EP0373724A2 - Method and anchoring plate material for keeping a readily removable mat or the like small carpet in place - Google Patents
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- EP0373724A2 EP0373724A2 EP89203167A EP89203167A EP0373724A2 EP 0373724 A2 EP0373724 A2 EP 0373724A2 EP 89203167 A EP89203167 A EP 89203167A EP 89203167 A EP89203167 A EP 89203167A EP 0373724 A2 EP0373724 A2 EP 0373724A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G27/00—Floor fabrics; Fastenings therefor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G27/00—Floor fabrics; Fastenings therefor
- A47G27/04—Carpet fasteners; Carpet-expanding devices ; Laying carpeting; Tools therefor
- A47G27/0406—Laying rugs or mats
- A47G27/0412—Anti-skid layers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G27/00—Floor fabrics; Fastenings therefor
- A47G27/04—Carpet fasteners; Carpet-expanding devices ; Laying carpeting; Tools therefor
- A47G27/0406—Laying rugs or mats
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- the present invention relates to a method and an anchoring plate material for keeping an easily removable mat or similar small floor carpet in place in a carpeted or carpet tile covered floor area by the method of which the mat is provided with a surface pattern of engageable means, such as protrusions, projections or cleats, distributed all over its lower side.
- a non-carpeted area corresponding to the mat dimensions is provided in the carpeted area, and the mat is arranged in said non-carpeted area, whereby the mat is held in place at its edges by which it abuts the borders of the carpeted area.
- Said method is unfavourable seeing that the mat being loosely arranged therein is difficult to fit properly into the cut away area in the carpeted area, and said area by replacement of the mat with a new mat will rarely fit properly to the new mat, whereby the mat either is too small or to large for the area thus provided.
- this invention provides a method which is characterized in that one or more parts of the floor area to be covered by the mat is kept or made free from carpet or tile covering, that the said one or more uncovered areas of the floor area is/are covered with an anchoring plate material, the upper surface of which is adaptedto be flush with the upper surface of the carpet or carpet tile covering and is also performed with engageable means, such as protrusions, cleats or projections, to engage the lower side of the mat between its engageable means for preventing lateral displacement of the mat relative to the anchoring plate material, and that the mat is laid in place for at least covering the anchoring plate material and for providing the engagement between its lower side and the upper surface of the anchoring plate material by means of said engageable means, the anchoring plate material preferably having a thickness and a compressibility corresponding to that of the carpet of said covering.
- Fig. 1 shows a carpeted area 1 with a recess 2, into which is placed a prior art mat 3 of smaller dimensions than those of the recess 2.
- Fig. 2 shows that the mat 3 should be somewhat smaller than the dimensions of the recess 2 in order not to be too difficult to replace.
- Such arrangement causes much wear to the edges of the recess, especially if the mat is of the kind to be frequently replaced. This is due to the fact that the mat does not protect the edges of the carpeted area at the recess, and that dust may inevitably fall into the recess at the edges of the mat 3, whereby the dust removal, e.g. by means of a vacuum cleaner, will cause wear to the edges of the recess.
- Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the method according to the invention, whereby a mat 5 is applied, which is provided with a pattern of engageable means, such as protrusions,cleats or projections, distributed all over its lower side.
- One or more parts 2 of the floor area 1 to be covered by the mat 5 is/are kept or made free from carpet.
- an anchoring plate material 7 Into each of said uncovered parts 2 of the floor area 1 is then placed an anchoring plate material 7, the upper surface of which is adapted to be flush with the upper surface of the remaining covered parts of the floor area and is performed so as to engage the lower side of the mat 5 to prevent a horizontal displacement thereof.
- the mat 5 is then laid in place for covering or overlapping the anchoring plate material 7 and its lower side engages the upper surface of the anchoring plate material.
- Fig. 4 shows the arrangement after placing the anchoring plate material 7 in the recess 2, and the lower side engaging means 6 of the mat 4 engage the engaging means 8 on the upper surface of the anchoring plate material 7.
