Weighted Rug

Abstract

The present invention discloses a rug that is weighted along the outer edges, the central portion or a combination thereof to prevent bunching, gathering or upturns of the rug and to hold the rug in place. Such rugs comprise pockets or sleeves on the bottom surface of the rug wherein flat weighted inserts can be placed in these pockets or sleeves. The weighted inserts could be coated metallic inserts with length greater than the width or coated or non-coated weighted pellets. The pockets or sleeves can encase the weighted inserts completely or covering just one surface, can be attached or detachable and can be closed at both ends or closed at one end and open at the other end.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A weighting system for a rug comprising:
 the rug, wherein said rug comprises;   a top surface and a bottom surface, said top and bottom surfaces have an outer edge and an inner central surface; and at least two pockets or sleeves, said pockets or sleeves are placed on the bottom surface of the rug; and;   at least two weighted inserts to maintain the rug in a largely planar, uniform and flat configuration coplanar with the surface to which the rug is applied;   said weighted inserts placed within said pockets or sleeves on the bottom surface of the rug.   
     
     
         2 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein said rug is configured in a geometric shape, an ornamental shape or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein said shape comprises quadrilateral, rectangular, square, round, oval, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein said outer edge is straight, curved, round, wavy, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein said pockets or sleeves are placed on the opposite ends along the entire edge or a small portion of the edge of the rug, are placed adjacent to each other along the entire edge of the rug or a small portion of the rug, in a diagonal orientation across the inner central surface of the rug, in a straight line orientation across the inner central surface of the rug, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein the pockets or sleeves are attached to the bottom surface of the rug or can be detached and reattached to the bottom surface of the rug. 
     
     
         7 . The weighting system of  claim 6 , wherein the detachable pockets or sleeves can be reattached to the bottom surface by hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners, or touch fasteners, a zipper, an interlocking mechanism, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein the pockets or sleeves comprising the weighted inserts have both ends that are sealed firmly. 
     
     
         9 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein the pockets or sleeves comprising the weighted inserts covers one side or surface of the weighted inserts and the side or surface of the weighted inserts opposite to the side or surface covered by the pockets or sleeves touches the bottom surface of the rug or wherein the pockets or sleeves comprising the weighted inserts completely encases the weighted inserts. 
     
     
         10 . The weighting system of  claim 9 , wherein the pockets or sleeves comprising the weighted inserts have one end that is sealed and the other end that is open or wherein one end of the pockets or sleeves is sealed and the other end of the pockets or sleeves has an interlocking mechanism, a flap, hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners, or touch fasteners, a zipper, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The weighting system of  claim 1 , wherein said weighted inserts are metallic inserts, non-metallic inserts, or weighted pellets, wherein said metallic or non-metallic inserts. have a length greater than their width. 
     
     
         12 . The weighting system of  claim 11 , wherein said metallic inserts are coated with water-resistive or water-proof materials. 
     
     
         13 . The weighting system of  claim 12 , wherein said water-resistive or water-proof materials are synthetic, natural or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The weighting system of  claim 13 , wherein said synthetic materials are plastic, said natural materials are rubber or a combination of both synthetic and natural materials. 
     
     
         15 . The weighting system of  claim 11  wherein said non-metallic inserts are polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene, recycled materials, acrylic material, rubber or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The weighting system of  claim 11 , wherein said weighted pellets are coated, non-coated, enveloped or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The weighting system of  claim 16 , wherein said pellets are uniformly sized, non-uniformly sized, injected within the rug material, and/or placed, in aggregate or disbursed, uniformly or nonuniformly about said rugs bottom surface. 
     
     
         18 . The weighting system of  claim 17 , wherein said pellets are disbursed along the bottom surface, at said rug edges or both. 
     
     
         19 . A method of using a weighted rug, comprising:
 placing weighted inserts in the bottom surface of the weighted rug.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the weighted inserts are placed in pockets or sleeves that are attached to the bottom surface, detached from the bottom surface, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the weighted inserts are placed in detached pockets or sleeves and then attached to the bottom surface or wherein the detached pockets or sleeves are attached to the bottom surface and the weighted inserts are placed in the pockets or sleeves.