EP1079718B1 - Liegematte mit einem rahmenelement und abnehmbar befestigten schichten - Google Patents

Liegematte mit einem rahmenelement und abnehmbar befestigten schichten Download PDF

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EP1079718B1
EP1079718B1 EP99913905A EP99913905A EP1079718B1 EP 1079718 B1 EP1079718 B1 EP 1079718B1 EP 99913905 A EP99913905 A EP 99913905A EP 99913905 A EP99913905 A EP 99913905A EP 1079718 B1 EP1079718 B1 EP 1079718B1
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Tai Hoon Kim Matlin
James Ashley Waring
Ronald L. Ii Wilson
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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
    • A47G9/00—Bed-covers; Counterpanes; Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs; Sleeping bags; Pillows
    • A47G9/06—Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs
    • A47G9/062—Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs for covering the ground, e.g. picnic or beach blankets

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  • the present invention generally relates to a towel-mat having a frame member and removably attached membranes.
  • Conventional beach towels and picnic blankets are typically used, for example, to separate a person from the ground (e.g., beach sand) and/or to line a chair. Difficulty exists, however, in maintaining the shape of these items when being used for such purposes. For example, when a beach towel is used to separate a person from the beach sand, the towel will typically lose its spread out shape and converge towards the person.
  • U.S. Patent 3,862,876, issued to Graves discloses one attempt to maintain the desired shape of a towel.
  • the towel in Graves has continuous flexible weights secured along two opposed edges of the towel.
  • U.S. Patent 4,709,430, issued to Nicoll discloses a beach blanket having a non-metallic tube filled with a liquid weight such as water located at the perimeter of the blanket.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,951,333 describes a self-supporting towel-mat according to the preamble of claim 1, having two layers of fabric joined at their edges with a single spring-steel hoop inside sized to hold the blanket open and flat on the ground.
  • the hoop is compressible so that it can be removed through a small slit in the side, allowing the blanket to be machine-washed.
  • a towel-mat includes the features of claim 1.
  • the second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane along the perimeter portion of the second membrane and along the perimeter portion of the first membrane.
  • the perimeter portion of the second membrane includes an extended portion.
  • the extended portion and the perimeter portion of the second membrane forms a perimeter pocket adapted to receive the first membrane.
  • the towel-mat further comprises a fastener having a first portion and a second portion.
  • the first portion of the fastener is attached to the first membrane, and the second portion of the fastener is attached to the second membrane.
  • the fastener is adapted to removably attach the first membrane to the second membrane.
  • a towel-mat includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, a first membrane and a second membrane.
  • the first membrane has a perimeter portion to which a frame member is fixedly attached.
  • the second membrane has a perimeter portion. The second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane.
  • membrane is used herein to include, but is not limited to, a layer of material.
  • the membrane can be a piece of fabric such as terry cloth or nylon.
  • one membrane e.g., the second membrane which can form a top membrane of the towel-mat
  • the other membrane e.g., the first membrane with the frame member fixedly attached which can form a bottom membrane of the towel-mat
  • perimeter portion is used herein to include an area substantially about the perimeter of a membrane.
  • the perimeter portion can be, for example, twenty percent of the membrane area nearest to the membrane perimeter.
  • the perimeter portion of the second membrane includes an extended portion and a facing portion.
  • the extended portion and the facing portion of the second membrane forms a perimeter pocket adapted to receive the first membrane.
  • extended portion is used herein to include, but is not limited to, a portion of a membrane extending beyond the membrane perimeter.
  • the extended portion can include a portion of the membrane that is folded over at the perimeter.
  • the extended portion can be made of the same material as the membrane itself or can be made of a material different from the membrane, for example, an elastic material sown to a nylon membrane.
  • the term “facing portion” is used herein to include a portion of a membrane that faces the extended portion of the membrane.
  • the "perimeter pocket" formed by the extended portion and the facing portion of the membrane can be any type of cavity or opening along at least a portion of the perimeter.