- Figs. 5 and 6 show an arrangement with a carpet tile covered area, wherein six carpet tiles are removed and replaced by six tiles of anchoring plate material 7 whereupon the mat 5 is placed onto the tile covered area so as to overlap or cover the six tiles 7 of anchoring plate material serving as an underlay of the mat. Thereby a safe anchoring of the mat to its underlay is achieved, and no increased wear of the carpet material edges of the recess occurs.
- the carpet tile covered area appears unbroken without open recesses which might be risky for people walking on the carpeted area.
- Fig. 6 shows the mat 5 placed upon and covering the area which is provided with the inlaid anchoring plate material 7.
- Fig. 7 shows an example of a tile of anchoring plate material, the upper surface of which is provided with a number of cleats or projections fitting into the pattern of cleats or projections on the lower side of the mat 5, so that the projections of the mat are placed between the projections 8 of the anchoring plate material 7 but the pattern of the protrusions, cleats etc. is of a sufficient density to allow them to support the traffic over the anchor plate material before the mat 5 is mounted in place.
- Fig. 8 too shows a tile of anchoring plate material 7, whereby the cleats or projections 8 are grouped in a particular way, so that they also allow the projections 6 on the lower side of the mat 5 to engage in between said projections 8 as well as between the groups of projections.
- Fig. 9 shows a known carpet tile of predetermined module dimensions which are the same as the module dimensions for the tiles of anchoring plate material 7. Also the height of the carpet tile shown in Fig. 9 may preferably be the same as the height of the tiles of anchoring plate material and having the same traffic supporting ability as the anchoring tiles.
- Fig. 10 shows an example of engagement between the projections 6 of the mat 5 and the projections 8A of the anchoring plate material 7. It appears that the projections 8A are so big that they may be arranged inside a group of three projections 6. Thereby the supporting effect of the protrusions may be increased.
- Fig. 11 shows the borderline case for the size of the projections 8A, which, although their cross sectional diameter is larger than the mutual distance between a pair of mat projections 6, should have a smaller diameter than an inscribed circle having the radius R, and which is touching or tangent to a group of three adjacent mat projections 6.
- Figs. 12 and 13 show two further embodiments of projections 8B, 8C, respectively, on the upper surface of the anchoring plate material 7, where the projections 8B and 8C form a pattern of banks or beads for individual and groupwise inclusion, respectively, of projections 6 on the lower side of the mat 5 and for increasing the protrusion support effect.
- tiles of anchoring plate material 7 may be mentioned quadratic tiles having an edge length of 20 x 20 cm, 40 x 40 cm and 80 x 80 cm, a thickness of 4-10 mm, the material being natural or synthetic rubber, PVC, PUR or other plastics, such as polymers or termoplastic material.
- Velcrofastener materials may be used, provided that they meet the condition of being able to keep a removable mat in place on covering materials 7 inlaid into a carpet or carpet tiles covered area.
- the lower side of the anchoring plate material 7 may be smooth or provided with a friction pattern or a friction covering, but the lower side may also be intended for being secured by adhesion.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a method and an anchoring plate material for keeping an easily removable mat or similar small floor carpet in place in a carpeted or carpet tile covered floor area by the method of which the mat is provided with a surface pattern of engageable means, such as protrusions, projections or cleats, distributed all over its lower side.
- In a known method a non-carpeted area corresponding to the mat dimensions is provided in the carpeted area, and the mat is arranged in said non-carpeted area, whereby the mat is held in place at its edges by which it abuts the borders of the carpeted area. Said method is unfavourable seeing that the mat being loosely arranged therein is difficult to fit properly into the cut away area in the carpeted area, and said area by replacement of the mat with a new mat will rarely fit properly to the new mat, whereby the mat either is too small or to large for the area thus provided.
