Abstract: Entrance matting includes a flexible base layer (12) and a flexible upper layer (14) comprising spaced, upstanding strips (16) and defining slots (18) therebetween. Strips of carpet and the like (20) are fixed in the slots (18). The matting is located on a floor at a building entrance with the strips (16, 20) perpendicular to the direction of traffic over the matting for use in scraping dirt and taking moisture from the feet of people entering the building.

Abstract: The invention is a ground spike for securing ground covers, including beach towels and blankets in place. The invention consists of a pointed stake with longitudinal channels and a cap containing a pair of oppose spring biased arms that pivot and end in oppose jaws with serration for gripping a towel or blanket. An area on the surface of the cap contains grooves for ease in gripping the cap during insertion and removal from the ground.

Abstract: A detachable weight assembly holds a cover in a desired position solely by gravity. The weight assembly includes a weight sufficiently heavy to immobilize the cover by gravity. A fastener is secured to the weight, and includes a spring-loaded clip for releasably attaching the weight to the cover.

Abstract: A blanket for weighted anchoring to a surface. The inventive device includes a blanket web positionable upon a beach surface. A plurality of anchor assemblies are secured to the blanket web and operate to receive sand to anchor the blanket web relative to the beach surface.

Abstract: A beach towel constructed with a polygonal center panel from which extend separate trapezoidal panels creates a towel with a substantially polygonal perimeter. The panels are sewn together to provide a strong reinforced structure, and a drawstring around the perimeter permits conversion of the towel into a bag-like structure.

Abstract: A multipurpose blanket that is adapted for use at the beach, picnics and various sporting events, wherein there is provided a pillow and a wraparound support carrier that also defines a storage member, and wherein a wraparound support carrier includes a plurality of storage pockets, a handle and adjustable shoulder straps.

Abstract: A device to be used alternatively as a bag and a mat comprises a piece of a flexible sheet material and releaseable fastening to confine said piece to the shape of a bottom with side walls which can be interconnected by edge connecting.

Abstract: A combination blanket/carrying bag/apparel includes a generally rectangular sheet of fabric having a substantially central slit-like opening therein; a tubular piece of flexible material having opposite open ends, with one end being secured to the sheet of fabric around the central opening thereof; a flexible carrying bag secured to the sheet of fabric adjacent a periphery thereof, the carrying bag having an opening through which the fabric can be inserted for carrying; and at least one pillow holder secured to the sheet of fabric adjacent the periphery thereof, so as to overlie the sheet of fabric.

Abstract: A self-contained comfort device having a generally rectangular body portion and two pocket members disposed one on each surface of the body portion for containing the device when the device is folded and the pocket member is inverted thereabout. A generally rectangular resilient pad is incorporated within one of the pocket members. Preferably, the device is made with fleece on one surface and water-resistant material on the other. Customized logos may also be imprinted or embroidered on either surface.

Abstract: A floatable blanket formed of a water-proof outer layer and a plurality of intermediate layers inside the water-proof outer layer, the intermediate layers being made of foamed polyethylene and separated into two groups with an air chamber defined between, air vents being made through the bottom of the water-proof outer layer for allowing air to be induced into the air chamber, loops being aligned on the outside of the water-proof outer layer for allowing the blanket to be arranged into a ring for use as a life buoy.

Abstract: A ground cover such as for use at the beach for picnics or sunbathing including a frame being a plurality of tube sections, each tube section having one end with a smaller diameter than another end of said tube section such that said smaller end of each tube is insertable into said larger end of a neighboring tube. The tube sections have arcuate shapes and each tubular section has ends joinable to ends of neighboring tubular sections to form a continuous frame. A flexible sheet cover has an elastic band around its perimeter providing that the cover be attachable to the frame when the frame is in its assembeled condition.

Abstract: A towel is attached along one of its edges to a hollow, insulating tube. The towel may be rolled up or wound around the tube. Articles such as cold beverage cans may be placed in the tube. Two removable endcaps may be used to close the ends of the tube and thus retain the articles. In the rolled-up position, two or more snaps near the free end of the towel may be used to secure the towel around the circumference of the tube. A strap connecting the endcaps facilitates transportation of the tube and rolled-up towel.

Abstract: A portable sand blanket with associated toys including: a blanket formed in a flat circular configuration of a durable plastic material, the blanket having six holes therethrough located at essentially equally spaced locations adjacent to the periphery, grommets positioned through the holes of the blanket and a single rope in a circular configuration threaded sequentially through the holes and grommets, the rope extending on the upper and lower surfaces of the blanket alternatively. A container for said having upstanding side wall in a circular configuration, the container having a circular base, the side wall coupled at their lower edges to the base to define a container for sand, the lower surface of the container including its base being permanently secured to the blanket at a central extent thereof, the sand container having a lid formed with a circular upper extent and downwardly extending side wall in a circular configuration to fit over the upper edge of the side wall of the container.

