Placemat and coaster set

Abstract

A placemat ( 1 ) and a coaster ( 2 ) are provided as a set, each having a similar decorative effect ( 4 ), for example a graphic design, and the placemat being made in pieces as a jigsaw puzzle ( 7 ). The coaster illustrates the decorative effect to be achieved on the placemat when the pieces are assembled. There may be the same or different decorative effects on opposite surfaces of the placemat and coaster. A package ( 8 ) made of plastics material folded into a box form accommodates the separated pieces ( 19 ) of the placemat ( 1 ) and is formed with a location ( 15 ) at which the coaster ( 2 ) is held so that it can be seen from the outside of the package.

1 . A set comprising a placemat and a coaster which have a similar decorative effect and in which the placemat is made in pieces as a jigsaw puzzle, the coaster illustrating the decorative effect to be achieved on the placemat when its pieces are assembled together.  
     
     
         2 . A set according to  claim 1  wherein the decorative effect is two dimensional.  
     
     
         3 . A set according to  claim 2  wherein the decorative effect is a graphic design printed on the placemat and coaster.  
     
     
         4 . A set according to  claim 1  wherein the decorative effect is three dimensional.  
     
     
         5 . A set according to  claim 1  wherein the decorative effect is provided on opposite surfaces of the placemat and coaster.  
     
     
         6 . A set according to  claim 5  wherein different decorative effects are provided on the opposite surfaces.  
     
     
         7 . A set according to  claim 1  wherein the placemat and coaster are made of a durable, resilient plastics material suitable to be washed in a dishwasher.  
     
     
         8 . A set according to  claim 7  wherein the plastics material is polypropylene.  
     
     
         9 . A set according to  claim 1  contained in a package.  
     
     
         10 . A set according to  claim 9  wherein the package is made of a plastics sheet material folded into a box form.  
     
     
         11 . A set according to  claim 9  wherein the package provides a location at which the coaster is held and can be seen from outside the package.  
     
     
         12 . A set according to  claim 9  wherein front and rear insert cards are included inside the package and the pieces of the placemat are received separated in the package between the front and rear insert cards.