Beach Blanket Assembly

A beach blanket assembly for securing a blanket on a support surface includes a blanket that can be laid on a support surface thereby facilitating a user to sit on the blanket. A barrier is attached to and surrounds the blanket to inhibit debris from blowing onto the blanket. A plurality of sleeves is provided, each of the sleeves is coupled to the barrier and each of the sleeves is positioned in a respective one of four corners of the barrier. A plurality of spikes is each extendable through the blanket to penetrate the support surface and retain the blanket on the support surface.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to blanket devices and more particularly pertains to a new blanket device for securing a blanket to a support surface. The blanket device includes a barrier for inhibiting debris from blowing onto the blanket. Additionally, a plurality of sleeves is attached to the barrier for receiving ground penetrating spikes.

The prior art relates to blanket devices including a variety of blankets that have holes therein for receiving spikes to secure the blankets to a support surface. The prior art discloses a variety of blankets that have barriers that are removably attachable thereto to inhibit debris from blowing on the blanket. In no instance does the prior art disclose a blanket that has a barrier attached thereto and sleeves attached to the barrier for receiving spikes to secure the blanket to a support surface.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a blanket that can be laid on a support surface thereby facilitating a user to sit on the blanket. A barrier is attached to and surrounds the blanket to inhibit debris from blowing onto the blanket. A plurality of sleeves is provided, each of the sleeves is coupled to the barrier and each of the sleeves is positioned in a respective one of four corners of the barrier. A plurality of spikes is each extendable through the blanket to penetrate the support surface and retain the blanket on the support surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 4, the beach blanket assembly10generally comprises a blanket12that is comprised of a flexible material thereby facilitating the blanket12to be laid on a support surface14. In this way a user can sit on the blanket12. The support surface14may be the ground, such as sand at a beach, grass in a park or other outdoor location. The blanket12has a top surface16, a bottom surface18and a perimeter edge20extending therebetween, and the perimeter edge20has a plurality of sides22that each has an equal length such that the blanket12has a square shape. Additionally, each of the sides22may have a length of at least 6.0 feet thereby facilitating the blanket12to conform to social distancing policies during a pandemic. The blanket12has a plurality of openings24each extending through the top surface16and the bottom surface18. Each of the openings24is positioned adjacent to the perimeter edge20, and each of the openings24is aligned with a respective one of four corners25of the blanket12.

A barrier26is attached to and surrounds the blanket12to inhibit debris from blowing onto the blanket12. The barrier26has a lower edge28and an upper edge30, and the lower edge28is attached to the top surface16of the blanket12having the barrier26extending upwardly from the top surface16. The barrier26is aligned with the perimeter edge20of the blanket12and the barrier26extends fully around the perimeter edge20. The barrier26may have a height of at least 1.0 feet such that the barrier26is sufficiently high to inhibit sand, leaves, dirt and other debris from blowing onto the blanket12.

A plurality of sleeves32is provided and each of the sleeves32is coupled to the barrier26. Each of the sleeves32is positioned in a respective one of four corners25of the barrier26, and each of the sleeves32extends between the upper edge30and the lower edge28of the barrier26. Each of the sleeves32has an upper end34and a lower end36, the upper end34of each of the sleeves32is closed and the lower end36of each of the sleeves32is open. The lower end36of each of the sleeves32is aligned with a respective one of the openings24in the blanket12.

A plurality of spikes38is provided and each of the spikes38is insertable into respective sleeves32for engaging the support surface14. Each of the spikes38has a first end40and a second end42, and each of the spikes38is insertable through a respective one of the openings24in the blanket12. In this way each of the spikes38is positioned in a respective one of the sleeves32having the first end40of each of the spikes38abutting the upper end34of the respective sleeve. The second end42of each of the spikes38tapers to a point to penetrate the support surface14.

In use, each of the spikes38is inserted into the respective sleeve32and each of the spikes38is driven into the support surface14. In this way the blanket12is secured to the support surface14having the barrier26extending upwardly from the blanket12. The barrier26inhibits debris from being blown onto the blanket12. Additionally, the dimensions of the blanket12ensure the user is practicing social distancing guidelines during a pandemic.