Standing mat

Abstract

A standing desk mat includes a base having a thickness dimension within which a cushioning material resides for supporting a bottom of a shoe of a standing user off a floor when the user is standing on the standing desk mat, and a strap operably connected to the base to form a bridge spanning a portion of the base for an upper portion of the shoe to engage a bottom portion of the strap upon the user raising the shoe above the base to raise at least a portion of the standing desk mat therewith and disengage the bottom portion of the strap upon the user lowering the shoe to lower the base to the floor therewith.

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         6 . A method of operating a standing desk mat comprising:
 standing with a shoe or foot on a base of the standing desk mat, the base having a thickness dimension within which a cushioning material resides;   raising the shoe or foot off the base to disengage a bottom portion of the shoe or foot from the base and engage a top portion of the shoe or foot to a bottom portion of a strap operably connected to the base to form a bridge spanning a portion of the base;   raising the standing desk mat off the floor by further raising the shoe or foot;   moving the standing desk mat horizontally by moving the shoe or foot horizontally;   lowering the standing desk mat to the floor by lowering the shoe or foot; and   further lowering the shoe or foot to disengage the top portion of the shoe or foot from the strap and engage the bottom portion of the shoe or foot to the base.   
     
     
         7 . A method of operating a standing desk mat set including a first standing desk mat and a second standing desk mat, the method comprising:
 standing with a first shoe or foot on a base of the first standing desk mat, the base having a thickness dimension within which a cushioning material resides;   raising the first shoe or foot off the base to disengage a bottom portion of the first shoe or foot from the base and engage a top portion of the first shoe or foot to a bottom portion of a strap operably connected to the base to form a bridge spanning a portion of the base;   raising the first standing desk mat off the floor by further raising the first shoe or foot;   moving the first standing desk mat by moving the first shoe or foot;   lowering the first standing desk mat to the floor by lowering the first shoe or foot;   further lowering the first shoe or foot to disengage the top portion of the first shoe or foot from the strap and engage the bottom portion of the first shoe or foot to the base;   standing with a second shoe or foot on a base of the second standing desk mat, the base having a thickness dimension within which a cushioning material resides;   raising the second shoe or foot off the base to disengage a bottom portion of the second shoe or foot from the base and engage a top portion of the second shoe or foot to a bottom portion of a strap operably connected to the base to form a bridge spanning a portion of the base;   raising the second standing desk mat off the floor by further raising the second shoe or foot;   moving the second standing desk mat by moving the second shoe or foot;   lowering the second standing desk mat to the floor by lowering the second shoe or foot; and   further lowering the second shoe or foot to disengage the top portion of the second shoe or foot from the strap and engage the bottom portion of the second shoe or foot to the base.