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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Seiin Kobayashi, Yonezawa, JP;
Inventor:
Seiin Kobayashi, Yonezawa, JP;
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 33/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-component floor mat that, in one embodiment, is comprised of a first base or frame portion, intended to be positioned on the floor, that is dimensioned to accommodate a second flexible textile mat or rug portion that is releasably held in place on or in said base or frame portion by a plurality of magnets associated with one or both portions, thereby allowing for the easy removal or replacement of the textile portion of the mat and the economical laundering of same.