 12 is placed on the support surface 14
such that the second mat 35 is exposed. The legs 20 of the infant
high chair 16 are positioned in respective ones of the slots 18,36
in each of the first 12 and second 34 mats. In this way the central
flap 48 of the second mat 35 is positioned beneath the infant high
chair 16 and each of the outward flaps 50 of the second mat 35 is
positioned on opposite sides of the infant high chair 16.
Additionally, the second mat 35 extends forwardly from the infant
high chair 16. In this way the second mat 35 captures food and
liquids that are spilled when an infant in the infant high chair 16
is being fed. Thus, the support surface 14 is protected from stains
or the like that would otherwise result from the food and liquids
being spilled on the support surface 14.
[0022] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations
in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation,
assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one
skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are
intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0023] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent
document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense
to mean that items following the word are included, but items not
specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element
by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that
more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly
requires that there be only one of the elements.
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