US20230279670A1

US20230279670A1 - Mat for hidden-type splicing

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Publication number: US20230279670A1
Application number: US17/868,779
Authority: US
Inventors: Yiyang Xia; Jianfei Xi; Jianda Ding
Original assignee: Suzhou Hred Mat Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Hred Mat Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-01
Filing date: 2022-07-20
Publication date: 2023-09-07
Also published as: JP3239249U; CN216822705U

Abstract

A mat for hidden-type splicing includes a mat body and a splicing bottom base connected thereto. Sides of the splicing bottom base are formed with two adjacent convex parts and two adjacent concave parts. The convex part has a convex part connection surface disposed corresponding to and being flush with a side edge of the mat body. Outwardly convex splicing teeth are disposed on the convex part connection surface and protrude outside the side edge, and adjacent two of which have a splicing outer groove formed therebetween. The concave part has a concave part connection surface disposed corresponding to and being flush with another side edge of the mat body. Inwardly concave splicing grooves are disposed in the concave part connection surface, and adjacent two of which have a splicing inner tooth formed therebetween. The mat body completely covers the two concave parts located therebelow.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to the field of mats, and in particularly to a mat for hidden-type splicing.

BACKGROUND

Mats are common household products in our daily life. There are many kinds of mats, such as floor board mats, sports mats, children's game mats, and industrial mats. Mats have a wide range of uses, such as indoor toilets, children's rooms, children's activity spaces, stadiums, and industrial floors. As a reliable padding article, the mat not only has the advantage of keeping the floor clean and smooth, but also has the characteristics of elasticity, softness and comfortable foot feeling, and can effectively protect children, the elderly and some important precision instruments from being injured by falling down and bumping, so that the mat has strong safety protection.
Existing splicing-type mats each are mainly a single piece of rectangular mat body and are mostly made of plastic materials, cloth, foam and other materials, multiple splicing teeth are arranged outwards at intervals on peripheral edges of the rectangular mat body, the splicing teeth are uniformly arranged, every adjacent two of splicing teeth have a splicing groove formed therebetween, and the splicing teeth and the splicing grooves are matched in shape. When multiple mat bodies are spliced, the splicing teeth and the splicing grooves of adjacent two mat bodies are mutually engaged together to realize integral installation. As the existing splicing-type mats each are of a single-body structure, tooth-groove structures of the spliced structure similar to a puzzle board are exposed outside during splicing, on one hand, a large number of tooth-groove structures are exposed outside would easily cause untidy visual impression and disorder, on the other hand, gaps are inevitably left in the engaged tooth-groove structures, so that dirty things such as dust and food residues are easy to enter the splicing grooves and remain for a long time, which causes unsanitary and messy consequences, and meanwhile, the cleaning is very inconvenient. In addition, after the splicing of a whole floor is completed by the single-piece tooth-groove engagement structure, the surfaces of multiple mat bodies are easy to arch or sag, which causes the overall surface to be uneven and the flatness to be poor.
In view of the above existing technology, the inventors have made a useful design, and a technical solution will be introduced below is produced under this background.

