Portable Snack Placemat

Abstract

The present invention discloses a portable snack placemat designed to be easily foldable and easy to stow. The portable snack placemat comprises a placemat portion with a lip, molded snack containers with matching lids, and a locking device. The placemat portion further comprises two indentions which allow the snack placemat to fold upon itself while maintaining a narrow base so that the snack placemat can stand upright when in the folded position. The snack placemat further comprises an attachment piece. When the placemat portion is folded along the two indentions, the attachment piece creates a locking mechanism. The snack placemat is now in the folded position and can easily fit in any diaper bag, cooler, or backpack due to its compact and flat size. The portable snack placemat may be made of silicone or another similar synthetic rubber or synthetic plastic polymer with analogous qualities.

1 . A portable placemat, comprising:
 a mat portion with a lip along a perimeter of the mat portion, wherein the lip is configured to prevent food spillage when the mat portion is in an unfolded configuration;   at least one food container attached to said mat portion of said food container, wherein the at least one food container comprises a lid; and   an attachment piece configured to bind the mat portion in a folded configuration;   wherein the mat portion further comprises two indentions across a diameter of the mat portion configured to enable bi-folding of the mat portion into the folded configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the unfolded configuration provides a mobile eating surface and wherein the folded configuration compactly stores food for travel. 
     
     
         3 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the mat portion further comprises an inside face and an outside face and wherein the two indentions further partition the inside face into a top area and a bottom area. 
     
     
         4 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one food container is attached to a top area of the mat portion and wherein a bottom area serves as an eating surface when in the unfolded configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , further configured to stand upright when in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one food container is triangular in shape. 
     
     
         7 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one food container further comprises internal dividing walls to partition different foods. 
     
     
         8 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is further configured to act as a small plate when detached from the food container. 
     
     
         9 . The portable placemat of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment piece is one of a locking button, a snap-lock, a string attachment, or Velcro. 
     
     
         10 . A portable food mat, comprising:
 a placemat with two folding indentions configured to enable bi-folding into a storage configuration;   at least one molded snack container attached to one side of the placemat configured to store food; and   an attachment piece comprising a male portion and a female portion;   wherein the placemat is further configured to stand upright when in the storage configuration.   
     
     
         11 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the placemat further comprises a pronounced lip along a perimeter configured to retain food spillage when in a feeding configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one molded snack container further comprises at least one matching lid. 
     
     
         13 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment piece is configured to bind the placemat in the storage configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the male portion is positioned at a first end of the placemat and the female portion is positioned at an opposite second end of the placemat. 
     
     
         15 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the two folding indentions further partition the placemat into a top area and a bottom area. 
     
     
         16 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one molded snack container is attached to a top area of the placemat and wherein a bottom area of the placemat serves as an eating surface when in a feeding configuration. 
     
     
         17 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one molded snack container is triangular in shape. 
     
     
         18 . The portable food mat of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one molded snack container further comprises internal dividing walls to partition different foods. 
     
     
         19 . The portable placemat of  claim 10 , wherein a matching lid is further configured to act as a small plate when detached from the molded snack container. 
     
     
         20 . The portable placemat of  claim 10 , wherein a feeding configuration provides a mobile eating surface and wherein the storage configuration compactly stores food for travel.