Stove cover

Abstract

It is disclosed a foldable surface of a first flat expanse. The surface includes four identical pockets for receiving four flat rigid inserts, and borders between the pockets. The borders allow folding of the surface a much smaller second flat expanse. A shape of the flat rigid insert may be a rectangle, a square, half a circle, a quarter of a circle, or an equilateral right-angle triangle. The foldable surface includes textile, fire-retardant treated textile or a textile withstanding a temperature of 1000° F. The filled pockets are covered with sheaths. Margins of the pockets and margins of the sheaths include mating straps. The foldable surface further includes a skirt disposed downward from the perimeter of the first flat expanse. The skirt may have height of at least 5 inches, and may include holes for its anchoring to underneath objects.

1 . A foldable surface of a first substantially flat expanse, the surface comprising:
 a. at least two pockets for receiving respective at least two rigid substantially flat inserts to get at least two filled pockets; and   b. at least one border between said at least two pockets, said at least one border being configured to allow folding of said foldable surface to occupy a second substantially flat expanse, said second substantially flat expanse being much smaller than said first substantially flat expanse.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  comprising four substantially identical pockets for respective four substantially identical inserts. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  wherein the foldable surface includes a certain number of pockets, and said second expanse is less than (said first substantially flat expanse)*1.2/(said certain number of pockets). 
     
     
         4 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  wherein a shape of a substantially flat rigid insert is selected from a list of geometric shapes consisting a rectangle, a square, half a circle, a quarter of a circle, and an equilateral right-angle triangle. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  further including said at least two substantially flat rigid inserts. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  wherein the foldable surface includes textile. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  further including at least two sheaths for closing said at least two filled pockets. 
     
     
         8 . The foldable surface of  claim 7  wherein margins of said at least two pockets and margins of said at least two sheaths include mating straps enabling closing of said at least two pockets by said at least two sheaths. 
     
     
         9 . The foldable surface of  claim 7  wherein said at least two sheaths include textile. 
     
     
         10 . The foldable surface of  claim 6  or  9  wherein the textile is fire-retardant treated textile or a textile withstanding a temperature of 1000° F. 
     
     
         11 . The foldable surface of  claim 1  further including a skirt configured to be disposed downward from most of the length of the perimeter of said first substantially flat expanse. 
     
     
         12 . The foldable surface of  claim 11  wherein at least part of said skirt has height of at least 5 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The foldable surface of  claim 11  wherein said skirt includes at least one hole for anchoring said skirt to at least one object residing below the skirt. 
     
     
         14 . A method for using a foldable surface of a first substantially flat expanse, the method comprising:
 a. inserting at least two substantially flat rigid inserts into at least two pockets of the foldable surface to get at least two filled pockets;   b. closing said at least two filled pockets by at least two sheaths; and   c. folding said foldable surface along at least one border between said at least two filled pockets to occupy a second substantially flat expanse, said second substantially flat expanse being much smaller than said first substantially flat expanse.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the method further includes a step of unfolding a folded foldable surface, and a step of covering a stove by the spread-out foldable surface. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the foldable surface further includes a skirt, and the method includes a step of disposing said skirt downward from at least part of a perimeter of said first substantially flat expanse. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the method includes a step of sticking mating straps at margins of said at least two pockets and at margins of said at least two sheaths. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the method further includes a step of anchoring said skirt to a one or more objects. 
     
     
         19 . A method for producing a foldable surface of a first substantially flat expanse, the method comprising:
 a. preparing a textile surface of a first substantially flat expanse;   b. connecting a skirt to most of the perimeter of said first expanse.   c creating at least two pockets on said textile surface,   d. connecting at least one border to said textile surface between pockets, said at least one border being configured to allow folding of said foldable surface after being filled with at least two rigid inserts; and   e. inserting at least two substantially flat rigid inserts into said at least two pockets to get at least two filled pockets.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further including connecting at least one first mating strap to said at least one border, and closing said at least two filled pockets by at least two sheaths having margins with a second mating strap configured for mating said at least one first mating strap.