Fall mat with topper pad
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- M P L LTD
- Publication Date
- 2013-04-11
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE TECHNOLOGY
[0001] The subject matter disclosed herein relates to fall mats for climbing, gymnastics, or stunts. More particularly, the subject matter relates to a self inflatable and self adjustable fall mat with a topper pad that is collapsible for easy transportation and storage.BACKGROUND
[0002] Fall mats, also referred to as bouldering mats or crash pads, are used for climbing or stunts to prevent serious injury when a climber, gymnast, or stuntman falls from a boulder, rope (gymnastic or rock climbing), pole, tree, ice or snow formation, structure or rock wall. Fall mats are often used to cover dangerous sections of the ground below a chosen climb or stunt such as protruding rocks, grass tufts, pavement, concrete or the like. A typical fall mat utilizes foam. Because fall mats are made of foam, they are generally still cumbersome to carry even when folded. Furthermore, foam crash pads cannot adjust to the particular amount of impact pressure necessary to break a climbe...