EP0796582A2 - Befestigungsvorrichtung für Teppichmatten - Google Patents

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EP0796582A2
EP0796582A2 EP97301957A EP97301957A EP0796582A2 EP 0796582 A2 EP0796582 A2 EP 0796582A2 EP 97301957 A EP97301957 A EP 97301957A EP 97301957 A EP97301957 A EP 97301957A EP 0796582 A2 EP0796582 A2 EP 0796582A2
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mat
mats
attachment means
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Aage Lang
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Milliken Denmark AS
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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
    • A47G27/0431—Reinforcement or stiffening devices, e.g. edge binders, anticurl devices for corners
    • 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
    • A47G27/0418—Fasteners; Buttons; Anchoring devices
    • 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
    • A47G27/0475—Laying carpet tiles
    • A47G27/0481—Connecting means therefor

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  • the present invention relates to carpet mats and more particularly the invention relates to means for holding mats in place on a floor.
  • Mats are frequently used in areas of high pedestrian traffic, such as in the entrances to office blocks and shops.
  • the size and shape of mats is most likely to be determined by the size of the area to be covered.
  • Preferably the mats should be removable for cleaning.
  • mats are not directly secured to the floor they may tend to creep, slip or be moved about when individuals are crossing and walking over them. When high volumes of traffic are passing over mats it is inconvenient to be constantly fixing and replacing the mat in position.
  • carpet or mat tiles can be secured to a floor by gluing. This is not useful if the tiles are to be lifted for cleaning.
  • carpet or mat tiles can fill a room and they are therefore held in place by neighbouring tiles with, their overall movement being constrained by the walls of the room. This is not suitable for mats which are used individually or in small numbers or are required to only cover a section of floor space.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the above mentioned problems by providing means for anchoring mats on a floor.
  • a mat anchoring device comprising a base and means for attaching to at least one mat.
  • the attachment means may comprise at least one part of a fastener.
  • the mat comprises a cooperating part of the fastener which interacts with the fastening part of the device.
  • the attachment means may comprise a projection such as a hook which cooperates with a hole at an edge of a mat.
  • the attachment means may comprise one half of a fastener and the other half of the fastener can act through a hole in the mat.
  • the other half of the fastener may be part of or incorporated in the mat.
  • attachment means cooperates with the mat at or near the corner of the mat.
  • the attachment means of the device may comprise a depression into which a cooperating projection which can act through the mat may be pressed.
  • the projection may be incorporated within the mat structure.
  • the device comprises two attachment means which can interact with two mats and hold the mats together.
  • the attachment means may comprise magnets.
  • the device comprises four attachment means which can cooperate with up to four mats permitting the mats to be held together.
  • the device may be made of metal, plastic, natural or synthetic rubber or any combination of these materials.
  • the device may be capable of being secured to the floor.
  • a device according to the present invention up to four mats can be held together. In use the device and the mats should be able to maintain their position on a floor and not get pushed about easily even when the device is not directly secured to the floor.
  • the mats can be easily lifted for cleaning, with or without the device and easily replaced in position.
  • a device (1) according to the present invention can be used to hold up to four mats (2) together (Fig.1a) on a floor, or may be used simply at the corners or edges of one mat to prevent it creeping or slipping.
  • mats used in areas such as foyers or in department stores comprise hard wearing pile surfaces (3) which can be washed repeatedly and which generally have rubber or synthetic rubber like bases to prevent slippage and creep.
  • the pile is generally surrounded by a pile free border (4).
  • Using a device (1) according to the present invention will enable the mat (2) or mats to be held more firmly in place by weighting the mat at the corner or edges.
  • the device in Figure la allows a variety of sizes of mats (2) to be built up by using a number of small mats connected together using a series of devices (1).
  • the device (1) in Figure 1b is useful for connecting mats (2) together along an edge.
  • the device (1) in Figure lc may be used at a corner.
  • the device (1) in Figure ld can be used along the edge of one mat (2) to hold it down. This would be particularly useful if large mats were being employed which may tend to turn up at the edges.
  • the device comprises a base or plate portion (5) and between one to four attachment parts (6) which will typically comprise an extension projection from the device or a depression in the device or other interacting means.
  • a cooperating part (7) for the attachment part can either act through the mat or be incorporated in the mat.
  • the cooperating part may simply comprise a hole in the mat through which the fastening part comprising a projection from the base of the device can pass.
  • Figure 2 illustrates various means of fastening mats (2) using a device (1) according to the invention.
  • the device base (5) and the bottom of the mats comprise a series of depressions and projections (6) which are complimentary such that a mat (2) and device (1) can be held together.
  • the mats (2) may contain magnetic pieces (7) which will attract corresponding pieces (6) in the device (1). It can be noted from the arrangement in Figure 2b that the device (1) is not necessarily placed below the mats (2).
  • both parts of the device (1) comprise magnets (6,7) and these are incorporated within mats (2).
  • the two mats are in this case joined together by placing a magnet on the surface of one mat in the border region and placing a magnet with opposite polarity on the border of a second mat. The mats can then be joined by placing the borders on top of each other to let magnets connect.
  • Figure 2d, 2e and 2f show fasteners which may be employed.
  • the cooperating part of the fastener (7) acting through the mat may either be incorporated into the mat, possibly by being incorporated into the vulcanised rubber backing, or it may be separate and act through a hole in the base of the mat.
  • Figure 3a illustrates a mat with holes wherein the holes are elongate. This arrangement allows a degree of adjustment and manipulability. The adjustment may be useful if the mats to be joined together are not exactly the same size. In the arrangement shown in Figure 3 suitably the holes can be about 30mm long and 10mm wide.
  • Figures 3b and 3c illustrate two views of a floor plate (5) with projections (6) which could be used to connect four mats (2) having holes (7) as shown in Figure 3(a).
  • the base of the projection can be approximately 8mm wide and the top is approximately 15mm to prevent the device from detaching from the mat too easily. With these dimensions the projection could be pushed through a hole as shown in Figure 3a.
  • the projection could comprise two parts which cooperate. When the base of the projection is placed through the hole from below the cooperating part can be attached from the top of the mat.
  • the device (1) may be designed to be fixed to a floor in some way, in most occasions this should not be necessary as the weight and overall size of the jointed mats (2), should prevent slippage.
  • the mats may be easily lifted for washing.
  • it may not even be necessary to remove the device before cleaning.
  • a mat holding and/or mat linking system of the present invention will anchor mats more firmly than previous systems and will allow flexible use of the mats in respect of the overall size required and the positioning of mats.

