Patent ID: 9321242
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A47G,A47L,A61B,A61G,A61M,B32B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for handling fluids comprising: a floormat having an opposing pair of surfaces including a plurality of edges, a topside and an underside, and being formed, at least in part, of compressible and resilient material, said topside having a spaced plurality of channels feeding at least one gutter on a side of the gutter that has a height at least as great as the opposite side thereof, said channels being sized to avoid a risk of tripping, said topside having a central region and a border region, said central region occupying most of said topside and being substantially flat throughout except for the channels, said border region having a height no greater than that of said at least one gutter, said at least one gutter having at least one outlet for draining fluid from said gutter, said border region lying along said plurality of edges and encircling said central region, said gutter lying alongside a first one of said plurality of edges, portions of said border region spaced from said first one of said plurality of edges having an outwardly tapered perimeter.