Abstract: A textile product in the form of a light versatile blanket that is warm and waterproof is disclosed. The blanket comprises a waterproof nylon layer and a soft, smooth acrylic lining layer securably attached to the waterproof layer. The outer surface of the nylon layer is coated with urethane. The waterproof layer and the lining layer are attached by a binding element stitched along the perimeters of the two layers. The blanket may be packaged in a clear or semi-transparent vinyl case.

Abstract: The invention is an article that combines the functions of a stadium blanket, rain covering and seat cushion. The article has a basically rectangular, sheet-like body that has a waterproof top layer and a flannel bottom layer. To enhance its usefulness as a rain covering, the article includes a waterproof hood attached to one edge of the body. The body also includes a closable pocket or cavity that is adapted to receive and store the hood. The article may include one or more corner-located pockets that may be employed to temporarily store items such as sunglasses or small food containers.

Abstract: A beach towel according to the present invention has a top surface and a bottom surface. The beach towel may be rectangular or of another shape having at least three corners. The bottom surface is adapted to lay flat on the sand of a beach and is provided with a triangle-shaped pocked at each corner thereof. A loop at each corner of the towel enables a user to force the pocket inside-out, grab a handful of sand, and pull the sand into the pocket while returning the pocket to its normal configuration. Optionally, at least one additional pocket may be provided on the top surface of the towel for the storage of personnel effects and the like.

Abstract: A beach towel/beach bag combination is made of a rectangular sheet of toweling that is folded transversely into three panels which overlie one another. The three panels are folded together along a longitudinal center line of the toweling and a zipper is provided along a portion of the edge of the toweling so as to retain the toweling in the beach bag configuration. A handle is also secured to the toweling so as to facilitate carrying of the beach bag particularly when it is full. The handle may be made of webbing and form an extension of a reinforcing strip that extends from the top to the bottom of the bag. When the bag is unzipped, the towel may be spread flat to serve as a beach towel.

Abstract: A beach blanket retaining device which includes a base spike member which is pointed to allow it to be driven into the ground and which has an upper platform end on which a clamp member for engaging blankets is superimposed. The clamp member is the upper terminal and preferably has a rounded top surface so as to allow it to be used without creating a substantial obstacle to foot traffic.

Abstract: The invention discloses a waterproof blanket to provide protection from ground moisture for use by picnickers and others. It has a waterproof layer, for contact with the ground, and a non-waterproof, comfortable layer. It is oval in shape. The blanket can be folded and then rolled so that it can be readily transported. Adhesive belts keep the blanket in its rolled configuration when it is being transported. It may also have an attached carrying strap.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a versatile recreational mat that can be folded easily into a totable storage bag. This is accomplished by the use of six precisely placed handles, three on either side of the mat. First, the two outside handles on either side of the mat are superimposed over the respective center handle on the same side of the mat. The article is then folded in the middle so that the two sets of three handles may be fastened together; thus creating a totable storage bag for transport, but without the numerous zippers and fasteners that interfere with the mat's surface in existing mat/bag combinations. This invention may also include a printable surface offering many play and game possibilities; such as, but not limited to roads for cars, towns for inhabitants, or templates for board games. Pockets may also be included for specific recreational items: such as, but not limited to toys, game pieces, garden tools etc.

Abstract: An article is provided comprising a plurality of straight spaced parallel extruded elements separated by a regularly undulated extruded element having an aspect ratio of at least about two, with undulations having opposed apexes on either side thereof, with apexes on one side of the undulated element being bonded to one of the parallel extruded elements and the apexes on the other side of the undulated element being bonded to the other of said parallel extruded elements.

Abstract: A tanning towel is disclosed which is capable of enhancing suntanning by having a reflective side made of a pliable fabric which can be washed and dried in a normal fashion and which can be attached to a conventional towel using a hook-and-loop (Velcro) type attachment or stitching.

Abstract: A mat of a liquid-tight, flexible material is provided for the collection of fluid used to treat objects pulled onto the mat. In particular, the mat is used for the collection of deicing fluid during deicing of an aircraft. The mat comprises at least one discharge opening. The mat includes wires for stiffening the mat in the direction of travel on it. The mat may advantageously be formed with grooves for directing the treatment fluid to at least one discharge opening. For use in connection with large mats composed of mutually parallel webs there is provided a fixture for mutual fastening of the webs and sealing of the joint between the webs.

