EP0556967A2 - Dust control mat with improved cleat - Google Patents
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- EP0556967A2 EP0556967A2 EP93300706A EP93300706A EP0556967A2 EP 0556967 A2 EP0556967 A2 EP 0556967A2 EP 93300706 A EP93300706 A EP 93300706A EP 93300706 A EP93300706 A EP 93300706A EP 0556967 A2 EP0556967 A2 EP 0556967A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A47L23/22—Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear
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- This invention relates generally to rubber-backed dust control floor mats of the type which have a pile surface on one side and a rubber or rubber-like material on the other side. Mats of this type are generally used in access ways whore people tend to brush or scrape their feet in order to prevent carrying of moisture and/or dirt, accumulated on their footwear, into other areas of the premises. Normally these mats are located in areas of high pedestrian traffic, such as doorways.
- In recent years certain dust control mats, such as that shown in U. S. Patent No. 4,761,065, have been molded with cleats on the bottom surface thereof to prevent walking or creeping of the mats when placed on a surface to be protected. Various types, shapes and arrangements of cleats have been used that have provided anti-creep properties but have also had problems associated therewith. Most of the cleats involved have been very small and a large number of these cleats are spaced throughout the back of the mat. This created problems in molding since the molding pads used to produce the patterns have bean difficult and costly to manufacture and subject to tearing and shortened service life due to the large number of holes required in the pad to allow the rubber to be extruded therethrough to produce the cleats during vulcanization. Furthermore, the dust control mat with a large number of small cleats on the back thereof caused an excessive amount of linting during processing in the washwheels due to the loss of pile fiber from the face of the mats.
- Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide a dust control mat with a new and improved cleat arrangement on the back surface thereof.
- Other objects and advantages of the invention will become readily apparent as the specification proceeds to describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a cross-section view of the new and improved dust control mat taken on line 1-1 of Figure 2, and
- Figure 2 is partial view of the new improved dust control mat showing the new cleats and the arrangement thereof.
- In the preferred form of the invention the
mats 10 consist ofpile yarns 14 of nylon, cotton, polyester, etc. tufted through a woven ornonwoven substrate 16 of suitable material with the bottom 18 of the tufts adhered to the rubber or rubber-like backing 20 during vulcanization. Molded integral with or otherwise secured to the bottom of thebacking 20 are a plurality ofanti-creep cleats border portion 24 therearound. - The
cleats 22 are elliptical shaped with the length of the major axis thereof being substantially longer than the length of the minor axis. In other words the length of thecleat 22 is substantially longer than the width thereof on the order of 5 to 1. In the preferred form of the invention the floor or surface engaging surface of the cleat is rough ended or pebbled to increase the friction resistance thereof. - As shown in Figure 2 all the cleats in any one row are parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the
cleats 22 in the next adjacent rows. Preferably the major axis of each cleat forms an angle of approximately 45° to theborder portion 24. It con be seen that thecleats 22 are widely spaced one from the other with approximately two cleats per 4 square inches of back mat surface. - The
cleats 23 in each row lie in a plane which is substantially parallel to theadjacent cleats 22 in the row and spaced equally distant therefrom. In the preferred form of the invention there are six substantiallycircular cleats 23 in each line between thecleats 22 but such number is only preferred and other numbers ofcleats 23 may be used, if desired. This limited number ofcircular cleats 23 in the arrangement shown maintaing a high resistance to mat creep when placed over looped pile type carpets when the individual circular cleat diameters do not exceed 3/32 inch. As can readily be seen, the plane passing through thecircular cleats 23 in each set is it an angle approximately equal to the angle of the major axis of the cleats to theborder portion 24. - The above-described cleat arrangement provides hard floor creep performance about equal to a flat-back design but has significantly better creep performance than the small cleats abundantly used on current dust control mats. In addition to the improved migration performance, the new cleat pattern provides cleats of much larger size with significantly less cleats being required and increases the friction resistance between the mat and a wet floor similar to the action of the treads of an automobile tire on a wet road. This results in a less aggressive scrubbing action against the mat pile during laundry processing in the washwheel and significantly reduced linting. Further, the rubber molding pads now become much easier to fabricate and it is thought that they can be produced on a simple rotary die cutter rather than the costly vertical die cutting procedure now being used. The resulting pads should also be much more resistant to tearing due to the greater spacing between cleats.
- Although the preferred embodiment of the invention has been specifically described, it is contemplated that changes may be made without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention and it is desired that the invention be limited only by the claims.
Claims (10)
- A dust control mat (10) comprising: a pile fiber upper surface (14), a rubber-like backing surface (20) connected to said upper surface and a plurality of rows of cleats (22) with a plurality of cleats (22) in each row attached to the side of said backing surface away from said upper surface (14), the mat (10) having a border (24) with the cleats (22) in each row being at an angle to said border, the cleats (22) in each row are elliptical shaped and parallel to the other cleats (22) in the same row while being substantially perpendicular to the cleats (22) in the next adjacent rows.
- The mat of Claim 1, further including a second set of cleats (23) smaller than said elliptical cleats (22) being located in each row between each of said elliptical cleats (22) in said rows.
- The mat of Claim 1 or 2, wherein each of said cleats (22, 23) are at an angle of approximately 45° with said border.
- The mat of any one of the preceding Claims, wherein said cleats (22, 23) are integral with said backing surface.
