US3700201A

US3700201A - Floor mat portionally with a fenced in top/surface and an opening therethrough

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Publication number: US3700201A
Application number: US13150A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas P O'donnell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1970-02-20
Filing date: 1970-02-20
Publication date: 1972-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 1989-10-24

Abstract

A floor mat, with or/and without a foot-rest-and-pressable leaf abutting therefrom, and firstly comprising a fence abutting upwardly therefrom for partly or fully fencing in a top surface portion thereof, for a first purpose, of simultaneously fencing in swivelling wheels of a swivel chair on said top surface portion, and secondly comprising a propable opening portion, for a second purpose, of surrounding a prop penetrated therein and being otherwise attached with a portion of a floor, for anchoring said floor mat on a said floor. And thirdly comprising a bottom surface, or a portion of a bottom surface of a floor mat, and/or its leaf when present, and/or a prop, can be made from a self adhering material for adhering and anchoring a said floor mat with a said floor. When a floor mat comprises a said leaf, said leaf can comprise a said prop-able opening portion, for a said second purpose.

Description

United States Patent ODonnell 1 Oct. 24, 1972 [541 FLOOR MAT PORTIONALLY WITH A FENCED IN TOP/SURFACE AND AN OPENING TI-IERETHROUGH [72] Inventor: Thomas P. ODonnell, 220 Highland Boulevard, New York, NY. 11207 [22] Filed: Feb. 20, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 13,150

[52] US. Cl ..248/346, 248/205 A [51] Int. Cl. ..B65d 19/38 [58] Field of Search ..248/346, 25, 346.1, 350, 19,

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,730,698 10/ 1929 Wagner 248/346.l 3,126,666 3/1964 Petersen ..248/346.1 3,333,805 8/ 1967 Marshall ..248/350 X 3,342,447 9/ 1 967 Marsh ..248/350 3,385,743 5/1968 Backberg ..1'6l/44 3,477,680 1 1/1969 Fliger ..248/346 1,876,264 9/1962 Tucker ..-.248/361 3,427,705 2/ 1969 Campbell ..248/350 X FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,234,189 10/1960 France ..52/614 686,346 1/1953 GreatBritain ..248/346.1

Primary Examiner-Chancellor E. Harris [57] ABSTRACT A floor mat, with or/and without a foot-rest-andpressable leaf abutting therefrom, and firstly comprising a fence abutting upwardly therefrom for partly or fully fencing in a top surface portion thereof, for a first purpose, of simultaneously fencing in swivelling wheels of a swivel chair on said top surface portion, and secondly comprising a propable opening portion, for a second purpose, of surrounding a prop penetrated therein and being otherwise attached with a portion of a floor, for anchoring said floor mat on a said floor. And thirdly comprising a bottom surface, or a portion of a bottom surface of a floor mat, and/or its leaf when present, and/or a prop, can be made from a self adhering material for adhering and anchoring a said floor mat with a said floor. When a floor mat comprises a said leaf, said leaf can comprise a said prop-able opening portion, for a said second purpose.

6 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures FLOOR MAT PORTIONALLY WITH A FENCED IN TOP/ SURFACE AND AN OPENING THERETHROUGl-I SUMMARY This application in part shows matter which was originally shown in, and deleted from, Design application, Ser. No. D 14-195, dated Oct. 28, 1968.

This invention relates to a flatly appearing floor mat on which a foreign object swivelling wheels of a swivel chair can be swivelly moved, and to new, novel and useful improvements of a said floor mat, in that, firstly, it newly comprises a fence or fencelike appearing border portion abutting upwardly for either partly or fully fencing in a portion of its top surface on which said swivelling wheels can swivelly move, and secondly, it newly comprises an opening portion purposive for fitting a prop therein as said floor mat is handled and placed in its working position on a floor, said prop being otherwise attachable with a portion of a being used floor associated with floored bottoms of legs of a foreign object desk, or a table, and the like, so that now said floor mat is said properly anchored with and on said floor thereat, and not prone for being swivelly moved out of its working position when a person swivels himself in said swivel chair and said fenced in swivelling wheels thereof on said fenced in top surface of said floor mat which to-date needed undivided manual and thinking attention for being resumed into its said working position.

