Slip resistant mat with stabilizing projections
A slip resistant floor mat includes a number of upstanding projections in the form of blades or teeth arranged on an upper surface thereof. The blades or teeth deflect under a load and dissipate the force of the load so that the tendency of the mat to slip on the underlying floor is reduced.
1. A slip resistant mat comprising:
a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface; and
a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, the plurality of projections each being capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
wherein at least some of the plurality of projections contact adjacent projections when deflected;
wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants.
2. The slip resistant mat of claim 1 :
wherein a first set of the projections are of one height and a second set of projections are of a second height, different from the first height.
3. The slip resistant mat of claim 1 further comprising:
a peripheral ramp edge extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the mat body.
4. The slip resistant mat of claim 1 further comprising:
a channel formed at a perimeter of the mat body to provide for discharge of accumulated fluids from the upper surface of the mat body.
5. The slip resistant mat of claim 1 wherein each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection.
6. The slip resistant mat of claim 1 wherein a cross-sectional configuration of each of the projections is substantially identical to a cross-sectional configuration of each other projection.
7. A slip resistant mat comprising:
a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface; and
a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, the plurality of projections each being capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and the projections in a first row are staggered relative to the projections in an adjacent row;
wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants;
wherein at least some of the plurality of projections contact adjacent projections when deflected.
8. The slip resistant mat of claim 7 wherein each of the plurality of projections has a generally rectangular cross-section.
9. The slip resistant mat of claim 7 wherein a first set of the projections are of one height and a second set of projections are of a second height, different from the first height.
10. A slip resistant mat comprising:
a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface; and
a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection and is capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and at least some of the plurality of projections contacts adjacent projections when deflected;
wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants;
wherein the projections in a first row are staggered relative to the projections in an adjacent row.
11. The slip resistant mat of claim 10 wherein each of the plurality of projections has a generally rectangular cross-section.
12. The slip resistant mat of claim 10 wherein a first set of the projections are of one height and a second set of projections are of a second height, different from the first height.
13. A slip resistant mat comprising:
a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface; and
a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection and is capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
wherein the plurality of projections is arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and at least some of the plurality of projections contacts adjacent projections when deflected;
wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants.
14. The slip resistant mat of claim 13 further comprising:
a peripheral ramp edge extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the mat body.
15. The slip resistant mat of claim 14 further comprising:
a channel formed at a perimeter of the mat body to provide for discharge of accumulated fluids from the upper surface of the mat body.
16. The slip resistant mat of claim 13 wherein a cross-sectional configuration of each of the projections is substantially identical to a cross-sectional configuration of each other projection.
17. A slip resistant mat comprising:
a mat body having an upper surface and a lower surface for juxtaposing next to a floor surface; and
a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the upper surface, each of the projections is equally spaced from an adjacent projection and is capable of deflection from a generally vertical orientation relative to the upper surface of the mat in response to a load applied to the plurality of projections to hereby inhibit movement of the mat relative to the floor surface;
wherein each of the plurality of projections has a generally rectangular cross-section;
wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of generally equally spaced rows and at least some of the plurality of projections contact adjacent projections when deflected, wherein the projections in a first row are staggered relative to the projections in an adjacent row;
a first set of the projections are of one height and a second set of projections are of a second height, different from the first height;
wherein the plurality of projections are arranged in a plurality of quadrants, with the projections in some of the quadrants being arranged in a perpendicular orientation relative to the projections in other quadrants;
a peripheral ramp edge extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the mat body; and
a channel formed at a perimeter of the mat body to provide for discharge of accumulated fluids from the upper surface of the mat body.