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WO2007030688A2
WO2007030688A2 PCT/US2006/034982 US2006034982W WO2007030688A2 WO 2007030688 A2 WO2007030688 A2 WO 2007030688A2 US 2006034982 W US2006034982 W US 2006034982W WO 2007030688 A2 WO2007030688 A2 WO 2007030688A2
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placemat
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eating surface
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Christopher Bartell
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/03—Underlays for glasses or drinking-vessels
    • A47G23/0303—Table mats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/03—Underlays for glasses or drinking-vessels
    • A47G23/0306—Underlays for glasses or drinking-vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/06—Serving trays
    • A47G23/0633—Attachments to trays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F23/00—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes

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  • the present invention relates to a reusable placemat for use primarily by infants, toddlers, and the like.
  • Placemats have been used in an attempt to protect children from unclean surfaces and reduce clean-up time.
  • Such placemats are usually substantially planar mats formed of either disposable paper or reusable plastic. While these types of devices reduce the workload associated with cleaning them between meals, they do little to help contain spills or prevent food from falling to the floor during meal time. Moreover, the small and flexible nature of these mats permits them to frequently become a toy for the child. Some children will even pull up such mats while their food and beverages are resting thereon, thereby causing an even bigger mess than would have been created by not using the placemat at all.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,746,735 to Snedeker discloses adding a scoop to one side of a conventional substantially planar, foldable, placemat to collect food and the like that would otherwise spill on the floor during use. While the scoop helps collect some debris, these types of designs do little to contain spills arising on the mat itself, entertain the child during meal-time, or prevent the child from pulling up the mat during use.
  • the reusable placemat has a substantially planar eating surface that is encircled by a spill retention rim with a food retention gutter detachably secured thereto.
  • a slip-resistant foot encircles the lower side of the placemat thereby holding it in place on a table during use.
  • the planar eating surface may be substantially transparent, thereby allowing one or more activity cards to be display therethrough to entertain the child during meal time.
  • Packaging material for storing and marketing the placemat can also define at least one activity card.
  • a plurality of activity cards, each having different surface indicia to define a different activity can also be sold separately as a set.
  • FIG. 1 is a left front isometric view of a reusable placemat in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1A is a left front isometric view of the placemat of FIG. 1 showing a possible detachment of a removable food collecting gutter
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the placemat of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the placemat of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the placemat of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial, section view of the placemat of FIG. 1 taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 6 is a left side view of the placemat of FIG. 1 showing a possible orientation on a table shown in broken lines.
  • FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the placemat of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 8 is a right, front isometric view of the placemat of FIG. 1 showing a possible packaging container in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a right, back isometric view of the placemat and packaging container of FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a left, front isometric view of the placemat of FIG. 1 showing a possible use of a portion of the packaging container of FIG. 8 as an entertainment panel.
  • FIGS. 1-10 A reusable placemat 20 having a spill retention rim 22, a removable food collecting gutter 24, a slip resistant foot 26, and an activity viewing system 28 is shown in FIGS. 1-10.
  • the placemat 20 preferably has a substantially planar eating surface 30 that is sized to accommodate the eating needs of a user and is surrounded by the raised spill retention rim 22 that preferably has a low profile as shown.
  • the height 31a, 31b (FIGS. 5 & 6) of the rim 22 is sized so as to retain within the chamber 32 (FIG. 5) defined by the eating surface 30 within the rim 22 a volume of liquid typically encountered by children when eating.
  • the placemat 20 is substantially rectangular defining an upper edge 40, lower edge 42, left edge 44, right edge 46, top side 50, and bottom side 52, and the removable food collecting gutter 24 is preferably operably secured along the lower edge 42 of the placemat 20 as best shown in FIG. 1.
  • the substantially planar eating surface 30 and rim 22 are integrally molded of the same substantially rigid material such as a polycarbonate plastic material or the like. More preferably, the material also includes a fungal-bacterial resistant product such as those sold by the Microban Corporation of New York, New York. If desired, a logo platform 60, cup holder (not shown), and/or toy stand (not shown) may also be integrally molded within a portion of the placemat 20. More preferably, and as best shown in FIG. 5, the rim 22 has a recess or groove 70 defined therein that is open along the bottom side 52 of the placemat 20.