A foorable said floor mat either can or can not comprise a leaf portion abutting therefrom, said leaf portion can comprise a said opening portion for fitting a said prop therein, for s said purpose.

A floor mats bottom surface, or a portion of its bottom surface can be constructed for comprising a selfadhering ability so that when instant floor mat is floorable in its working position, said self-adhering bottom surface, or a self-adhering portion of its bottom surface can be made to adhere to a portion of said floor. When instant self-adhering floor mat is made, it does not have to comprise another floor mats said opening portion anchorable with a said floorably attachable prop.

A floor mat should be durably resistant to, and should not show, marks of wear and tear abuse, and thusly can be made from a hard rubber, or from a composition of materials; which form for an example a masonite material, and the like, which can be smoothly finished, and edgewisely arcked shaped as desired in this art. A said props bottom surface or a portion thereof can be made from a said self-adhering material for self-adhering it in its working position on a floor for being penetrated into a said opening portion of a floor mat in its working position thereat. A portion of an edge, or a wholeness of an edge of a floor mat can be beveled.

And a prop article of manufacture can be made from any material suitable for being used in an attachment of it to a floor as said, for a said purpose; using any one of the means for doing this, examples being, openings made in a prop for penetrating therethrough a nail, a rivet, a screw, a bolt, and the like, and into a prepared portion of a said floor thereat. And when a material of a floor and of a floor mat are fusible together, a means for welding them together can be used, in which case, instant floor mat will not need a said opening portion,

or a said prop, or a said self adhering ability for attaching it with a floor. A prop can be made from a material from which a floor mat can be made, and in any case, a prop can be combinely coupled with a floor mat in the art.

A floored said working position for a floor mat (without a said leaf portion) is generally adjacent to floored bottoms of legs of a desk, table and the like; a front edge from a side to opposite side thereof is firmly set against floored bottoms of legs of a desk, and when a floor mat comprises a leaf portion, in addition to the above, said leaf portion thereof is floored between said floored bottoms of legs of a desk, and beneath said desk, so that a person in a swivel chair with floormatted swivelling wheels rests his feet on said leaf portion, and firmly presses his feet down against a leaf portion when he swivels himself and chair and (fenced in) swivelling wheels on said (fenced in) top surface of a floor mat; and thereby causes said floor mat to swivel out of its working position, and heretofore caused a swiveling wheel to swivel from a heretofore floor mat on to a floor thereat causing a lopsided condition to all of them needing said undivided attention for correction.

Now, a floor mat can be anchored in its working position, and swivelling wheels can be fenced in on a floor mat for freeing the mind of said person from constant worry about same.

A floor mat (with or without a leaf portion) can be made for being portionally anchored using its opening portion as said, and a floor mat can be made for comprising a said fence portion only, and a floor mat can be made for comprising an opening portion for portionally anchoring it with and on a floor and for comprising a fence portion too.

A floor mat is placed on a floor so that swivelling wheels of a swivel chair are placed thereon instead of on said floor, thereby said floor mat receives said wear and tear abuse from said swivelling wheels instead of said floor.

In drawings forming a part of this application,

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of said invention of a floor mat with a fence.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a modification thereof.

FIG. 3 shows another floor mat with an opening portion for anchoring it with a prop attachable with a floor.

FIG. 4 shows another floor mat partly arcuately shaped.

FIG. 5 shows a fragment which can be used in FIG. 1 instead of a fragment therein denoted by broken lines ending at numerals 5 and direction taken arrow.

FIG. 6 shows a side elevational view of said FIG. 3 in which each one of two modifications of a floor mat is shown.

DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 shows said invention of a floor mat 10 which was originally shown in said application for a Design Patent Ser. No. D 14l95, dated Oct. 28, 1968 and is being deleted therefrom. Said floor mat 10 comprises a letter T shaped flat top surface 11 integral with a flat bottom surface 12 thereof, and an edge straight up and down outlining a size thereof, and a preferred shape thereof shown as rectangular. Said edge is numeraled 13R at an unseen rear edge of said floor mat 10, said rear edge 13R being like a front 13F of said edge, and a side edge and an opposite side edge is numeraled 13. Overall integrally, said floor mat 10 comprises a said fence 14 of said floor mat 10 comprising an opened at its front 9 letter Ulike shape. Said fence 14 forms abutting topwisely upwardly from said floor mat 10 along its top rear border 15 and proceeding frontwardly; along its side border 18 for ending at its front portion 20-located at a front central area 17 of said floor mat 10; and also along its opposite side border 16 for ending at its said front portion 20 located at said front central area 17 of said floor mat 10 thereat.

Thereby said fence or fencelike appearing portion 14 topwisely forms upwardly therefrom at and along a rear border portion thereof and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof. Said fence 14 said letter U like shapewisely fences in a rear portion of said flat top surface 11 and simultaneously forms said letter T shape of said top surface 11. An outline edge 19 of said fence 14 is bottomwisely aligned and integral with and above said straight up and down edge of floor mat l-and therefromsaid outline edge 19 also slants slightly inwardly and upwardly, said slantwisely for a purpose of easily wheeling a said swivelling wheel of an apparatus of a swivel chair thereon and thereover for fencing in a said swivelling wheel on said flat top surface 11 of said floor mat 10(An unseen said outline edge 19 of said top rear border 19 of said fence 14 can be similarly slanted as immediate above said, when desired, for a said purpose, and it can be straight up and down aligned with said unseen rear edge 13R being like said front 13F edge of said floor mat 10 as said.

Said floor mat 10 said flat bottom surface 12 is floorable so that said front edge 13F thereof can firmly set against floored bottoms of legs of a foreign object, for example desk and the like, and thereby said floor mat 10 can not move beneath said desk as said.

A person swivels in said chair and swivels its wheels on said flat top surface of said floor mat 10 thereby weightwisely swivelling said floor mat l0 frontwardly at least. Please note that said FIG. 2 shows and describes above too where rear edge 37 of floor mat 25 is shown set against legs 41 of desk 40. Instant floor mat 10 said flat top surface 11 is disposed for wheelably flooring thereon said four swivelling wheels of a swivel chair, said chair being sumbolized by each of the three square figures 70-71-72 drawn on said top surface 11 and in each of which, each of four points thereof symbolizes a wheel, and a small square therein symbolizes a person in said symbolized chair. Said square 70 denotes a said person in a chair with said four swiveling wheels in a working position relative to said front edge 13F firmly settable as said against unseen herein bottoms of legs of a desk. And said symbolized square 71 denotes a second position in which said four wheels points have been swivelled. rearwardly and are fenced in by fence l4 and thereby are prevented from wheeling from said top surface 11 of floor mat 10. Said square 72 denotes a third position in which said four swivelling wheels have been moved further rearwardly on said fenced in top surface 11 of floor mat 10.

Said FIG. shows a view of a fragment 85 which can replace a fragment in FIG. 1 denoted by broken lines ending at numerals 5 and arrow denoting direction taken in FIG. 5. Said fragment 85 is floored on a floor portion 26. Said fragment 85 comprises its flat top surface 11 integral with its flat bottom surface 12 said straight up and down and edge at its front 13F and side 13, and an opposite side 13B beveled edge as an example thereof. And said fragment 85 comprises an opening portion 86 therethrough planned for being in size and shape fitwisely complementary to an outline smaller size and shape of a said prop 53 which can be attached with a portion of said floor portion 26 for being in its working position therewith. Said FIG. 1 floor mat with instant fragment 85 as a part thereof, is handled and floored so that its said opening portion 86 surrounds said prop 53 therein, which can fit loosely or tightly therein as planned, for anchoring instant floor mat 10 on said floor portion 26 in its working position,

and thereby eliminating a possibility of its swivelling out of its working position when swivelling wheels thereon weightwisely tend to swivelly move it therefrom.

