Beds – Ground mat
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-18
2001-07-17
Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 3628)
Beds
Ground mat
C005S485000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06260219
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a beach blankets. More specifically, the present invention relates to a beach blankets with pockets.
2. Description of the Related Art
Beach blankets have been a necessary part of outdoor swimming activities for many years. The beach blanket provides a soft surface upon which an individual may relax after swimming or use for sunbathing. The blankets are often at least the length of a person, and may be large enough to accommodate two or more persons.
While at a beach, pool or park, the individual often is without a place to store items such as keys, a wallet, lipstick or the like. For one or more reasons, leaving the items in sight of others may not be prudent. Additionally, carrying items to a beach, pool or park necessitates a storage compartment.
Some beach blankets of the prior art have put forth creative ways to enhance a beach blanket but have not addressed the above-mentioned desires. One example of an enhancement of a beach blanket is Roberts, U.S. Pat. No. 4,654,906, for a Beach Blanket With Sand Pockets. Roberts discloses a beach blanket of a rectangular shape having four pockets at the corners for holding sand. The main objective of Roberts is to anchor the corners of the beach blanket without sacrificing surface area of the beach blanket. Thus, the corners are not folded, and the pockets are formed between two layers of the beach blanket. A piece of string is provided to tie-off the pocket after sand is placed within it. Alternatively, VELCRO® tape may be used to seal off the pocket. The beach blanket of Roberts is a multilayer blanket. Another beach blanket is described in Rote, U.S. Pat. No. 3,226,737 for a Beach And Picnic Blanket. The main object of Rote is to provide a beach blanket that may be secured to the ground. The pockets of Rote are disposed at the corners of the rectangular blanket, and are filled with sand or rocks. The pockets may be closed with string or the like.
Yet another example of a beach blanket is Wilke, U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,880 for a Pocket-Containing Towel Or Blanket. Wilke describes a blanket with pockets for storage of articles. The pockets of the Wilke blanket are formed by attached cloth to one corner of the rectangular blanket.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a beach blanket with pockets.
It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a beach blanket with pockets formed from inward folded corners of a rectangular blanket.
It is an additional object of the present invention to provide an eight-sided beach blanket with pockets at four of the sides.
One aspect of the present invention is a beach blanket having a main body section, two elongated edges, a top edge, a bottom edge and four slanted edges. The first and second elongated edges are parallel and on opposite sides of the main body section. The top and bottom edges are parallel and at opposite ends of the main body section. The first slanted edge is juxtaposed by the first elongated edge and the top edge. The second slanted edge is juxtaposed by the top edge and the second elongated edge. The third slanted edge is juxtaposed by the second elongated edge and the bottom edge. The fourth slanted edge is juxtaposed by the bottom edge and the first elongated edge. The beach also has first, second, third and fourth pockets disposed at the first, second, third and fourth slanted edges respectively. The opening of each pocket corresponds to each respective slanted edge. Each pocket has means for sealing and unsealing the opening of the pocket.
The pockets may be created from the folding of the corners of the beach blanket to create the slanted edges. The sealing means may be a zipper or VELCRO. Each of the pockets may have a substantially triangular interior. The beach blanket may be composed of cotton or some other fabric.
Another aspect of the present invention is an eight-sided beach blanket. The eight-sided beach blanket has a main body section. Four of the sides have a first length. Two of the sides have a second length. The two remaining sides have a third length. None of the sides of equal length are adjacent to one another. The eight-sided blanket also has first, second, third and fourth pockets disposed at each of the four sides of the first length respectively. The opening of each pocket corresponds to each respective side of the first length. Each pocket has means for sealing and unsealing the opening of the pocket.
Each of the pockets of the eight-sided beach blanket may be created from the folding of the corners of the beach blanket to create the four sides of the first length. The sealing means of the eight-sided beach blanket may be a zipper or VELCRO VELCRO is a registered trademark of Velcro International, Inc. Each of the pockets of the eight-sided beach blanket may have a substantially triangular interior.
Another aspect of the present invention is a beach blanket having at least one pocket. The beach blanket has a main body section, two elongated edges, a top edge, a bottom edge and four slanted edges. The first and second elongated edges are parallel and on opposite sides of the main body section. The top and bottom edges are parallel and at opposite ends of the main body section. The first slanted edge is juxtaposed by the first elongated edge and the top edge. The second slanted edge is juxtaposed by the top edge and the second elongated edge. The third slanted edge is juxtaposed by the second elongated edge and the bottom edge. The fourth slanted edge is juxtaposed by the bottom edge and the first elongated edge. The at least one pocket is disposed at one of the first, second, third and fourth slanted edges. The opening of the pocket corresponds to a slanted edge. The pocket has means for sealing and unsealing the opening of the pocket.
The at least one pocket may be created from the folding of a corner of the beach blanket to create one of the slanted edges. The sealing means for the at least one pocket may be a zipper or VELCRO. The at least one pocket may have a substantially triangular interior. The beach blanket having at least one pocket may have a second pocket disposed on one of the other of the first, second, third and fourth slanted edges. The beach blanket having at least one pocket may have second and third pockets. The second and third pockets disposed at separate slanted edges from each other and from the at least one pocket.
Having briefly described the present invention, the above and further objects, features and advantages thereof will be recognized by those skilled in the pertinent art from the following detailed description of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3226737 (1966-01-01), Rote
patent: 4654906 (1987-04-01), Roberts
patent: 5482374 (1996-01-01), Buhyoff
patent: 5499411 (1996-03-01), Wong
patent: 5520364 (1996-05-01), Bloxson et al.
Browne Lynne H.
Conley Frederick
Fox Sidney N.
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