- The mat of any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the surface of said cleats (22, 23) is roughened to provide a friction resistant surface.
- The mat of any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the length of said cleats (22, 23) along the major axis thereof is substantially five times the width of said cleats (22, 23).
- The mat of Claim 2, wherein said second sat of cleats (23) includes a plurality of substantially circular members between each of said elliptical cleats (22) in each row.
- The mat of Claims 7, wherein a plane through the circular members in each row is substantially parallel to the major axis of the adjacent elliptical cleats (22) in each row.
- The mat of Claim 8, wherein the rows of circular members in each row is substantially equidistant from the next adjacent elliptical cleat (22) in each row.
- The mat of Claim 9, wherein the number of circular members in each row between each elliptical cleat (22) is six.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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US07/836,604 US5170526A (en) | 1992-02-18 | 1992-02-18 | Dust control mat with improved cleat |
US836604 | 1992-02-18 | ||
US07/858,642 US5227214A (en) | 1992-03-27 | 1992-03-27 | Anti-creep mat |
US858642 | 1992-03-27 |
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EP0556967A2 true EP0556967A2 (en) | 1993-08-25 |
EP0556967A3 EP0556967A3 (en) | 1993-10-06 |
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EP19930300706 Ceased EP0556967A3 (en) | 1992-02-18 | 1993-02-01 | Dust control mat with improved cleat |
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CA (1) | CA2089723A1 (en) |
Cited By (5)
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WO1995013731A1 (en) * | 1993-11-15 | 1995-05-26 | S. Berendsen Ab | Floor mat arrangement |
EP0702929A1 (en) * | 1994-08-26 | 1996-03-27 | Milliken Research Corporation | Washable floor mats with ozone resistance |
EP1075937A2 (en) * | 1999-08-13 | 2001-02-14 | Milliken & Company | Cushioned carpeted floor covering article comprising at least one integrated rubber protrusion |
USD734062S1 (en) | 2013-11-01 | 2015-07-14 | Custom Accessories, Inc. | Floor mat retaining cleat |
USD796228S1 (en) | 2016-06-23 | 2017-09-05 | Custom Accessories, Inc. | Floor mat retaining cleat |
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US3578738A (en) * | 1969-02-25 | 1971-05-18 | Bissell Inc | Floor mat |
FR2510633A3 (en) * | 1981-07-28 | 1983-02-04 | Sirs Soc Int Revetements Sol | PERMEABLE FLOOR COVERING, IMITATING THE GRASS, PROVIDED WITH A DRAINING BACK |
US4478901A (en) * | 1982-11-29 | 1984-10-23 | Teknor Apex Company | Floor mat construction |
GB2171902A (en) * | 1985-03-08 | 1986-09-10 | Cannon Rubber Ltd | Floor mat |
US4902554A (en) * | 1988-06-30 | 1990-02-20 | Milliken Research Corporation | Vulcanized rubber article, method for production of same, and label to be used for the method |
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- 1993-02-01 EP EP19930300706 patent/EP0556967A3/en not_active Ceased
- 1993-02-17 CA CA 2089723 patent/CA2089723A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-02-18 JP JP02924393A patent/JP3308017B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (5)
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US3578738A (en) * | 1969-02-25 | 1971-05-18 | Bissell Inc | Floor mat |
FR2510633A3 (en) * | 1981-07-28 | 1983-02-04 | Sirs Soc Int Revetements Sol | PERMEABLE FLOOR COVERING, IMITATING THE GRASS, PROVIDED WITH A DRAINING BACK |
US4478901A (en) * | 1982-11-29 | 1984-10-23 | Teknor Apex Company | Floor mat construction |
GB2171902A (en) * | 1985-03-08 | 1986-09-10 | Cannon Rubber Ltd | Floor mat |
US4902554A (en) * | 1988-06-30 | 1990-02-20 | Milliken Research Corporation | Vulcanized rubber article, method for production of same, and label to be used for the method |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1995013731A1 (en) * | 1993-11-15 | 1995-05-26 | S. Berendsen Ab | Floor mat arrangement |
US5811165A (en) * | 1993-11-15 | 1998-09-22 | S. Berendsen Ab | Floor mat arrangement |
EP0702929A1 (en) * | 1994-08-26 | 1996-03-27 | Milliken Research Corporation | Washable floor mats with ozone resistance |
US5902662A (en) * | 1994-08-26 | 1999-05-11 | Milliken & Company | Launderable floor mat with ozone resistance |
EP1075937A2 (en) * | 1999-08-13 | 2001-02-14 | Milliken & Company | Cushioned carpeted floor covering article comprising at least one integrated rubber protrusion |
EP1075937A3 (en) * | 1999-08-13 | 2002-01-09 | Milliken & Company | Cushioned carpeted floor covering article comprising at least one integrated rubber protrusion |
AU777243B2 (en) * | 1999-08-13 | 2004-10-07 | Milliken & Company | Cushioned carpeted floor covering article comprising at least one integrated rubber protrusion |
USD734062S1 (en) | 2013-11-01 | 2015-07-14 | Custom Accessories, Inc. | Floor mat retaining cleat |
USD796228S1 (en) | 2016-06-23 | 2017-09-05 | Custom Accessories, Inc. | Floor mat retaining cleat |
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JP3308017B2 (en) | 2002-07-29 |
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EP0556967A3 (en) | 1993-10-06 |
CA2089723A1 (en) | 1993-08-19 |
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