  • the frame member is fixedly attached along the perimeter of one towel-mat membrane (e.g., the lower membrane) which is, in turn, inserted into the perimeter pocket of another membrane (e.g, the top membrane);
  • the extended portion can be an elastic material which is stretched over the lower membrane so that it is disposed within the perimeter pocket formed by the extended portion and the facing portion of the lower membrane.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top view of a top membrane of a towel-mat according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of the top membrane shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a bottom view of the top membrane for the towel-mat shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • a towel-mat includes a top membrane 110 and a bottom membrane 120.
  • a body portion 111 and a head portion 112 are fixedly attached to top membrane 110.
  • Body portion 111 and head portion 112 can be fixedly attached to the top membrane 110 by, for example, sewing along the perimeters of those portions.
  • Head portion 112 can be sewn along a portion of the perimeter of the head portion 112 to provide an opening 113 where a pillow can be inserted as will be discussed below.
  • Top membrane 110 includes an extended portion 114, which is located on the underside of the top membrane 110 from the top view perspective. Extended portion 114 and the facing portion of top membrane 110 form a pocket into which the bottom membrane 120 can be removably inserted.
  • the extended portion 114 can be made, for example, an elastic material that can be stretched over lower membrane 120 to better place lower membrane 120 within the pocket.
  • the bottom membrane 120 can be removably attached to the top membrane 110 by placing lower membrane 120 within the pocket formed by extended portion 114 and top membrane 110.
  • FIG. 4 shows a bottom or top view of the bottom membrane for attachment to the top membrane shown in FIGS. 1 through 3.
  • the lower membrane 120 has the frame member (not shown) fixedly attached.
  • the lower membrane 120 can be folded over the frame member and then sewn along the interior of the lower membrane 120.
  • lower membrane 120 can have an oval shape; the frame member can be placed along the perimeter and then the lower membrane 120 can be sewn along the inner perimeter to capture the frame member within the doubled-over lower membrane. Because the frame member is captured within the lower membrane 120, the frame member is essentially fixedly attached to the lower membrane 120.
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the top membrane shown in FIG. 1 along the line shown in Fig. 2 and the lower membrane inserted into the perimeter pocket of the top membrane. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower membrane 120 is placed within the pocket formed by top membrane 110 and extended portion 114. FIG. 5 illustrates the frame member 130 located along the perimeter of lower membrane 120.
  • FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of the end portion of the cross-section shown in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one manner in which the membranes of the towel-mat shown in FIGS. 1-5 can be constructed, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • lower membrane 120 can be folded over frame member 130 and sewn along that inner perimeter of lower membrane 120, which is solid along its interior.
  • the lower membrane 120 has a hole within its interior and the frame member is sewn along a perimeter portion.
  • top membrane 110 can be sewn to extended portion 114 so that the seam is on the interior of the towel.
  • the far end of extended portion 114 can be sewn with a binding.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an alternative manner in which the membranes of a towel-mat can be constructed according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the top membrane 810 and extended portion 814 can be sewn with an exterior seam 815 and then have a binding placed over the seam.
  • the far end of the extended portion again, can have a binding 816.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates yet another manner in which the membranes of the towel-mat can be constructed according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the top membrane can be constructed similar to that shown in FIG. 7 with an additional segment 918 attached to the extended portion 914.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a top view of a towel-mat with a frame member and removably attached membranes according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Towel-mat 200 includes top membrane 210, lower membrane 220 and fastener 230.
  • Top membrane can include a body portion 211 and a head portion 212.
  • the frame member (not shown) is sewn along the perimeter of lower membrane 220.
  • Fastener 230 has one portion attached to the top membrane 210 and another portion attached to the lower membrane 220.
  • the portions of the fastener 230 can be, for example, attached along the perimeter portions of the top and lower membranes 210 and 220, respectively.
  • the fastener can be, for example, a zipper, a hook and pile arrangement, a set of buttons with holes or a set of snaps.
  • the particular fastener shown in FIG. 9 is a zipper.
  • the head portion 212 can be fixedly attached to body portion 211 by sewing the head portion 212 to the body portion 211 along the semi-circular outer perimeter 214 of the head portion 212.