Said prop 53 comprises a panel-like rectangular flat appearance comprising a flattop surface integral with its flat bottom surface 91, each forming into its edge 92 outlining its size, shape and thickness; overall being an example of a said prop which is made for being related to and suitably fitting into and with a said opening portion of a floor mat, and for being attached with a floor portion. A said flat top surface 90 of a said prop 53 should be at least on a level line with a flat top surface of a floor mat opening portion 86, such really being a matter of selection though. Above said opposite side edge is numeraled 13B and is at least symbolically beveled or and arcuately shaped as summarily said.

vFIG. 2 shows a modified floor mat 25 with its bottom surface 29 laid flatly on top of a floor portion 26. Said floor mat 25 comprises a main body 27 and an abutting frontwardly portion 28 called a leaf 28 herein and a leaf 28s abutting rearwardly therefrom. Said main body 27 and said leaf 28 each comprise a common and level said bottom surface 29. Said leaf 28 said bottom surface 29 is integral with itstop surface 30 each forming into an edge 30a outlining its size and rectangular shape. And said main body 27 said bottom surface 29 is integral with its top surface 31 which is formed at borders thereof only for said forming a fence 32 (of and) at said borders, said fence 32 comprises an interior edge 33 which is straight up and down and fencelike surrounds a visible top portion 29a of said bottom surface 29 of said main body 27 being at a top center area of said main body 27. Said interior edge 33 if oppositely viewed would appear the same, and at a front and rear thereof is straight shaped from a side to an opposite side thereof, and at its said side and opposite side is arcked shaped; for covering said different shapes thereof.

Said main body 27 comprises an edge at and along a front portion 34 thereof from a center area of said bottom surface 29 of which said frontwardly abuts said leaf 28 which is already described. Said front portion 34 edge suitably proceeding into a side edge 35 and into an opposite side edge 36 thereof which proceed into an unseen rear edge 37 thereof being like said front portion 34 edge, except for leaf 28a at its center.

It can be that said main body 27 can comprise an additional second leaf 28a shown abutting rearwardly therefrom from its said unseen rear edge 37, overall being a suitable likeness of said leaf 28 shown abutting frontwardly from said front portion 34 edge thereof. And it can be that said leaf 28a can be formed from a said bottom surface 29 of a said side edge 35, or from a said bottom surface 29 of said opposite side edge 36 of said main body 27 of this modified floor mat 25. A said square 73 with a small square therein being symbolical as said in said FIG. 1 is fenced in on said visible top portion 29a of said bottom surface 29 of this floor mat 25 by its fence 32. In broken, lines, a portion of a desk 40 is shown supported on legs 41 thereof, of which a pair of said legs 41 thereof are located and spaced apart at a front and center area of said desk 40, and bottoms 99 of said legs 41 are floored on said floor portion 26.

For convenience sake, said floored floor mat 25 with said desk 40 and floor portion 26 are useably described using said leaf 28a, it being understandable that such respectively applies to said leaf 28 thereof too, and to a said leaf 28 when present at a said side and opposite side thereof.

Said floor mat 25 said leaf 28a is floored in its working position beneath said desk 40 by being floored between floored bottoms 99 of said spaced apart legs 41 as said main body 27 extends floored therefrom. A portion 39 of said unseen rear edge 37 at each side of leaf 28a firmly sets against said floored bottoms 99 of said legs 41. Now, as floor mat 25 and leaf 28a is weightwisely swivelled, it can not proceed further beneath said desk 40, and if said swivelling tends to move said floor mat 25 and its leaf 28a rearwardly and sidewardly from said working position thereof, said leaf 28a frictionwisely hits against a respective leg and stops swivelling thereof even though now said floor mat 45 and its leaf 28a may be askewly positioned and in need of attention for resuming said working position thereof.

FIG. 3 shows another floor mat 45 comprising its main body or base portion 46 integral with its leaf portion 47 abutting therefrom from what is considered a central front 55 thereof, said main body 46 and leaf portion 47 comprising a common top surface 48 integral with a common bottom surface 49 each forming into a common edge 50 thereof outlining its size, shape and thickness. Said leaf portion 47 comprises a said opening portion 51 for fitting a said prop therein, said prop is unseen herein but a likeness thereof is shown in FIG. 5 at numeral 53 being penentrated into opening portion 86 therein.