Abstract: A beach pillow including a foam--e.g. a polyester--within a case enclosure covered by a terrycloth material so as to be machine-washable and dryable. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a bottom-side of the case is provided with a releasable hook-and-loop type adhesive backing to adhere with a comparable adhesive material at a facing side of a towel, to allow for the holding of the pillow to the towel in a substantially vertical position when the towel is draped over a chair. A fastener at a corner extremity of the case permits the pillow to be easily carried about, and its temporary securement to a fixed object to be held thereby under varying wind conditions.

Abstract: A hold down member arranged for projection within a beach surface to secure a blanket and the like is provided, having a conical body including a plurality of rows of rigid legs canted from the side wall of the body towards the uppermost end of the body, with a clamp structure mounted to the uppermost end of the body for securing and receiving a blanket therewithin.

Abstract: A beach blanket assembly includes a beach blanket, an inflatable beach bumper, and a multiplicity of stakes. The beach blanket has a central portion and a surrounding peripheral border wherein the peripheral border is held in a supported generally upright position by the stakes and the inflatable beach bumper. The stakes each have a lower end portion which is embedded in the beach surface and an upper end portion which abuts the inflatable beach bumper. The upper end portions are further releasably attached to the peripheral border of the beach blanket. A multiplicity of fastener type hook and loop material patches permits the peripheral border of the blanket to be releasably attachable to the inflatable bumper. An alternative embodiment of the present beach blanket assembly includes a beach blanket and a multiplicity of stakes which are shaped and configured to support the entire peripheral border of the beach blanket above the beach surface as well as securely anchor the beach blanket to the beach surface.

Abstract: A cushion or pad comprises a first layer of a first synthetic cellular material having a first average cell volume and a second layer of a second synthetic cellular material having a second average cell volume at least ten times greater than the first average cell volume. The first layer is attached to the second layer so that the first layer and the second layer at least partially overlap one another to form a multilayer structure. The layer with the larger average cell volume is a polymeric sheet with at least a substantially planar array of fluid-filled pockets or chambers. The layer with the smaller average cell volume is a foam material with either open cells or closed cells. Further layers of fluid-filled chambers or foam material may be attached to the first two layers.

Abstract: A sunbathing device comprising a sheet generally in the form of a large beach towel in which the upper surface thereof is provided with means for dividing such surface into segments. The sheet additionally includes a timing device whereby a periodic signal is given to the user of the device such that he or she may shift to an adjacent area segment of the sheet to evenly expose one's body to the sun's rays or to terminate such exposure.

Abstract: A vehicle positioning garage mat is formed as a unitary structure, including a substantially rectangular mat, with an upper surface having forward and rearward transverse bumps formed integrally thereon. The mat is to be placed on a support surface in a selected position in the path of vehicle tire, to indicate a desired parking position for the vehicle. The mat includes a rearward bump, positioned along the length of the mat forward of a trailing edge, and a forward bump spaced forwardly of the rearward bump. A tab section is provided between the rearward bump and a trailing edge of the mat for initial engagement with a vehicle tire. The tab first receives a forwardly moving vehicle tire and thus secures the mat before the tire engages the rearward bump. The forward and rearward bumps are reinforced from below by spaced longitudinal rib sections that provide resilient resistance to depression, while minimizing the amount of material required for the mat.

Abstract: A beach blanket includes a central fabric web, having a plurality of perimeter flap members defining individual pockets thereabout, with the flap members arranged to accommodate various portions of a granular material therewithin for securement of a beach blanket relative to an underlying beach surface.

Abstract: A blanket member as is typically utilized as a covering for a beach and the like includes a plurality of clip fasteners arranged for securement about a periphery of the blanket, with each of the clip members including a tether line secured at one end to an associated clip member and at an opposed end to a conical anchor plug. The anchor plug is arranged with concentric rings spaced along the anchor plug to maintain securement of the anchor structure relative to a beach environment. A modification of the invention includes rack structure to accommodate further webs for drying and for purposes of shade and the like.

Abstract: A floatable wave subduing blanket made from cellular low density polyethylene in a rectangular shape having a plurality of cylindrical inflatable floats detachably fastened to the four sides thereof. The cylindrical inflatable floats subdue water waves as the blanket floats on the water for carrying a person.

Abstract: An inflatable stabilizer for use with a beach blanket or beach towel to prevent sand or dirt from getting on the blanket or towel, has an inflatable tube that is attached to the blanket or towel. The tube is a generally continuous tube and secured to the blanket or the towel provides a generally rigid peripheral edge that resists being buried in the sand or blown about on windy days.

