Patent ID: 6783831
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
A folded placemat comprising:A sheet of cellulosic material having a top and bottom planar surface and a peripheral edge wherein the peripheral edge of the sheet has at least four sides: said top planar surface comprising a moisture-resistant coating; said bottom planar surface having a pressure sensitive adhesive applied thereto for fixing said placemat to an eating surface; said placemat provided in a packaged configuration wherein the top planar surface is folded along at least one edge providing at least a first and a second section with said first and second section parallel to one another and contacting one another thereby preventing the first and second sections from contacting another surface while in the packaged configuration and wherein the sheet is folded to have eight panels, said first and said second sections located on a top surface of two of the eight panels, and top surface portions of each of said eight panels contacting and parallel with at least one of the other of the eight top surface portions of the panels while in the packaged configuration thereby providing a sanitary too planar surface; said placemat further having a deployed configuration wherein the first and second sections are displaced from contact with one another by unfolding, thereby exposing the top planar surface for use as a placemat.