  • a opening can be formed along the straight side 215 of head portion 212 to allow a pillow to be removably inserted into the towel.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a top view of a towel-mat with a frame member and removably attached membranes according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 shows a side view of the towel-mat shown in FIG. 10.
  • Towel-mat 300 includes top membrane 310, lower membrane 320 and fastener 330.
  • Top membrane can include a body portion 311 and a head portion 312.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a bottom or top view of the towel-mat shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
  • the frame member (not shown) is sewn along the perimeter of lower membrane 320.
  • Fastener 330 has one portion that is to be attached to the top membrane 310 and another portion that is to be attached to the lower membrane 320.
  • the portions of the fastener 330 can be, for example, attached along the perimeter portions of the top and lower membranes 310 and 320, respectively.
  • the fastener can be, for example, a zipper, a hook and pile arrangement, a set of buttons with holes or a set of snaps.
  • the particular fastener shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is a zipper.
  • the head portion 312 can be fixedly attached to top membrane 310 by sewing the head portion 312 to the top membrane 310 along the semi-circular outer perimeter of the head portion 312.
  • a opening can be formed along the straight side of head portion 312 to allow a pillow to be removably inserted into the towel.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a top view of a towel-mat according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a side view of the towel-mat shown in FIG. 13.
  • the head portion 412 can be sewn along three of the four sides of its perimeter and can be sewn along interior lines to form an opening 413 to a central pocket 414 (into which a pillow can be placed), left pocket 415 and right pocket 416 (into which miscellaneous items, such as sunglasses, keys and suntan lotion can be placed).
  • FIG. 15 shows a top view of a towel-mat according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 shows a side view of the towel-mat shown in FIG. 15. Similar to the discussion above, the details again shown here relate to head portion 512, which has been sewn along three of its four sides to form a pocket 513.
  • FIG. 17 shows a top view of a towel-mat according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 shows a side view of the towel-mat shown in FIG. 17. Again, the details shown relate to the head portion 612, which is shown along three of its four sides to form an opening 613.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates a top view of a towel-mat with a frame member and removably attached membranes.
  • FIG. 20 is a side view of the towel-mat shown in FIG. 19.
  • FIG. 21 shows a bottom view of the towel-mat shown in FIGS. 19 and 20.
  • Towel-mat 700 includes top membrane 710, lower membrane 720, fastener 730 and pull ring 740.
  • Top membrane 710 includes body portion 711 and head portion 712, which are fixedly attached to top membrane 710.
  • Fastener 730 has one portion attached to top membrane 710 and another portion attached to lower membrane 720.
  • the fastener can be located, for example, around the perimeter portions of top membrane 710 and lower membrane 720.
  • the fastener shown in FIGS. 19 through 21 is a zipper.
  • FIG. 22 illustrates a top view of the towel 700 shown in FIGS. 19 through 21 where the top membrane 710 is removed from the lower membrane 720. Note that the view of bottom membrane 720 is from a top view.
  • a cord 750 has cord sections 751 and 752, and is located within the lower membrane 720.
  • Cord section 751 is fixedly attached directly to the frame member (not shown) or fixedly attached to the lower membrane 720 itself. The other end of cord section 751 is movably engagable through the lower membrane and connected to pull ring 740.
  • cord section 752 is also fixedly attached to either the frame member or the lower membrane 720 at a location angularly separated from the fixedly attached location of cord section 751. The remaining end of cord section 752 is movably engagable through lower membrane 720 and again connected to pull ring 740.
  • An elastic member 760 attaches to cord section 752, and to cord section 751 or a location on the lower membrane 720. As shown in FIG. 22, the elastic member 760 can have one end attached to cord section 751 where it fixedly attaches to the frame member or lower membrane 720 and the remaining end of elastic member 760 can be connected at point between the end points of cord section 752, for example, at a halfway point on cord section 752. Alternatively, the elastic member 760 can have its one end (the end opposite from the attachment at cord section 752) attached to the band (not shown) or to the lower membrane 720 itself. This end of elastic member 760 can be attached at any point along the band or the lower membrane 720 so that slack in the length of elastic member is taken up.