Abstract: Provided is a portable combination lounging mat and pillow comprising a pillow adapted to provide both a cushioned support for a user and a form around which the mat wraps for transportation and storage. The front and back surfaced mat, with extending side flaps for enlarging the usable mat surface area when opened, is secured to the pillow. Within the mat is at least one storage compartment with a mat front surface entrance for use when the mat is opened and a mat back surface entrance for accessing the storage compartment when the mat is wrapped for transportation and storage.

Abstract: The present invention entails a convertible cover-tote apparatus that is positionable between a ground covering position and a tote or carrying position. The cover-tote apparatus includes a cover or blanket that is formed from a sheet of nylon, polycotton, cotton or other synthetic fabric. The cover has a plurality of eyelets fixed to the cover at a position approximately midway between the cover's center and outer border. A drawstring is interweaved through the eyelets and encircles the center of the cover at a location approximately midway between the cover's center and outer border. The drawstring defines the border between a center and outer section of the cover. In the ground covering position, the cover is extended over a surface that a user can sit or lie thereon. The cover-tote apparatus is positionable from the covering position to the tote position by drawing the eyelets together with the drawstring.

Abstract: An article is disclosed which is capable of being configured as a blanket or mat or the like, or as a carrying bag or knapsack. The article is made of a fabric piece having two opposing arcuate fabric channel halves secured to the lower surface thereof, facing each other. The channel halves define a generally circular channel in the center of the fabric piece. Gaps between the opposing ends of the fabric channel halves expose at least one and preferably two separate continuous ropes which pass through the channel. The fabric piece has a generally circular central portion of smaller diameter than the channel, with at least one retaining loop secured near the circumference thereof.

Abstract: An elongate rigid tubular member is arranged for securement adjacent an end portion of a sleeping bag, to include an elastomeric strap arranged to receive the sleeping bag between the strap and the tube. Rolling of the tube as a central core relative to the sleeping bag effects compact packaging of the sleeping bag for subsequent use.

Abstract: An improved easily stored combination pillow and infant blanket that can be used as a pillow when folded and secured by a zipper or when not folded and secured can be used as an infant size blanket. The blanket folds into itself to minimize any sharp edges on the blanket. Straps are provided to attach the pillow to another surface to keep the pillow in place. When unfolded as a blanket the zipper is only on one side such that the zipper edge does not detract from the use as a soft blanket. When folded in the pillow configuration a strap can be attached for carrying and for ease of use as a carrying bag when objects are placed within the folds of the pillow-blanket for transport.

Abstract: A quilt bag comprising a frontal section patterned after a toy and sewn to a cover of a quilt and integral with flap or back section equal in size to the frontal section and a zip-fastener affixed to margins of the frontal and back sections to zip close a bag constituted with the frontal and back sections for loading the quilt in good order and appearance.

Abstract: A beach blanket flexible web includes an anchor member mounted for selective securement adjacent each corner of the web, to include a support base and a support base floor, with a clamping plate arranged for pivotal and biased engagement relative to the floor to secure an associated corner of the blanket web thereto. The base includes an externally threaded upper end oriented at an acute angle relative to the base floor, with a removable cap including a hollow cavity and a leverage appendage directed laterally of the cap and orthogonally relative to the hinge to receive a ballast weight therewithin. The invention further is arranged to include telescoping members mounted to each leveraged appendage portion of the cap for receiving a sun screen blanket to an upper terminal end thereof, wherein each extension leg is arranged to receive an extension leg cap at an upper terminal end thereof for mounting the sun screen web relative to the extension leg.

Abstract: A picnic blanket and carrying pouch are provided. The blanket is composed of top and bottom layers of material sewn together along several horizontal and vertical seams to define left, center and right panels, upper and lower fastener portions, and a pocket portion. Fasteners are attached to the bottom layer of material with upper fasteners attached to the center panel in the upper fastener portion, and lower fasteners attached to the right panel in the lower fastener portion. a slit in the bottom piece of material is the entrance to a pocket that receives a dowel. The left panel of the blanket folds over the center panel, and the right panel folds over both the left and center panels. The blanket is rolled from the top toward the bottom to expose the fasteners to one another. The rolled and fastened blanket is inserted into the pouch. The rigid dowell facilitates insertion of the blanket into the pouch.