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US9353531B2 (en) * 2014-10-30 2016-05-31 Armorlock Industries, Llc Modular floor covering seaming apparatus and method
USD796228S1 (en) 2016-06-23 2017-09-05 Custom Accessories, Inc. Floor mat retaining cleat

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DE343730C (de) *
DE2210676A1 (de) * 1972-03-06 1973-09-20 Adolf Alber Fussmatten-festhalter
US4741065A (en) * 1987-03-09 1988-05-03 Milliken Research Corporation Interlocking dust control mats
US4901961A (en) * 1987-10-26 1990-02-20 Gish Donald A Carpet engaging support device
DE4218213C1 (de) * 1992-06-03 1994-02-10 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Befestigungsvorrichtung für eine Einlegematte

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE343730C (de) *
DE2210676A1 (de) * 1972-03-06 1973-09-20 Adolf Alber Fussmatten-festhalter
US4741065A (en) * 1987-03-09 1988-05-03 Milliken Research Corporation Interlocking dust control mats
US4901961A (en) * 1987-10-26 1990-02-20 Gish Donald A Carpet engaging support device
DE4218213C1 (de) * 1992-06-03 1994-02-10 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Befestigungsvorrichtung für eine Einlegematte

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9353531B2 (en) * 2014-10-30 2016-05-31 Armorlock Industries, Llc Modular floor covering seaming apparatus and method
USD796228S1 (en) 2016-06-23 2017-09-05 Custom Accessories, Inc. Floor mat retaining cleat

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