- From the specification of US-patent no. 4 731 275 is furthermore known a carpet tile assembly, which resists lateral movement by means of interengaging or interlocking protrusions formed in the lower surface of the carpet tiles and in the upper surface of the lower base member, respectively. These carpet tiles are readily removeable and replaceable, but in case a carpet tile is removed without being replaced instantly by another carpet tile, the removed tile will leave a depression, a hollow or a recess in the floor covering, which recess may cause pedestrians to fall over the obstacles formed by the edges of the floor covering around the recess and a wheel at a vehicle e.g. a wheel chair or a mobile shopping basket will tend to be entrapped into the recess. Furthermore wear and tear will occur at the upstanding edges of the floor covering around the recess, thr wear of which will be detrimental to the appearance of the floor covering when the removed carpet tile is later replaced by another preferably clean carpet tile.
- To eliminate said drawbacks and to increase the servicing life time of the carpet or carpet tile covering this invention provides a method which is characterized in that one or more parts of the floor area to be covered by the mat is kept or made free from carpet or tile covering, that the said one or more uncovered areas of the floor area is/are covered with an anchoring plate material, the upper surface of which is adaptedto be flush with the upper surface of the carpet or carpet tile covering and is also performed with engageable means, such as protrusions, cleats or projections, to engage the lower side of the mat between its engageable means for preventing lateral displacement of the mat relative to the anchoring plate material, and that the mat is laid in place for at least covering the anchoring plate material and for providing the engagement between its lower side and the upper surface of the anchoring plate material by means of said engageable means, the anchoring plate material preferably having a thickness and a compressibility corresponding to that of the carpet of said covering. Thereby it is achieved that a mat arranged upon the anchoring plate material besides being safely prevented against lateral displacement relative to the anchoring plate material may be removed without any inconvencies to the traffic over the uncovered anchoring plate material, because its surface level is the same as that of the floor covering surface. Thereby no noticeable difference in the level or depression occur between the floor area covered by the anchoring plate material and the floor area covered by the carpet or carpet tile covering, when one walks or rolls over the border between them.
- The invention will now be explained in more detail in connection with some embodiments and with reference to the drawing in which
- fig. 1 shows a carpeted area with a prior art cut away area, into which a prior art mat has been placed,
- fig. 2 shows a section along II-II in fig. 1,
- fig. 3 shows a carpeted area, where a mat according to the method of the invention is arranged upon an area equipped with an anchoring plate material,
- fig. 4 shows a section along IV-IV in fig. 3,
- fig. 5 shows a carpet tile covered area, wherein - according to the invention - corresponding tiles of anchoring plate material are inlaid,
- fig. 6 shows fig. 5, whereby a mat is placed upon the anchoring plate material,
- fig. 7 shows a cover plate material tile having a cleat pattern at its upper side,
- fig. 8 shows a tile with a different cleat pattern in the upper surface of the anchoring plate material,
- fig. 9 shows a prior art carpet tile,
- fig. 10 shows schematically the engagement between cleats or projections on the lower side of the mat and cleats or projections on the upper surface of the anchoring plate material,
- fig. 11 shows an inscribed circle touching three cleats or projections on the lower side of the mat,
- fig. 12 shows schematically an example of an engagement between the lower side pattern of the mat and the upper surface pattern of the anchoring plate material, and
- fig. 13 shows schematically a different embodiment of an engaging arrangement between the lower side projections of the mat and the upper surface projections of the anchoring plate material.
