MAT (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A47G27/02 A47L23/22 

FIELD: sanitary and hygienic facilities for dwelling, equipment for sportive and sanitation complexes, household articles such as things for bathrooms, or floor mat-like articles for swimming pools.

SUBSTANCE: mat has at least two modules formed as sheets of cellular structure connected with one another through retaining members positioned in openings provided on at least one outer side of each sheet. Sheets and retaining members are made from resilient plastic polymer and retaining members are formed as webs made from tape or strip. Width of web exceeds diameter of opening. Web has two-beveled wedge-shaped ends and thinned portion provided at the side of base of each wedge-shaped end for arranging thereof in cell opening and providing adhering of base and web to cell. According to another version, mat has at least two modules formed as sheets consisting of cells connected with one another by ribs, and retaining members positioned within openings provided on at least one outer side of each sheet free of ribs. Sheets and retaining members are made from resilient plastic polymer. Retaining members are formed as webs of tape or strip having width exceeding diameter of opening, with tips formed as equilateral trapezium and thinned regions provided at the side of larger base of each tip being adapted for locating it in cell opening and for providing adherence of base and web to tip. Length of web positioned between thinned portions corresponds to length of ribs. Mats may be of any sizes.

EFFECT: light-weight and simplified construction, convenient usage, and reduced labor intensity for manufacture and retention of pattern structure.

9 cl, 5 dwg