Weighted ground covering assembly

Abstract

A weighted covering assembly including a flexible cover configured with channels adapted to receive and hold weighted members is provided. The covering assembly may be used a ground covering (e.g., as a beach towel, picnic blanket, etc.) upon which one or more persons may sit or lay. The channels and associated weighted members may be configured along one or more sides of the covering to add weight to the covering and to prevent the covering from being shifted or otherwise moved by external forces such as wind, users of the covering, or other forces. The weighted members also may include padding to be used as a pillow.

1 . A ground covering assembly comprising:
 a flexible ground cover including a left side, a right side, an upper side and a lower side, the upper side extending between the left side and the right side, and the lower side located opposite the upper side and extending between the left side and the right side;   a first channel configured with the upper side and extending at least partially between the left side and the right side;   a second channel configured with lower side and extending at least partially between the left side and the right side;   a first attachment mechanism configured with the first channel and adapted to open and/or close at least a portion of the first channel at a location between the left side and the right side;   a second attachment mechanism configured with the second channel and adapted to open and/or close at least a portion of the second channel at a location between the left side and the right side;   a first weighted member adapted to be received and secured within the first channel and configured to extend at least partially from the left side to the right side, and a second weighted member adapted to be received and secured within the second channel and configured to extend at least partially from the left side to the right side.   
     
     
         2 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first channel and the second channel each extend from the left side to the right side. 
     
     
         3 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first weighted member and the second weighted member each extend from the left side to the right side. 
     
     
         4 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first attachment mechanism is adapted to open and/or close a portion of the first channel that extends from the left side to the right side. 
     
     
         5 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the second attachment mechanism is adapted to open and/or close a portion of the second channel that extends from the left side to the right side. 
     
     
         6 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and/or second weighted member comprises foam. 
     
     
         7 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and/or second weighted member comprises a shell filled with at least one of the following: gel, beads, sand, foam, and pellets. 
     
     
         8 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and/or second weighted member comprises a rectangular cuboid or a cylinder. 
     
     
         9 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and/or second attachment mechanism comprises at least one of the following: a zipper, hook and loop material, a button, a snap and a latch. 
     
     
         10 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first weighted member includes a first folding seam enabling the first weighted member to be folded in half at the first folding seam. 
     
     
         11 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the second weighted member includes a second folding seam enabling the second weighted member to be folded in half at the second folding seam. 
     
     
         12 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the flexible ground cover is rectangular in shape. 
     
     
         13 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the flexible ground cover comprises at least one of the following: cotton, polyester, cotton-polyester blend, nylon, and plastic. 
     
     
         14 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a carrying case adapted to receive the flexible ground cover and the first and second weighted members. 
     
     
         15 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 14  wherein the carrying case is adapted to receive the flexible ground cover and the first and second weighted members with the first and second weighted members each folded in half at the first and second folding seams, respectively. 
     
     
         16 . The ground covering assembly of  claim 15  wherein the first weighted member includes a first length, and the carrying case includes a height equal to half the weighted member's first length.