Abstract: A combination beach mat/tote bag made of a sheet of terry cloth or other fabric having a pair of opposed side edges and a pair of opposed end edges, the sheet preferably being of rectangular shape. A flexible strap is attached to the sheet at the corners, and each strap has an anchor pod secured on a distal end thereof. The sheet has a handle at each of the end edges and zippers along each of the side edges. The sheet is adapted to be folded in half along a line between the side edges such that the side and end edges are superimposed and the side edges zipped up to form an open top tote bag which may be carried by the handles. The sheet is further adapted to be unzipped, unfolded and spread on a beach surface and the anchors buried below the beach surface to secure the sheet. The anchor pad is releasably secured to the strap by a snap fastener, and the snap fasteners on adjacent straps at the end edges may be further fastened to each other to form the handles.

Abstract: A lightweight blanket with insulating properties being made of a sheet of pliable material and having a number of internal pockets, is convertible to and from a tote by folding portions of the sheet over and upon one another about transverse and longitudinal folds. Carrying handles are positioned in registry with one another and fastened together after folding the sheet portions and used as a convenient grip for carrying the tote.

Abstract: A utility pad for infants and toddlers which includes a flexible, rectangular fabric tube filled with a resilient, flexible material and extending peripherally around an interior space. The tube carries a plurality of cooperating engaging elements on one side thereof positioned so that the tube can be folded double into a U-shape and there retained by registering, interengaging ones of said engaging elements disposed at the superimposed opposite ends of the tube doubled into a U-shape. Carrying straps extend outwardly from opposite sides of the tube. A flat sheet is detachably secured across the bottom of the tube to close the space surrounded by the tube and form a sleeping surface for an infant.

Abstract: The subject pad comprises resilient layers attached to each other and spaced apart by compression members distributed with spaces between them. The compression members on one side of each layer are opposite the spaces between the compression members on the other side so that the layer portions between compression members of one layer function as beams loaded near or at their centers by compression members on the adjacent layers. The pad may be an integral part or the layers may be separate, in which case the compression members comprise mating projections from the surfaces of adjacent layers. The compression members may be ridges or columns. The projections may be shaped to mechanically interlock when mated, utilizing the resilence of the material and/or adhesive may be used to secure the attachment. In a prefered embodiment a percentage of the projections are shaped to mechanically interlock when mated, the remaining projections being simple ribs or stubs.

Abstract: A stake assembly that when used in conjunction with a properly equipped blanket fitted with eyelets will anchor the blanket to either a beach surface or a lawn surface.The stake assembly includes a short member for use on a lawn and a sleeve member which is added to the short member for use on a beach.

Abstract: An outdoor floor covering comprised of two laminated sheets of flexible water-resistant materials. A top one of the sheets has a low-profile ribbed outer surface and is comprised of a material capable of retaining flexible properties at low temperatures well below freezing. The other sheet is a backing sheet formed of a closed cell material having a density which is much weaker than that of the top sheet so that the backing sheet is impermeable and deforms under the force of a small load exerted on the top sheet whereby any ice formed on the top sheet can be easily broken by the deformation of the top sheet caused by a person standing on the floor covering. The backing sheet also has a thickness which is at least three times that of the top sheet.

Abstract: A beach towel or blanket with a metal eyelet on its bottom edge through which a decorative pivot dowel is passed and into the sand at the beach.Said towel is held, by one person, at the corners of the opposite end and rotated about the pivot dowel until the shadow of the pivot dowel is aligned with the shadow line (or center) of the symmetry gauge printed on the beach towel. This positions the beach towel and subsequent sun bather at the most advantageous position to receive the sun's rays for symmetrical tanning for that period of the day.As the day progresses the beach towel will have to be rotated to keep the shadow of the pivot dowel within the symmetry tanning gauge. During this simple, timeless, re-alignment, the sun bather would doubtlessly evaluate their exposure time in the sun which is a health and safety feature in itself.

Abstract: a foldable, portable solar tanning box of sun reflective fabric having a floor comprising plural hingedly connected floor panels, and end walls and side walls, all hingedly connected to the floor. Cooperating fasteners are secured to each of the end walls and adjacent portions of the side walls for holding the side and end walls in the erected position. The fasteners on each of the end walls cooperate with each other to hold the box in the folded position. By this construction and arrangement, the fasteners on the end walls are employed for not only holding the box in the erected position but also for holding the box in the folded position.

Abstract: A beach kit comprising a hollow, generally cylindrical, insulating foam pillow defining an insulating container having hinged covers at its ends, and a generally rectangular towel portion having at one of its ends holes adapted to accommodate anchoring stakes, the opposite end of the towel portion comprising a band of elastic material, said opposite end of the towel portion being folded over and secured to the towel body to define a loop portion of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the pillow so that the loop portion may be stretched and snugly and removably secured to the pillow by said loop, adapted to be rolled around and retained on the pillow.