US 11,986,113 B2
Multi-height deck mat
Katrina Smith, Morehead City, NC (US)
Filed by Katrina Smith, Morehead City, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,596.
Prior Publication US 2023/0218099 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A47G 27/02 (2006.01); A47G 27/00 (2006.01); A47C 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 27/0212 (2013.01) [A47G 27/0218 (2013.01); A47C 27/001 (2013.01); A47G 27/0231 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-height deck mat for stably supporting a standing boat operator in a marine environment, the multi-height deck mat comprising:
a first platform having a generally horizontally-oriented first top surface, a generally horizontally-oriented first bottom surface and at least one generally vertically-oriented first end surface extending therebetween;
a second platform disposed adjacent the first platform and having a generally horizontally-oriented second top surface and a generally horizontally-oriented second bottom surface and at least one generally vertically-oriented second end surface extending therebetween, wherein the surface area of the first and second top surfaces is greater than the surface area of the first and second bottom surfaces, thereby forming a beveled wall intermediate the first and second top surfaces and the first and second bottom surfaces; and
a hinge element connecting the first platform and the second platform for movement of the first and second platforms relative to one another, the hinge element being disposed adjacent the at least one generally vertically-oriented first end surface and the at least one generally vertically-oriented second end surface,
whereby the first platform and the second platform are movable between a first disposition wherein the at least one generally vertically-oriented first end surface is in abutment with the at least one generally vertically-oriented second end surface wherein the deck mat provides a first height; and a second disposition wherein the first platform and the second platform assume a stacked relationship wherein the deck mat provides a second height and wherein the first top surface and the second top surface are formed from a polymer defining a textured surface, and wherein the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface are formed from a polymer defining a textured surface for enhanced traction for stably supporting a standing boat operator thereon.