FIG. 6 shows another modification in which shown broken lines 100 are nonexistent. FIG. 6 shows a side elevational view of FIG. 3 said floor mat 45 comprising its base portion 46 and leaf portion 47 forming frontwardly therefrom and comprising its said common flat top surface 48 and common bottom surface 49 overall comprising durable hardness outwardly smooth. Herein, its said common bottom surface 49 is said modified and comprises an indented bottom portion '71 non-restrictably shown at a rear thereof and also at said leaf portion 47 thereof at a front thereof. A said indented bottom portion 71 can be sized relative to a size of a separate strip or block 71a of a durably hard outwardly smooth material which is also self adhering, and which fits into a said indented bottom portion '71 and topwisely self adheres therewith and therein, and which also is bottomwisely disposed for self adhering with a foreign object bare portion of a floor 26, for anchoring this modification thereon.

And FIG. 6 shows still another modification in which shown

numeraled portions

71 and 71a are non-existent. This modification comprises a separate top surface unit 48, and, a separate bottom surface unit 49, which are same in shape and aligned together, and self adhered together along broken lines 100. Said separate top surface unit 48 comprises a material comprising durable hardness outwardly smooth, and said separate bottom surface unit 49 comprises a material preferably outwardly smooth and comprising durbale hardness and a self adhering ability, which topwisely self adheres with a bottom of said separate top surface unit 48 along said broken lines 100 for forming this modification, and which bottomwisely self adheres with a foreign object bare portion of a floor 26 for anchoring this modification therewith.

Said FIG. 4 shows another floor mat portionally comprising a base portion or main body 61, and a leaf 62 thereof, and a fence 80 for fencing in a level top surface 82 of its bottom surface 63, said level top surface 62 being a relatively recessed top interior level portion of said common flat bottom surface thereof. Said main body 61 and leaf 62, each comprise a common and floorably level said bottom surface 63 integral with a common top surface 64 thereof each forming into an edge 65 of said main body 61 outlining its thickness, size and shape, which at a rear half 66 of said main body 61 is arcuately shaped and proceeds into a front half 67 thereof which is rectangularly shaped. Said leaf 62 forms frontwardly from a center area of said integral top surface 64 and bottom surface 63 of said front half 67 of said main body 61. Said leaf 62 edge 70 outlines its three sided size and shape which is meant for covering any other size and shape thereof too. A normally unseeable said bottom surface 63 of said leaf 62 is shown in broken lines at a front of said edge 70 thereof. Said leaf 62 comprises a pair of opening portions 51 forming down through its said top surface 64 and bottom surface 63, each said opening portion 51 disposed for fitting a said prop 53 therein, said-prop 53 being otherwise attachable with a portion of a said floor portion 26 for it for doubly anchoring instant leaf 62 and floor mat 60 in a working position in which it is settable at a desk 40 or at a table and the like.

Said common top surface 64 of said main body 61 is actually formed at and along a border only thereat, and comprises a said fence 86. Said fence comprises its arcuately shaped interior edge 81 forming downwardly and ending at a visible top portion 69 of said bottom surface 63 of said main body 61 thereat and fencing in another visible and level top portion 82 of said bottom surface 63 of said main body 61 thereat, said level top surface 82 being disposed for floor-matting thereon an afore described square within asquare 74 symbolizing as said.

In the following claims, interchanging a portion shown in one figure for a portion shown in another one of said figures is practiced according to Patent Laws.

1 claim:

1. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and a preferably rectangular outline shape comprising a flat bottom surface thereof and a flat top surface thereof, and a fencelike appearing portion thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof topwisely forms upwardly therefrom at and along a rear border portion thereof and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof borders and relatively recesses'said flat top surface thereof, said fence-like appearing portion thereof comprises a height size planned for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, swivelling wheels of a swivel chair, for a purpose thatsaid floor mat said endures laying protectively with its said flat bottom surface thereof on top of a second foreign'object, for example, a portion of a floor, for swivelling on said flat top surface thereof said first foreign object which said fencelike appearing portion fences-in and prevents an accidental swivelling therefrom, and also precludes a-need for returning said first foreign object thereon using undivided attention.

2. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and a preferably rectangular outline shape comprising a flat bottom surface thereof and a flat top surface thereof, a fencelike appearing portion thereof, an indentation portion and a separate self adhering block of material, said fencelike appearing portion thereof topwisely forms upwardly therefrom at and along a rear border portion thereof and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof borders and relatively recesses said flat top surface thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises a height size planned for using it as a said fence relative toa height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, said flat bottom surface thereof comprises said indentation portion thereof forming upwardly thereinto and comprising a selected size and shape, said separate self adhering block of material thereof also, comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, and a size and shape complementary to said selected size and shape of said indentation portion thereof, said separate self adhering block of material fits into said indentation portion thereof and at least topwisely said self adheres thereat, and also bottomwisely aligns with said flat bottom surface thereof, and again also bottomwisely said self adheres with a second foreign object, for example, a bare portion of a floor,'for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of a larger bare portion of said second foreign object with said flat top surface thereof uppermost for swivelling said first foreign object thereon and fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof thusly preventing accidental swivelling therefrom thereat and a need for returning said first foreign object thereon using undivided attention.

3. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a self adhering ability and a fencelike appearing portion, said floor mat comprises a top unit thereof and a flat bottom unit thereof, said top unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness,

said top unit thereof comprises an even bottom surface, and a top surface comprising a said fencelike appearing portion, and an even swivel surface in recessed relationship, said fencelike appearing portion thereof forms upwardly therefrom in overall integrality with and along a border portion at a selected rear thereof, and, with and along a preferably rearward greater part of a border portion at each of opposite sides thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises a height size selected for using'it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said top unit thereof said even swivel surface,

said flat bottom unit thereof and at least said even bottom surface of said top unit thereof comprise a same rectangular outline shape and respectively align in layered relationship, and said flat bottom unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness and a said self adhering ability, said, flat bottom unit thereof topwisely said self adheres with a bottom of said top unit thereof in said alignment thereof, and said flat bottom unit thereof bottomwisely said self adheres with and on top of a second foreign object, for example, a bare portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of said second foreign object, with said even swivel surface of said top unit thereof uppermost for swivelling said first foreign object thereon while fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

4. in an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and said floor mat comprises a base portion thereof, and a leaf portion thereof, and a fencelike appearing portion thereof, said base portion and leaf portion thereof each comprises a portion of a common top surface thereof, and a portion of a common flat bottom surface thereof, overall lying in a same horizontal plane, with said leaf portion thereof extending at a central front of said base portion thereof,

said base portion thereof said portion of a common top surface thereof comprises a said fencelike appearing portion thereof forming at and along a border portion surrounding instant base portion,

and also surrounding a relatively recessed top interior even portion of said common flat bottom surface of instant base portion thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises at least a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said relatively recessed top interior even por' tion of said common flat bottom surface thereof. for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively with said common flat bottom surface of said base portion and leaf portion thereof on top of a second foreign object, for example, a portion of a floor, and with said relatively recessed top interior even portion and said fencelike appearing portion thereof uppermost respectively for swivelling a said first foreign object thereon said fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

5. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a base portion thereof, a leaf portion thereof, a fencelike appearing portion thereof, and a self adhering ability thereof, overall outwardly smooth, said base portion thereof lies in a same level plane with said leaf portion thereof at a central front thereof, said base portion thereof and said leaf portion thereof each comprises a portion of a common top unit thereof and a portion of a common bottom unit thereof, said common top unit and common bottom unit thereof each comprises a substantially same peripheral shape and are respectively layered together in alignment,

