Sitting pad

Details Sitting pad Sitting pad

1999-05-13

2001-03-20

Melius, Terry Lee (Department: 3628)

Beds

Support for users body or part thereof

Removable support specially adapted for seating

C005S417000, C005S656000, C040S320000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06202235

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to sitting pads and more particularly pertains to a new sitting pad for seating thereupon a plurality of users, such as the players of a sports team, in an organized manner.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of sitting pads is known in the prior art. More specifically, sitting pads heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,718,717 by Cruz; U.S. Pat. No. 5,292,177 by Balderi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 357,364 by Dionne et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,062,605 by Peters; U.S. Pat. No. 4,736,998 by Wilson et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,406,495 by Turner et al.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new sitting pad. The inventive device includes a flexible pad with upper and lower faces, a pair of end edges, and a pair of side edges extending between the end edges of the pad. The pad has a plurality of spaced apart pockets on the upper face of the pad. Each of the pockets comprising a translucent material. In each pocket is a name card with indicia denoting which user is to sit on the pad adjacent that particular pocket.
In these respects, the sitting pad according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of seating thereupon a plurality of users, such as the players of a sports team, in an organized manner.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of sitting pads now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new sitting pad construction wherein the same can be utilized for seating thereupon a plurality of users, such as the players of a sports team, in an organized manner.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new sitting pad apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the sitting pads mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new sitting pad which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art sitting pads, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a flexible pad with upper and lower faces, a pair of end edges, and a pair of side edges extending between the end edges of the pad. The pad has a plurality of spaced apart pockets on the upper face of the pad. Each of the pockets comprising a translucent material. In each pocket is a name card with indicia denoting which user is to sit on the pad adjacent that particular pocket.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There arc additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new sitting pad apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the sitting pads mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new sitting pad which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art sitting pads, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new sitting pad which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new sitting pad which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such sitting pad economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad for seating thereupon a plurality of users, such as the players of a sports team, in an organized manner.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad which includes a flexible pad with upper and lower faces, a pair of end edges, and a pair of side edges extending between the end edges of the pad. The pad has a plurality of spaced apart pockets on the upper face of the pad. Each of the pockets comprising a translucent material. In each pocket is a name card with indicia denoting which user is to sit on the pad adjacent that particular pocket.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad that has transparent pockets in which name cards may be placed to designate the location that a particular player is to sit on the sitting pad. This allows coaches and parents an easy means of keeping track of the players' names and which players are present.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad that may also be used to organize the seating of boy scout troops, girl scout troops, and students.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new sitting pad that may be rolled up when not in use for easy and convenient transport and storage.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.


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