SUMMARY

A purpose of the invention is to provide a mat for hidden-type splicing with a simple structure and an elegant appearance, the whole mat being structured and arranged to be a two-layer structure including a mat body and a splicing bottom base, the splicing bottom base being disposed with outward convex parts and hidden concave parts, and thereby when multiple the mats are spliced together, the mat bodies can completely cover the splicing bottom bases to achieve advantages of superior visual experience, hygiene and easy cleaning.
Specifically, the purpose of the invention can be realized as follows.
A mat for hidden-type splicing, includes a mat body and a splicing bottom base. Each of the mat body and the splicing bottom base is in a form of rectangular plate structure, and the splicing bottom base is fixedly connected to a surface of a downward side of the mat body. One pair of adjacent right-angle sides of the splicing bottom base are respectively formed with two convex parts, and the other pair of adjacent right-angle sides of the splicing bottom base, namely two right-angle sides symmetrical with the two convex parts relative to a diagonal line of the splicing bottom base, are respectively formed with two concave parts. Each of the convex parts has a convex part connection surface, the convex part connection surface is disposed corresponding to and being flush with a side edge of the mat body, multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth are protruded on the convex part connection surface and arranged at intervals, adjacent two of the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth have a splicing outer groove formed therebetween, and the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth protrude outside the side edge of the mat body. Each of the concave parts has a concave part connection surface, the concave part connection surface is disposed corresponding to and being flush with another side edge of the mat body, multiple inwardly concave splicing grooves are recessed in the concave part connection surface inwards and arranged at intervals, the multiple inwardly concave splicing grooves are matched with the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth in shape, adjacent two of the multiple inwardly concave splicing grooves have a splicing inner tooth formed therebetween, the splicing inner tooth is matched with the splicing outer groove in shape, and the mat body completely covers the two concave parts of the splicing bottom base located below the mat body from above.
In an embodiment of the invention, each of the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth is in a form of inverted trapezoidal structure, a portion of each of the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth which is connected to the convex part connection surface is an outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion, another portion of each of the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth which is away from the convex part connection surface is an outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion, and a length of the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion is smaller than a length of the outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion.
In an embodiment of the invention, connections between the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion and the convex part connection surface and corresponding to two end portions in a lengthwise direction of the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion are respectively formed with outwardly convex splicing tooth connection rounded corner portion.
In an embodiment of the invention, two end portions in a lengthwise direction of the outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion are respectively formed with outwardly convex splicing tooth transition rounded corner portions.
In an embodiment of the invention, multiple antiskid strips are evenly protruded on a surface of an upward side of the mat body.
In an embodiment of the invention, the mat body and the splicing bottom base are made of an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer (EVA) and are one-piece structure.
In an embodiment of the invention, the mat body and the splicing bottom base are connected to form an integrated structure by hot-pressing lamination or adhesive bonding.
As the invention proposes the above structure, compared with the prior art, the invention may achieve beneficial effects that: as the whole mat is structured and arranged to be a separated structure including the mat body and the splicing bottom base, when two adjacent mats are spliced, the convex part of the splicing bottom base at one side can be matched and engaged with the concave part of the splicing bottom base at the other side; since the concave part is hidden below the upper mat body, the mat body of the mat on one side can cover the convex part of the mat on the other side from above after the two mats are spliced together; and when multiple mats are spliced on a floor, the lower splicing bottom bases can be covered under the mat bodies, and the outward convex parts and the outwardly convex splicing teeth are hidden, the rectangular mat bodies are closely attached to one another, so that not only the visual experience is greatly improved and the mats are more simple and beautiful, but also the teeth are not exposed outside, dirty things such as dust and garbage cannot enter splicing positions, the mats are sanitary, reliable and convenient to clean. In addition, after splicing, the combination is tight, the surfaces of multiple mat bodies can be basically kept horizontal, and the horizontal difference is small.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of an overall structure of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic structural exploded view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic view of an application example of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates another schematic view of the application example of the embodiment of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWINGS

- 1—mat body, 11—antiskid strip, 2—splicing bottom base, 21—convex part, 211—convex part connection surface, 212—outwardly convex splicing tooth, 2121—outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion, 21211—outwardly convex splicing tooth connection rounded corner portion, 2122—outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion, 21221—outwardly convex splicing tooth transition rounded corner portion, 213—splicing outer groove, 22—concave part, 221—concave part connection surface, 222—inwardly concave splicing groove, 223—splicing inner tooth.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Specific embodiments of the invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the description of the embodiments is not a limitation of technical solution, and any form change rather than substantive change based on the concept of the invention should be regarded as the scope of protection of the invention.
In the following description, all concepts involving orientations such as up, down, left, right, front and back all are relative to positional states of the drawings being described, which are intended to facilitate public understanding, and are not to be construed as special limitations of technical solutions provided by the invention.
As illustrated in FIG. 1 through FIG. 4 , a mat for hidden-type splicing may include: a mat body 1 and a splicing bottom base 2 each are constructed in a form of rectangular plate structure. The splicing bottom base 2 is fixedly connected to a surface of a downward side of the mat body 1. Two convex parts 21 are respectively formed on one pair of adjacent right-angle sides of the splicing bottom base 2. Two concave parts 22 are respectively formed on the other pair of right-angle sides of the splicing bottom base 2, namely the right-angle sides symmetrical with the two convex parts 21 relative to a diagonal line of the splicing bottom base 2.
Each the convex part 21 has a convex part connection surface 211, and the convex part connection surface 211 is disposed corresponding to and being flush with a side edge of the mat body 1. Multiple (i.e., more than one) outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 are protruded on the convex part connection surface 211 outwards and arranged at intervals, adjacent two of the outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 have a splicing outer groove 213 formed therebetween, and the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 all protrude outside the side edge of the mat body 1.
Each the concave part 22 has a concave part connection surface 221, and the concave part connection surface 221 is disposed corresponding to and being flush with another side edge of the mat body 1. Multiple inwardly concave splicing grooves 222 are recessed in the concave part connection surface 221 inwards and arranged at intervals, the multiple inwardly concave splicing grooves 222 are matched with the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 in shape, adjacent two of the multiple inwardly concave splicing grooves 222 have a splicing inner tooth 223 formed therebetween, the splicing inner tooth 223 is matched with the splicing outer groove 213 in shape, and the mat body 1 completely covers the two concave parts 22 of the splicing bottom base 2 located therebelow from above.
Moreover, each the outwardly convex splicing tooth 212 may be constructed in a form of inverted trapezoidal structure, with a portion of the outwardly convex splicing tooth 212 connected to the convex part connection surface 211 constituting an outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion 2121 and another portion of the outwardly convex splicing tooth 212 away from the convex part connection surface 211 constituting an outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion 2122. A length of the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion 2121 is smaller than a length of the outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion 2122. It is noted that, the shape of the outwardly convex splicing tooth 212 is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and can also be a T-shaped structure or a zigzag structure, and so on.
In a preferred embodiment, connections between the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion 2121 and the convex part connection surface 211 and corresponding to two end portions in the lengthwise direction of the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion 2121 are formed with outwardly convex splicing tooth connection rounded corner portions 21211, respectively. Two end portions in the lengthwise direction of the outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion 2122 are formed with outwardly convex splicing tooth transition rounded corner portions 21221, respectively. The outwardly convex splicing tooth connection rounded corner portions 21211 and the outwardly convex splicing tooth transition rounded corner portions 21221 can ensure smoothness of the whole outer edge surface of the outwardly convex splicing tooth 212, guarantee the safety of a user in manual splicing and avoid being scratched to thereby reflect humanization.
Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, multiple antiskid strips 11 are evenly protruded on a surface of an upward side of the mat body 1. The multiple antiskid strips 11 can increase a friction coefficient of the surface of the upward side of the mat body 1, thereby improving anti-slip performance of the mat body 1 and enhancing overall safety.
Furthermore, the mat body 1 and the splicing bottom base 2 may be made of an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer (EVA) and be integrally formed (i.e., one-piece structure). The EVA has good flexibility, so that the mat body 1 and the splicing bottom base 2 have excellent shockproof and antiskid performance, and moreover have good compression resistance.
In an alternative embodiment, the mat body 1 and the splicing bottom base 2 are connected to form an integrated structure by using hot-pressing lamination or adhesive bonding.
Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 and especially FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , a working principle of the technical solution provided by the illustrated embodiment of the invention will be briefly described as follows. Specifically, when multiple the mats according to the technical solution need to be spliced together, the splicing bottom bases 2 of adjacent two of the mats are spliced, the convex part 21 of one splicing bottom base 2 is engaged with the concave part 22 of the other splicing bottom base 2, and the multiple outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 are matched and engaged with the corresponding inwardly concave splicing grooves 222, the multiple splicing inner teeth 223 are matched and engaged with the corresponding splicing outer grooves 213. Because the convex part 21 can always be matched and engaged with the adjacent concave part 22 hidden below the mat body 1, after two mats are spliced together, the mat body 1 of one of the two mats on one side can cover the convex part 21 of the other one of the two mats on the other side from above, so that the convex part 21 and the outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 will not be exposed outside, thereby realizing the splicing in a hidden manner. More specifically, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , four mats are assembled/spliced in a cross structure, the convex part 21 at the left side of the splicing bottom base 2 of the right top mat in FIG. 4 is matched and engaged together with the concave part 22 at the right side of the splicing bottom base 2 of the left top mat, the concave part 22 at the bottom side of the spliced bottom base 2 of the right top mat and the convex part 21 at the top side of the splicing bottom base 2 of the right bottom mat are matched and engaged together, so that connecting parts of adjacent two splicing bottom bases 2 of the four mats are fixedly engaged in a manner that the convex part 21 and the concave part 22 are spliced with each other, and as shown in FIG. 3 , the upper mat bodies 1 can completely cover and shield internally adjacent convex parts 21 (for splicing) of the four splicing bottom bases 2; and by analogy, after multiple mats finish the splicing on a whole floor, the convex parts 21 of the lower splicing bottom bases 2 and the outwardly convex splicing teeth 212 are covered under the mat bodies 1 and thus are not exposed outside, so that the front side is constituted by rectangular mat bodies 1, which is beautiful and elegant and convenient to clean.
In summary, the technical solution provided by the invention can make up for the defects in the prior art, successfully complete the task of the invention, and faithfully achieve the technical effects stated by the applicant in the above technical effect section.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A mat for hidden-type splicing, comprising: a mat body (1) and a splicing bottom base (2);