  • a user can convert the towel-mat from an extended configuration to a collapsed configuration by pulling pull ring 740.
  • the extended configuration of the towel-mat is shown in FIG. 22.
  • the towel-mat can also be converted to a collapsed configuration and a chair configuration.
  • FIG. 23 shows a top view of a pillow of a towel-mat according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 24 shows a top view of a pillow of a towel-mat according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the pillow can have varying types of shapes that allow them to be removably insertable into the head pocket for any of the towel-mat configurations discussed above.
  • the pillow can be inflatable and deflatable for ease of storage and use.

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  1. Liegematte, umfassend:
    ein aus einem flexiblen verdrehbaren Material hergestelltes Rahmenelement (130);
    eine erste Tuchlage (120) mit einem Randabschnitt;
    eine zweite Tuchlage (110) mit einem Randabschnitt; und
    ein Kissen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Rahmenelement (130) an dem Randabschnitt der ersten Tuchlage (120) fest angebracht ist;
    die zweite Tuchlage (110) an der ersten Tuchlage (120) abnehmbar befestigbar ist;
    eine Körpertuchlage (111) an der zweiten Tuchlage (110) fest angebracht ist;
    eine Kopftuchlage (112) an der zweiten Tuchlage (110) fest angebracht ist, wobei die Kopftuchlage (112) und die zweite Tuchlage (110) eine Kopftasche bilden; und
    das Kissen in die Kopftasche entnehmbar einführbar ist.
  2. Liegematte nach Anspruch 1, bei der die zweite Tuchlage an der ersten Tuchlage entlang des Randabschnittes der zweiten Tuchlage und entlang des Randabschnittes der ersten Tuchlage abnehmbar anbringbar ist.
  3. Liegematte nach Anspruch 1, bei der der Randabschnitt der zweiten Tuchlage einen Erweiterungsabschnitt und einen Komplementärabschnitt aufweist, wobei der Erweiterungsabschnitt und der Komplementärabschnitt der zweiten Tuchlage eine Randtasche bilden, die für ein Aufnehmen der ersten Tuchlage ausgebildet ist.
  4. Liegematte nach Anspruch 1, zudem umfassend:
    ein Befestigungselement mit einem ersten Abschnitt und einem zweiten Abschnitt, wobei der erste Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes an der ersten Tuchlage und der zweite Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes an der zweiten Tuchlage angebracht ist, und wobei das Befestigungselement für ein abnehmbares Anbringen der erste Tuchlage an der zweiten Tuchlage ausgebildet ist.
  5. Liegematte nach Anspruch 4, bei der:
    der erste Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes entlang wenigstens eines Abschnittes des Randabschnittes der ersten Tuchlage angebracht ist; und
    der zweite Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes entlang wenigstens eines Abschnittes des Randabschnittes der zweiten Tuchlage angebracht ist.
  6. Liegematte nach Anspruch 4, bei der:
    der erste Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes im Wesentlichen gänzlich entlang des Randabschnittes der ersten Tuchlage angebracht ist; und
    der zweite Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes im Wesentlichen gänzlich entlang des Randabschnittes der zweiten Tuchlage angebracht ist.
  7. Liegematte nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei der das Rahmenelement aufweist:
    (1) eine erste Form, die im Wesentlichen eben ist, wenn das Rahmenelement in einer ausgebreiteten Konfiguration ist; und
    (2) eine zweite Form, die im Wesentlichen eben ist und einen Bereich aufweist, der kleiner als ein Bereich der ersten Form ist, wenn das Rahmenelement in einer zusammengelegten Konfiguration ist.
  8. Liegematte nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei der das Rahmenelement aufweist:
    (1) eine erste Form, die im Wesentlichen eben ist, wenn das Rahmenelement in einer ausgebreiteten Konfiguration ist; und
    (2) eine zweite Form, wenn das Rahmenelement in einer Stuhlkonfiguration ist, wobei die Stuhlkonfiguration einen Rückenabschnitt und einen Sitzabschnitt aufweist.
