Patent ID: 11918699
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A method of conditioning an exercise mat in need of conditioning after repeated or prolonged use thereof, the exercise mat having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, a first major surface, and a second major surface, the method comprising:
providing a pliant substrate comprising an oligodynamic material having a biocidal or antimicrobial effect;
forming a prepared exercise mat by overlying the pliant substrate over the first major surface, the pliant substrate extending across the first major surface between the first side and the second side and between the first end and the second end;
rolling up the prepared exercise mat into a spiral roll comprising the pliant substrate spiraled between the first major surface and the second major surface, the oligodynamic material contacting, and exerting the biocidal or antimicrobial effect on organisms on or carried by, the first major surface and the second major surface during a duration of nonuse of the exercise mat while maintaining the prepared exercise mat in the spiral roll, at least partially disinfecting the exercise mat without the need to wipe down or wash the exercise mat; and
unrolling the spiral roll and separating the substrate from the exercise mat after the duration of nonuse.