- Fig. 1 shows a
carpeted area 1 with arecess 2, into which is placed aprior art mat 3 of smaller dimensions than those of therecess 2. Fig. 2 shows that themat 3 should be somewhat smaller than the dimensions of therecess 2 in order not to be too difficult to replace. Such arrangement causes much wear to the edges of the recess, especially if the mat is of the kind to be frequently replaced. This is due to the fact that the mat does not protect the edges of the carpeted area at the recess, and that dust may inevitably fall into the recess at the edges of themat 3, whereby the dust removal, e.g. by means of a vacuum cleaner, will cause wear to the edges of the recess. - Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the method according to the invention, whereby a
mat 5 is applied, which is provided with a pattern of engageable means, such as protrusions,cleats or projections, distributed all over its lower side. One ormore parts 2 of thefloor area 1 to be covered by themat 5 is/are kept or made free from carpet. Into each of saiduncovered parts 2 of thefloor area 1 is then placed ananchoring plate material 7, the upper surface of which is adapted to be flush with the upper surface of the remaining covered parts of the floor area and is performed so as to engage the lower side of themat 5 to prevent a horizontal displacement thereof. Themat 5 is then laid in place for covering or overlapping theanchoring plate material 7 and its lower side engages the upper surface of the anchoring plate material. Fig. 4 shows the arrangement after placing theanchoring plate material 7 in therecess 2, and the lowerside engaging means 6 of the mat 4 engage theengaging means 8 on the upper surface of theanchoring plate material 7. - Figs. 5 and 6 show an arrangement with a carpet tile covered area, wherein six carpet tiles are removed and replaced by six tiles of
anchoring plate material 7 whereupon themat 5 is placed onto the tile covered area so as to overlap or cover the sixtiles 7 of anchoring plate material serving as an underlay of the mat. Thereby a safe anchoring of the mat to its underlay is achieved, and no increased wear of the carpet material edges of the recess occurs. In cases where themat 5 is temporarily not arranged in place, e.g. being replaced, the carpet tile covered area appears unbroken without open recesses which might be risky for people walking on the carpeted area. - Fig. 6 shows the
mat 5 placed upon and covering the area which is provided with the inlaidanchoring plate material 7. - Fig. 7 shows an example of a tile of anchoring plate material, the upper surface of which is provided with a number of cleats or projections fitting into the pattern of cleats or projections on the lower side of the
mat 5, so that the projections of the mat are placed between theprojections 8 of theanchoring plate material 7 but the pattern of the protrusions, cleats etc. is of a sufficient density to allow them to support the traffic over the anchor plate material before themat 5 is mounted in place. - Fig. 8 too shows a tile of anchoring
plate material 7, whereby the cleats orprojections 8 are grouped in a particular way, so that they also allow theprojections 6 on the lower side of themat 5 to engage in between saidprojections 8 as well as between the groups of projections. - Fig. 9 shows a known carpet tile of predetermined module dimensions which are the same as the module dimensions for the tiles of
anchoring plate material 7. Also the height of the carpet tile shown in Fig. 9 may preferably be the same as the height of the tiles of anchoring plate material and having the same traffic supporting ability as the anchoring tiles. - Fig. 10 shows an example of engagement between the
projections 6 of themat 5 and theprojections 8A of theanchoring plate material 7. It appears that theprojections 8A are so big that they may be arranged inside a group of threeprojections 6. Thereby the supporting effect of the protrusions may be increased. - Fig. 11 shows the borderline case for the size of the
projections 8A, which, although their cross sectional diameter is larger than the mutual distance between a pair ofmat projections 6, should have a smaller diameter than an inscribed circle having the radius R, and which is touching or tangent to a group of threeadjacent mat projections 6. - Figs. 12 and 13 show two further embodiments of
projections anchoring plate material 7, where theprojections projections 6 on the lower side of themat 5 and for increasing the protrusion support effect. - As example of dimensions of tiles of
anchoring plate material 7 may be mentioned quadratic tiles having an edge length of 20 x 20 cm, 40 x 40 cm and 80 x 80 cm, a thickness of 4-10 mm, the material being natural or synthetic rubber, PVC, PUR or other plastics, such as polymers or termoplastic material. Instead of cleats or projections on the lower side of themat 5 and the upper surface of theanchoring plate material 7, respectively, socalled Velcrofastener materials may be used, provided that they meet the condition of being able to keep a removable mat in place on coveringmaterials 7 inlaid into a carpet or carpet tiles covered area. - The lower side of the
anchoring plate material 7 may be smooth or provided with a friction pattern or a friction covering, but the lower side may also be intended for being secured by adhesion.
