Patent ID: 9273471
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A47G,E04F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for creating a substantially non-slip surface comprising: a plate, said plate having an upwardly facing plate surface and a downwardly facing plate surface, said upwardly facing plate surface forming said substantially non-slip surface, said plate including a plurality of plate apertures; at least one elevator coupled to an underside of said plate; a plurality of pegs, each of said plurality of pegs at least partially located within, and aligned with, a respective one of said plurality of plate apertures, said plurality of pegs movable between a normal state and an extended state, each of said plurality of pegs in said normal state having at least a portion thereof extended above said upwardly facing plate surface, each of said plurality of pegs in said non-extended state having an upwardly facing peg surface that is substantially flush with said upwardly facing plate surface; and a plurality of couplers, each of said plurality of couplers coupling a respective one of said plurality of pegs to said plate, each of said plurality of couplers allowing said respective one of said plurality of pegs to move within said respective one of said plurality of plate apertures from a normal state to a non-extended state upon application of pressure to said respective one of said plurality of pegs, wherein one or more of said plurality of pegs positioned in said normal state are located adjacent one or more of said plurality of pegs positioned in said non-extended state forming a wall to prevent slippage of an object applying pressure to said one or more of said plurality of pegs positioned in said non-extended state when said object is located above or upon said upwardly facing plate surface; wherein each of said plurality of pegs includes a coupling aperture passing through a bottommost end; and wherein at least a portion of said coupler is located within said coupling aperture.