Protective Cover

Abstract

In an embodiment, a protective cover is disclosed. The protective cover may include or comprise a material creased along first and second axes such that a central portion of said material is capable of being suspended a height above a ground plane when said material is unfolded and engages said ground plane. Additionally, said first and second axes may cross one another at a point of intersection positioned along said material when said material is unfolded and flattened.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective cover comprising:
 a material creased along first and second axes such that a central portion of said material is capable of being suspended a height above a ground plane when said material is unfolded and engages said ground plane, said first and second axes crossing one another at a point of intersection positioned along said material when said material is unfolded and flattened.   
     
     
         2 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein said material is non-porous and substantially hydrophobic, said material comprising wax paper. 
     
     
         3 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second axes are positioned within a geometric plane such that an angle of substantially 90 degrees is defined between said first and second axes within said geometric plane, at least five corners being defined along an outer boundary of said material when said material is unfolded and flattened within said geometric plane. 
     
     
         4 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein a general shape of said material, when said material is unfolded and flattened, is a shape selected from a group of shapes consisting essentially of a pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, and decagon. 
     
     
         5 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein first and second surface lengths of said material are defined along said first and second axes, respectively, each of said first and second surface lengths being longer than said height. 
     
     
         6 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein said material is creased along third and fourth axes such that said height is increased, said third and fourth axes crossing one another at an intersection point positioned along said material when said material is flattened. 
     
     
         7 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second axes are positioned within a geometric plane such that an angle of substantially 90 degrees is defined between said first and second axes within said geometric plane, said material being folded along said first and second axes such that said folded material is substantially flattened within said geometric plane, and such that a third axis is defined along said material and within said geometric plane, said material being further folded along said third axis. 
     
     
         8 . The protective cover of  claim 7 , wherein said third axis does not cross said point of intersection. 
     
     
         9 . A dispenser configured to support the protective cover of  claim 1 , said dispenser comprising:
 a support element sized to receive and support at least a portion of said material when said material is folded along said first and second axes; and   a coupling element coupled with said support element, said coupling element sized to engage an object to thereby couple said support element with said object and hold said support element a distance above a horizontal plane.   
     
     
         10 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein said support element comprises a cardboard box containing said material, a curved perforated path being defined within a surface of said cardboard box such that applying a preselected degree of pressure substantially along or adjacent to said curved perforated path creates a dispenser flap configured to rotate relative to a remainder of said cardboard box, and said coupling element comprising a hook, magnet or adhesive layer.