Exercise mat having a three-dimensional surface texture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024390729-A1
Application number	US-202418795971-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 6, 2024
Priority date	Oct 28, 2019
Publication date	Nov 28, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Examples of an exercise mat having a three-dimensional surface texture and methods for making same are disclosed. The exercise mat may have a first malleable layer formed from a polyurethane material with an elastic fabric material attached to a lower surface thereof. A second layer may be attached to the elastic fabric material of the first layer. The second layer may be formed from a thermoplastic elastomer material and may have the three-dimensional surface texture formed on an upper surface thereof to which the first layer conforms. The exercise mat may also include a third rubber layer attached to the second layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An exercise mat having a three-dimensional surface texture, comprising:
a first malleable layer having an upper surface forming a face side of the exercise mat and a lower surface, the first malleable layer formed from a polyurethane material and having an elastic fabric material attached to the lower surface of the first malleable layer; a second layer attached to the elastic fabric material of the first malleable layer, the second layer formed from a thermoplastic elastomer material and having a three-dimensional surface formed on an upper surface of the second layer, the upper surface of the second layer facing and secured to the elastic fabric material of the first malleable layer, wherein the first malleable layer conforms to the three-dimensional surface of the second layer forming the three-dimensional surface texture on the face side of the exercise mat; and, an edge region extending along a periphery of the exercise mat, wherein the edge region is contoured, beveled, or chamfered.

2 . The exercise mat of claim 1 , further comprising a third layer attached to a lower surface of the second layer, the third layer formed from a rubber material.

3 . The exercise mat of claim 2 , further comprising a polyester cotton cloth material sandwiched between the second layer and the third layer.

4 . The exercise mat of claim 1 , wherein the elastic fabric material is a four-way stretch nylon material.

5 . The exercise mat of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the edge region gradually reduces from a greater thickness at a portion of the edge region away from an edge of the exercise mat to a lesser thickness at the edge of the exercise mat.

6 . The exercise mat of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional surface texture is one or more of a ridged pattern, a water drop wave pattern, and a tidal flow wave pattern.

Assignees

• Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc

Inventors

• Morris Stephen Thomas Caulton
• Yu Colton Kai
• Cheng Warren Christopher Howren
• Boghosian Glenn Malcolm
• Kao Chen I

Classifications

• B32B2471/04

  Mats · CPC title

• B32B2262/0276

  Polyester fibres · CPC title

• B32B2274/00

  Thermoplastic elastomer material · CPC title

• B32B2307/732

  Dimensional properties · CPC title

• B29C59/022 Primary

  characterised by the disposition or the configuration, e.g. dimensions, of the embossments or the shaping tools therefor · CPC title