Drying pad
A drying pad may include a slab comprising diatomaceous earth and an elastomeric support frame. The slab may be characterized by a thickness, an outer perimeter, a top surface and a bottom surface; the slab further include at least one groove that extends into the top surface. The elastomeric support frame may have a top edge, a bottom edge, a side band coupling the top edge and the bottom edge, and a plurality of feet extending from the bottom edge. The side band may cover the outer perimeter; and the top edge, the bottom edge and the side band may enclose an outer portion of the slab adjacent the outer perimeter. The plurality of feet may extend away from the bottom edge such that when the plurality of feet are disposed on a horizontal surface, a gap exists between the bottom surface and the horizontal surface.
1 . A drying pad, comprising:
a generally rectangular slab comprising diatomaceous earth and being characterized by a thickness, an outer perimeter, a top surface, a bottom surface, a slab width and a slab length; the slab further comprising at least one groove that extends into the top surface and that is parallel to at least one of the length or the width; and
a generally rectangular elastomeric support frame being characterized by a frame width and a frame length that correspond, respectively, to the slab width and slab length, and having a top edge, a bottom edge, a side band coupling the top edge and the bottom edge, and a plurality of feet extending away from the bottom edge such that when the plurality of feet are disposed on a horizontal surface, a gap exists between the bottom surface and the horizontal surface;
wherein the side band covers the outer perimeter; and the top edge, the bottom edge and the side band enclose an outer portion of the slab adjacent the outer perimeter; and wherein the plurality of feet comprises corner feet at each corner of the generally rectangular elastomeric support frame and intermediate feet between the corner feet along at least one of the frame width or the frame length.
2 . A drying pad, comprising:
a slab comprising diatomaceous earth and being characterized by a thickness, an outer perimeter, a top surface and a bottom surface; the slab further comprising at least one groove that extends into the top surface; and
an elastomeric support frame having a top edge, a bottom edge, a side band coupling the top edge and the bottom edge, and a plurality of feet extending from the bottom edge;
wherein the side band covers the outer perimeter; and the top edge, the bottom edge and the side band enclose an outer portion of the slab adjacent the outer perimeter; and
wherein the plurality of feet each extend away from the bottom edge such that when the plurality of feet are disposed on a horizontal surface, a gap exists between the bottom surface and the horizontal surface.
3 . The drying pad of claim 2 , wherein the slab is generally rectangular and is further characterized by a slab length and a slab width.
4 . The drying pad of claim 3 , wherein the at least one groove is parallel to at least one of the slab length or the slab width.
5 . The drying pad of claim 3 , wherein the elastomeric support frame is generally rectangular, corresponds in shape and size to the generally rectangular slab and is characterized by a frame width and a frame length.
6 . The drying pad of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of feet comprise feet in each corner of the generally rectangular elastomeric support frame and intermediate feet between the corner feet along at least one of the frame width or the frame length.
7 . The drying pad of claim 2 , wherein the slab and elastomeric support frame are configured in form as at least one of a circle, a triangle, a multi-sided polygon or an irregular shape.