said base portion thereof said portion of a common top unit thereof actually comprises a said fencelike appearing portion thereof borderwisely surrounding instant base portion thereof and also said borderwisely surrounding a revealed recessed top interior flat portion of and comprised by said common bottom unit thereof said fencelike portion thereof comprises a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said revealed recessed top interior flat portion of said common bottom unit thereof, said common top unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness, said common bottom unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness and a said self adhering ability thereof,

said common bottom unit thereof topwisely said self adheres with a bottom of said common top unit thereof in said alignment thereof, and bottomwisely said self adheres with a second foreign object, for example, a bare top portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of said second foreign object, and said self adherably resistant to moving therefrom at least, and with said revealed recessed top interior flat portion of said common bottom unit thereof and said fencelike appearing portion thereof uppermost respectively for swivelling a said first foreign object thereon while simultaneously fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

6. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid hardness outwardly smooth, and said floor mat comprises a base portion thereof, a flat leaf portion thereof, and a fencelike portion thereof, and an opening portion thereof,

said base portion thereof topwisely comprises said fencelike appearing portion thereof and a flat swivel surface thereof, said flat swivel surface thereof lies in a same horizontal plane with said flat leaf portion thereof at a central front thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof forms upwardly at and along a rear border portion thereof, and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof said fencelike borders said flat swivel surface thereof,

said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said swivel surface thereof, said openmg portion thereof penetrates vertically therethrough preferably at said leaf portion thereof, said opening portion thereof comprises a shape selectable fitwisely relative to a peripheral shape of a second foreign object, for example, a anchorable prop, otherwise anchorable with a third foreign object, a portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of said third foreign object, and with said opening portion thereof anchorable as said, and with said flat swivel surface thereof and fencelike appearing portion thereof uppermost respectively for swivelling said first foreign object on top of said flat swivel surface thereof while said fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

Claims

1. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and a preferably rectangular outline shape comprising a flat bottom surface thereof and a flat top surface thereof, and a fencelike appearing portion thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof topwisely forms upwardly therefrom at and along a rear border portion thereof and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof borders and relatively recesses said flat top surface thereof, said fence-like appearing portion thereof comprises a height size planned for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, swivelling wheels of a swivel chair, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively with its said flat bottom surface thereof on top of a second foreign object, for example, a portion of a floor, for swivelling on said flat top surface thereof said first foreign object which said fencelike appearing portion fences-in and prevents an accidental swivelling therefrom, and also precludes a need for returning said first foreign object thereon using undivided attention.

2. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and a preferably rectangular outline shape comprising a flat bottom surface thereof and a flat top surface thereof, a fencelike appearing portion thereof, an indentation portion and a separate self adhering block of material, said fencelike appearing portion thereof topwisely forms upwardly therefrom at and along a rear border portion thereof and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof borders and relatively recesses said flat top surface thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises a height size planned for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, said flat bottom surface thereof comprises said indentation portion thereof forming upwardly thereinto and comprising a selected size anD shape, said separate self adhering block of material thereof also comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, and a size and shape complementary to said selected size and shape of said indentation portion thereof, said separate self adhering block of material fits into said indentation portion thereof and at least topwisely said self adheres thereat, and also bottomwisely aligns with said flat bottom surface thereof, and again also bottomwisely said self adheres with a second foreign object, for example, a bare portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of a larger bare portion of said second foreign object with said flat top surface thereof uppermost for swivelling said first foreign object thereon and fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof thusly preventing accidental swivelling therefrom thereat and a need for returning said first foreign object thereon using undivided attention.

3. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a self adhering ability and a fencelike appearing portion, said floor mat comprises a top unit thereof and a flat bottom unit thereof, said top unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness, said top unit thereof comprises an even bottom surface, and a top surface comprising a said fencelike appearing portion, and an even swivel surface in recessed relationship, said fencelike appearing portion thereof forms upwardly therefrom in overall integrality with and along a border portion at a selected rear thereof, and, with and along a preferably rearward greater part of a border portion at each of opposite sides thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said top unit thereof said even swivel surface, said flat bottom unit thereof and at least said even bottom surface of said top unit thereof comprise a same rectangular outline shape and respectively align in layered relationship, and said flat bottom unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness and a said self adhering ability, said flat bottom unit thereof topwisely said self adheres with a bottom of said top unit thereof in said alignment thereof, and said flat bottom unit thereof bottomwisely said self adheres with and on top of a second foreign object, for example, a bare portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of said second foreign object, with said even swivel surface of said top unit thereof uppermost for swivelling said first foreign object thereon while fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

4. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid-hardness outwardly smooth, and said floor mat comprises a base portion thereof, and a leaf portion thereof, and a fencelike appearing portion thereof, said base portion and leaf portion thereof each comprises a portion of a common top surface thereof, and a portion of a common flat bottom surface thereof, overall lying in a same horizontal plane, with said leaf portion thereof extending at a central front of said base portion thereof, said base portion thereof said portion of a common top surface thereof comprises a said fencelike appearing portion thereof forming at and along a border portion surrounding instant base portion, and also surrounding a relatively recessed top interior even portion of said common flat bottom surface of instant base portion thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises at least a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said relatively recessed top interior even portion of said common flAt bottom surface thereof. for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively with said common flat bottom surface of said base portion and leaf portion thereof on top of a second foreign object, for example, a portion of a floor, and with said relatively recessed top interior even portion and said fencelike appearing portion thereof uppermost respectively for swivelling a said first foreign object thereon said fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

5. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a base portion thereof, a leaf portion thereof, a fencelike appearing portion thereof, and a self adhering ability thereof, overall outwardly smooth, said base portion thereof lies in a same level plane with said leaf portion thereof at a central front thereof, said base portion thereof and said leaf portion thereof each comprises a portion of a common top unit thereof and a portion of a common bottom unit thereof, said common top unit and common bottom unit thereof each comprises a substantially same peripheral shape and are respectively layered together in alignment, said base portion thereof said portion of a common top unit thereof actually comprises a said fencelike appearing portion thereof borderwisely surrounding instant base portion thereof and also said borderwisely surrounding a revealed recessed top interior flat portion of and comprised by said common bottom unit thereof said fencelike portion thereof comprises a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said revealed recessed top interior flat portion of said common bottom unit thereof, said common top unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness, said common bottom unit thereof comprises a material comprising durable rigid-hardness and a said self adhering ability thereof, said common bottom unit thereof topwisely said self adheres with a bottom of said common top unit thereof in said alignment thereof, and bottomwisely said self adheres with a second foreign object, for example, a bare top portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of said second foreign object, and said self adherably resistant to moving therefrom at least, and with said revealed recessed top interior flat portion of said common bottom unit thereof and said fencelike appearing portion thereof uppermost respectively for swivelling a said first foreign object thereon while simultaneously fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.

6. In an article of manufacture, a floor mat comprising a material comprising durable rigid hardness outwardly smooth, and said floor mat comprises a base portion thereof, a flat leaf portion thereof, and a fencelike portion thereof, and an opening portion thereof, said base portion thereof topwisely comprises said fencelike appearing portion thereof and a flat swivel surface thereof, said flat swivel surface thereof lies in a same horizontal plane with said flat leaf portion thereof at a central front thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof forms upwardly at and along a rear border portion thereof, and at and along a preferably rearward greater part of each of opposite side border portions thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof said fencelike borders said flat swivel surface thereof, said fencelike appearing portion thereof comprises a height size selected for using it as a said fence relative to a height size of a first foreign object, for example, a swivelling wheel of a swivel chair, swivellable on top of said swivel surface thereof, said opening portion thereof penetrates vertically therethrough preferably at said leaf portion thereof, said opening portion thereof comprises a shape selectable fitwisely relative to a peripheral shape of a second foreign object, for example, a anchorable prop, otherwisE anchorable with a third foreign object, a portion of a floor, for a purpose that said floor mat said endures laying protectively on top of said third foreign object, and with said opening portion thereof anchorable as said, and with said flat swivel surface thereof and fencelike appearing portion thereof uppermost respectively for swivelling said first foreign object on top of said flat swivel surface thereof while said fenced-in by said fencelike appearing portion thereof.