  • the slip resistant foot 26 is formed of a flexible, rubber or rubber-like, slip-resistant material that is operably secured to the bottom side 52 of the placemat 20 so that the placemat 20 rests on the foot 26 when placed on a table 80 (FIG. 6) or the like. More preferably, the slip resistant foot 26 is a strip of slip-resistant material that is operably received within the groove 70 on the bottom side 52 of the placemat 20.
  • the removable food collecting gutter 24 is preferably formed of the same or similar flexible material used to form the slip resistant foot 26. More preferably, the gutter 24 defines a food retention trough 90 that is positioned substantially adjacent to and extends along the entire length of the lower edge 42 of the placemat 20 as best shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 5 One possible structure for detachably securing the gutter 24 to the placemat 20 is best shown in FIG. 5.
  • An arm portion 100 extends substantially horizontally from the gutter 24.
  • the distal end 102 of the arm portion 100 includes a mating nub 104 for operably engaging the groove 70 in the bottom edge of the placemat 20. Accordingly, the gutter 24 can be secured or removed oy tne placemat simply by wedging the mating nub 104 of the gutter 24 into the groove 70 of the placemat 20 as shown.
  • the placemat 20 is positioned on a table 80 so that the gutter 24 extends over the edge 82 of the table 80 to collect food and other debris dropped by the child during meal time. More preferably, the height 31 b of the rim 22 is lower adjacent to the gutter 24 as best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 so that liquids retained in the chamber 32 will fill spill over the rim 22 adjacent to the gutter 24 and into the food retention trough 90 before spilling outside the placemat 20.
  • the placemat 20 can be configured to have an activity viewing system 28 therein.
  • One such system includes selecting the material forming the eating surface 30 so as to allow the eating surface 30 to be substantially transparent.
  • a variety of activity cards 120 each having different surface indicia 122 thereon such as mazes, math problems, word searches and the like can be placed, one at a time, under the placemat 20 within the area defined by the slip-resistant foot 26. Accordingly, a child or parent can select a particular card 120 to display during mealtime, thereby helping entertain the child.
  • the packaging 140 used to market and display the placemat 20 can include at least one such activity card 120.
  • the packaging 140 can be a blank form of card stock that has fold lines 142 positioned so as to define a box-like structure that encircles the placemat 20.
  • Tabs 144 are preferably cut in the stock to as to operably engage mating recesses 146 in the stock as shown, thereby securing the packaging 140 around the placemat 20.
  • a portion of the surface ornamentation 150 on the card stock preferably defines at least one activity card 120.
  • perforation lines 160 are provided on the card stock to allow the activity card 120 to be removed along the perforation lines 160.
  • a set of additional activity cards 120 are sold separately and are also available for use.
  • all materials forming the placemat 20, spill retention rim 22, slip resistant foot 26, and food collecting gutter 24 are shatter proof and dishwasher safe.
  • the spill retention rim 22 could be integral with the slip resistant foot 26 by mounting a band of resilient material along the edge of a substantially planar material that defines the eating surface.
  • the upper portion of the resilient material could define the rim 22, while the lower portion of the resilient material defines the foot 26.
  • the preferred attachment structure between the gutter 24 and placemat 20 could be modified by providing a slot in the resilient material for connecting the arm of the gutter 24. Accordingly, the claimed invention includes all such modifications as may come within the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereto.

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L'invention concerne un napperon économique, durable, sûr et lavable qui reste en place en cours d'emploi, qui retient les déversements accidentels se produisant au cours des repas, et qui recueille les aliments et autres débris avant qu'ils ne tombent par terre. Dans un mode de réalisation, le napperon réutilisable de l'invention comporte une surface de repas sensiblement plate qui est encerclée par un bord de retenue des déversements auquel est fixée détachable une gouttière de retenue des aliments. Une bande élastique de matériau encercle de préférence le côté inférieur du napperon, définissant de la sorte un socle antiglisse. La surface de repas plate peut être sensiblement transparente, permettant ainsi la visualisation par transparence d'une ou plusieurs cartes d'apprentissage.
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