Patent ID: 8309198

Claim:
A rug for placement on a floor, the rug comprising: a cover having a cover top surface and a cover bottom surface, the cover bottom surface having a cover peripheral area and a cover central area; a mat having a mat top surface and a mat bottom surface, the mat top and mat bottom surfaces being substantially planar, the mat top surface having a mat peripheral area and a mat central area, the mat bottom surface exposing non-slip material for frictionally gripping and that portion of the surface of such floor covered by the mat, a peripheral fastening material secured to the cover bottom surface in the cover peripheral area, and a peripheral fastening material secured to the mat top surface in the mat peripheral area, the peripheral fastening material on the cover engaging the peripheral fastening material on the mat for detachably connecting the peripheral area of the cover to the peripheral area of the mat with a holding force operative to keep the cover and the mat connected in an overlying relationship and to prevent the cover slipping relative to the mat, until it is desired to separate the cover and mat, the cover being removable from the mat by applying to the cover a stripping force transversely to the respective surfaces of the mat and the cover to separate the cover from the mat.