Mat Assembly

The present disclosure relates, generally, to a mat assembly, and more particularly to a mat assembly having a yoga mat and a cover suitable to be used as a travel pillow.

Generally, most of the seats available on public transportation provide such a cramped environment that it is almost impossible to get comfortable, especially for long periods of time. Furthermore, yoga practitioners who are avid travelers have great difficulty carrying their yoga mats around or storing their yoga mats around, because a comfortable yoga mat is thicker, and it needs to be rolled. Rolled yoga mats are almost impossible to fit in any purse, a backpack, or a carry-on luggage bag, thus making them difficult to travel with. Such unorganized belonging items may be cumbersome to carry when traveling which is unpleasant for a user and each item has only a single specific use, so it requires undue effort to move and use.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, a mat assembly is disclosed. The mat assembly includes a yoga mat adapted to be arranged in a straight configuration and a rolled configuration. In the straight configuration, the yoga mat facilitates a user to perform exercise. The mat assembly further includes a cover to receive the yoga mat in the rolled configuration to enable a use of the mat assembly as a pillow.

In some embodiments, the cover includes an opening to enable an insertion of the yoga mat, arranged in the rolled configuration, inside the cover and a removal of the yoga mat from the cover.

In some embodiments, the cover includes a closure to selectively open and close the opening.

In some embodiments, the closure includes a zipper.

In some embodiments, the cover includes a U-shape.

In some embodiments, the cover includes a pair of clips adapted to be removably engaged with each other to keep the cover in the U-shape when the mat is arranged inside the cover.

Referring to, a mat assemblyadapted to be used as a pillow (shown in) is shown. The mat assemblyincludes a yoga matadapted to be arranged in a straight configuration (shown in) and a rolled configuration (shown in). In the straight configuration, the matis arranged flat on a floor or a ground surface to enable a user to perform yoga exercises. The matis designed to provide additional support and comfort to parts of an exerciser's limbs, such as the hands, wrists, elbows, knees, and feet during an exercise, such as yoga. In an embodiment, the length of the matmay be 165 cm and the breadth of the matmay be 55 cm.

In the rolled configuration, as shown in, the matis spirally wound around a central axisand is arranged in a cylindrical configuration. Further, the matis made of a flexible material to facilitate a bending or molding of the mat into a desired shape when arranged in the rolled configuration.

Further, as shown in, the mat assemblyincludes a coverhaving a U shape or a half donut shape for receiving a skull of a reclining user on a support plane, for example, a mattress, and defines a chamberto receive the matin the rolled configuration. It may be appreciated that the matis removably inserted inside the coverby suitably bending the mat, arranged in the rolled configuration, into a U shape or a half donut shape that corresponds to the shape of the cover. It may be envisioned that although the coverhaving a U shape or half donut shape is shown and contemplated, the covermay include any other suitable shape, known in the art, that a pillow may have to suitably support the head or neck of the user. Accordingly, the matis also arranged in a shape that corresponds to the shape of the cover.

To facilitate the removable insertion of the matinside cover, the covermay define an openingof the chamber. Further, to retain the matinside the coverand prevent an undesired removal of the matfrom the chamberthrough the opening, the covermay include a closureto selectively close the opening. In an embodiment, the closuremay be a zipper. However, the closuremay be any other mechanism, such as, but not limited to, buttons, Velcro, or any other suitable closure that can be used to selectively open and close the opening. Furthermore, the coverincludes a pair of clips,attached at ends of the cover and adapted be engaged with each other using a button mechanismto keep the ends of the covertogether. In this manner, turning of two essential travel possessions/items into one is comfortable for a user.

It should be understood that the foregoing description is only illustrative of the aspects of the disclosed embodiments. Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the aspects of the disclosed embodiments.