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DK6917/88 | 1988-12-12 | ||
DK691788A DK160184C (en) | 1988-12-12 | 1988-12-12 | PROCEDURE AND ANCHOR PLATE MATERIALS TO KEEP AN EASY REMOVABLE OR LIKE LITTLE TAPE IN PLACE |
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EP0373724A2 true EP0373724A2 (en) | 1990-06-20 |
EP0373724A3 EP0373724A3 (en) | 1991-07-10 |
EP0373724B1 EP0373724B1 (en) | 1993-03-31 |
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EP89203167A Expired - Lifetime EP0373724B1 (en) | 1988-12-12 | 1989-12-12 | Method and anchoring plate material for keeping a readily removable mat or the like small carpet in place |
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EP (1) | EP0373724B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH03114414A (en) |
KR (1) | KR900009010A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2005168A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE68905777D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK160184C (en) |
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EP0441053A1 (en) * | 1990-02-06 | 1991-08-14 | Walk Off Mats Limited | Improvements relating to floor mats |
EP0560557A1 (en) * | 1992-03-13 | 1993-09-15 | Formosa Saint Jose Corporation | Structure for a foot pad in an automobile rug |
WO2002015765A1 (en) * | 2000-08-25 | 2002-02-28 | Construction Specialties (Uk) Ltd. | Floor mat |
FR2883234A1 (en) * | 2005-03-18 | 2006-09-22 | Fabrication D Accessoires De C | Skid resistant mat fabricating method for motor vehicle, involves applying strip side against plastic material side at predetermined temperature conditions for obtaining certain penetration and adhesion of strip in plastic material |
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US3817015A (en) * | 1972-10-24 | 1974-06-18 | J Frangos | Convertible floor system |
US4731275A (en) * | 1986-12-29 | 1988-03-15 | 501 Andersen Company, Inc. | Carpet assembly which resists lateral movement and process of producing the same |
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- 1989-12-11 CA CA002005168A patent/CA2005168A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1989-12-12 JP JP1320702A patent/JPH03114414A/en active Pending
- 1989-12-12 EP EP89203167A patent/EP0373724B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US3817015A (en) * | 1972-10-24 | 1974-06-18 | J Frangos | Convertible floor system |
US4731275A (en) * | 1986-12-29 | 1988-03-15 | 501 Andersen Company, Inc. | Carpet assembly which resists lateral movement and process of producing the same |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0441053A1 (en) * | 1990-02-06 | 1991-08-14 | Walk Off Mats Limited | Improvements relating to floor mats |
EP0560557A1 (en) * | 1992-03-13 | 1993-09-15 | Formosa Saint Jose Corporation | Structure for a foot pad in an automobile rug |
WO2002015765A1 (en) * | 2000-08-25 | 2002-02-28 | Construction Specialties (Uk) Ltd. | Floor mat |
FR2883234A1 (en) * | 2005-03-18 | 2006-09-22 | Fabrication D Accessoires De C | Skid resistant mat fabricating method for motor vehicle, involves applying strip side against plastic material side at predetermined temperature conditions for obtaining certain penetration and adhesion of strip in plastic material |
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DK691788A (en) | 1990-06-13 |
EP0373724A3 (en) | 1991-07-10 |
KR900009010A (en) | 1990-07-02 |
CA2005168A1 (en) | 1990-06-12 |
DK691788D0 (en) | 1988-12-12 |
EP0373724B1 (en) | 1993-03-31 |
DK160184C (en) | 1991-07-15 |
JPH03114414A (en) | 1991-05-15 |
DE68905777D1 (en) | 1993-05-06 |
DK160184B (en) | 1991-02-11 |
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