  9. Liegematte nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, bei der das Kissen aufblasbar ist.
  10. Liegematte nach Anspruch 8, bei der das Kissen innerhalb des Rückenabschnittes der Stuhlkonfiguration angeordnet ist, wenn das Rahmenelement in der Stuhlkonfiguration ist.
  11. Liegematte nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, bei der:
    die erste Tuchlage mit dem fest angebrachten Rahmenelement nicht maschinenwaschbar ist; und
    die zweite Tuchlage maschinenwaschbar ist.
  12. Liegematte nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, bei der:
    das Rahmenelement eine Schnur mit mindestens einem ersten Schnurabschnitt aufweist, wobei der mindestens eine erste Schnurabschnitt ein erstes mit dem Rahmenelement verbundenes Ende und ein zweites Ende aufweist; und die erste Tuchlage wenigstens ein dem mindestens einen ersten Schnurabschnitt entsprechendes Loch aufweist, wobei das zweite Ende des mindestens einen ersten Schnurabschnittes durch das entsprechende Loch gleitend durchführbar ist.
  13. Verfahren zur Fertigung einer Liegematte mit einem Rahmenelement, umfassend:
    festes Anbringen eines aus einem flexiblen verdrehbaren Material hergestellten Rahmenelementes (130) an einem Randabschnitt einer ersten Tuchlage (120); Bilden einer Randtasche aus einem Komplementärabschnitt und einem Erweiterungsabschnitt einer zweiten Tuchlage (110), wobei die Randtasche für ein Aufnehmen der ersten Tuchlage (120) ausgebildet ist;
    festes Anbringen einer Körpertuchlage (111) an der zweiten Tuchlage (110);
    festes Anbringen einer Kopftuchlage (112) an der zweiten Tuchlage (110); Bilden einer Kopftasche zwischen der Kopftuchlage (112) und der zweiten Tuchlage (110) zur Bildung einer Kopftasche; und
    Einführen eines Kissens in die Kopftasche so, daß dieses entnehmbar ist.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, umfassend:
    festes Anbringen eines ersten Abschnittes eines Befestigungselementes an der ersten Tuchlage (120); und
    festes Anbringen eines zweiten Abschnittes des Befestigungselementes an einer zweiten Tuchlage (110), wobei das Befestigungselement ausgebildet ist, die erste Tuchlage (120) an der zweiten Tuchlage (110) abnehmbar zu befestigen.
  15. Verfahren nach Anspruch 14, bei dem:
    der erste Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes entlang des Randabschnittes der ersten Tuchlage fest angebracht wird; und
    der zweite Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes entlang eines Randabschnittes der zweiten Tuchlage angebracht wird.
  16. Verfahren nach Anspruch 14, bei dem:
    der erste Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes im Wesentlichen gänzlich entlang des Randabschnittes der ersten Tuchlage fest angebracht wird; und
    der zweite Abschnitt des Befestigungselementes im Wesentlichen gänzlich entlang eines Randabschnittes der zweiten Tuchlage fest angebracht wird.
  17. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 16, zudem umfassend:
    Bringen des Rahmenelementes von einer ausgebreiteten Konfiguration in eine Stuhlkonfiguration, wobei die Stuhlkonfiguration einen Rückenabschnitt und einen Sitzabschnitt aufweist, und wobei das Kissen in dem Rückenabschnitt der Stuhlkonfiguration angeordnet wird, wenn das Rahmenelement in der Stuhlkonfiguration ist.
  18. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 17, zudem umfassend:
    Ausbilden wenigstens eines ersten Loches in der ersten Tuchlage, wobei das Rahmenelement eine Schnur mit wenigstens einem ersten Schnurabschnitt aufweist, wobei der wenigstens eine erste Schnurabschnitt ein mit dem Rahmenelement verbundenes erstes Ende und ein zweites Ende aufweist; und
    Durchführen des zweiten Endes wenigstens des ersten Schnurabschnittes durch das Loch der ersten Tuchlage.
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