wherein each of the mat body (1) and the splicing bottom base (2) is in a form of rectangular plate structure, and the splicing bottom base (2) is fixedly connected to a surface of a downward side of the mat body (1);

wherein one pair of adjacent right-angle sides of the splicing bottom base (2) are respectively formed with two convex parts (21), and the other pair of adjacent right-angle sides of the splicing bottom base (2), namely two right-angle sides symmetrical with the two convex parts (21) relative to a diagonal line of the splicing bottom base (2), are respectively formed with two concave parts (22);

wherein each of the convex parts (21) has a convex part connection surface (211), the convex part connection surface (211) is disposed corresponding to and flush with a side edge of the mat body (1), a plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) are protruded on the convex part connection surface (211) and arranged at intervals, adjacent two of the plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) have a splicing outer groove (213) formed therebetween, and the plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) protrude outside the side edge of the mat body (1);

wherein each of the concave parts (22) has a concave part connection surface (221), the concave part connection surface (221) is disposed corresponding to and flush with another side edge of the mat body (1), a plurality of inwardly concave splicing grooves (222) are recessed in the concave part connection surface (221) inwards and arranged at intervals, the plurality of inwardly concave splicing grooves (222) are matched with the plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) in shape, adjacent two of the plurality of inwardly concave splicing grooves (222) have a splicing inner tooth (223) formed therebetween, the splicing inner tooth (223) is matched with the splicing outer groove (213) in shape, and the mat body (1) completely covers the two concave parts (22) of the splicing bottom base (2) located below the mat body (1) from above.

2. The mat for hidden-type splicing as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) is in a form of inverted trapezoidal structure, a portion of each of the plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) which is connected to the convex part connection surface (211) is an outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion (2121), another portion of each of the plurality of outwardly convex splicing teeth (212) which is away from the convex part connection surface (211) is an outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion (2122), and a length of the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion (2121) is smaller than a length of the outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion (2122).

3. The mat for hidden-type splicing as claimed in claim 2, wherein connections between the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion (2121) and the convex part connection surface (211) and corresponding to two end portions in a lengthwise direction of the outwardly convex splicing tooth bottom portion (2121) are respectively formed with outwardly convex splicing tooth connection rounded corner portion (21211).

4. The mat for hidden-type splicing as claimed in claim 2, wherein two end portions in a lengthwise direction of the outwardly convex splicing tooth top portion (2122) are respectively formed with outwardly convex splicing tooth transition rounded corner portions (21221).

5. The mat for hidden-type splicing as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of antiskid strips (11) are evenly protruded on a surface of an upward side of the mat body (1).

6. The mat for hidden-type splicing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mat body (1) and the splicing bottom base (2) are made of an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer (EVA) and are one-piece structure.

7. The mat for hidden-type splicing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mat body (1) and the splicing bottom base (2) are connected to form an integrated structure by hot-pressing lamination or adhesive bonding.