Patent ID: 7619543

Claim:
A garage parking mat comprising (a) a pair of rubber mats comprising a left mat and a right mat, each mat of the pair of rubber mats having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, each mat of the pair of rubber mats being hollow, (b) a pair of adjustable length mats comprising a left adjustable length mat and a right adjustable length mat, each of the adjustable length mats having two ends comprising a front end and a rear end, each of the adjustable length mats further including two sides comprising an inner side and an outer side, wherein the left adjustable length mat is inserted through the left mat, further wherein the right adjustable length mat is inserted through the right mat, (c) means for electronically monitoring a placement of a vehicle that is driven onto the garage parking mat, wherein means for electronically monitoring the placement of a vehicle that is driven onto the garage parking mat further comprises: a first plurality of side pressure sensors located along the outer side of the left adjustable length mat toward the front end of the left adjustable length mat, a second plurality of side pressure sensors located along the outer side of the right adjustable length mat toward the front end of the right adjustable length mat, means for notifying an individual if he or she drives a vehicle over a sensor part of the first plurality of side pressure sensors, and means for notifying an individual if he or she drives a vehicle over a sensor part of the second plurality of side pressure sensors and (d) means for connected the left adjustable length mat to the right adjustable length mat.