Patent ID: 8800233

Claim:
A system for attaching a plurality of mats together comprising: a first mat having a cushioning portion, a flexible sheet on a top surface of the cushioning portion of the first mat, and a first attaching material attached and running parallel to an edge of the first mat; a second mat having a cushioning portion, a flexible sheet on a top surface of the cushioning portion of the second mat, and a first attaching material attached and running parallel to an edge of the second mat; and a connector, including a second attaching material, that is configured to connect abutting sections of the first mat and the second mat together, wherein, when the first attaching material of the first mat and the first attaching material of the second mat are connected to the second attaching material of the connector, the first mat and the second mat with the connector define a substantially contiguous surface, and wherein at least one of the first attaching material of the first mat and the first attaching material of the second mat extends and is affixed onto at least one sidewall of the first mat and the second mat, respectively.