US1038095A - Paper carpet. - Google Patents

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G. H. DAVIS PAPER CARPET.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.15, 1911.

1,038,095, Patented Sept.- 10, 1912.

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GEORGE H. DAvIs, or PORTLAND, MAINE, AssIeNOP. 'ro E. T. EtmEoWEs, OE

PORTLAND, MAINE.

PAPER CARPET.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.l

Continuation of application Serial No. 610,646, 1ed February 24, 1911. This application filed November 15;

Serial N0. 660,517.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. DAvIs, a at. Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Carpets, of which t-he following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This application is in part a continuation of my application filed Feb. 24, 1911, Serial No. 610,646, covering improvements in paper carpetl -The invention relates to improvements in floor coverings, and has for its primary object the provision of what may be properly styled a practical paper carpet, which, owing to its eflicienoy and the cheapness with which the same may be manufactured and sold, will fill a long-felt want or enter a field of service not heretofore Occupied in iioor coverings. It may also, to a considerable extent, supplant ordinary linoleums,

loil-cloths, straw mattings, and in fact the cheaper grades of cloth carpet.

Itl is universally recognized that there exist innumerable instances where it is desirable to have a neat and durable floor covering, but where the expense of the usual coverings is not justiied,-for example, spare rooms or bed rooms not subjected to hard usage,-and it is equallyr well known that the relatively expensive character of ordinary floor coverings is, in many cases, notably among the poorer classes, prohibitive of their use.

It is witha view of meeting the conditions above outlined that the present invention has been devised.

I am aware that it has'been heretofore attempted to provide a suitable floor covering by employing what is known as ro epaper in lieu of burlaps, as the body or an oilcloth and to which the several coatings of paint to constitute the wear surface, and the decorative printing have been applied, butsuch an effort was simply directed to the overcoming of the objections,- such as'roughness,--of the burlap body of the oil-cloth. It has also been suggested that a Hoor covering might be provided in the nature of an oilcloth the body of .which was made of paper, the wearing layers of paint and ornamentationbeing applied to the ex osed face thereof and the back covere by a thin textile fabric such as cheesecloth. Such a composite structure is quite expensive as compared to the carpet of the present invention, and possesses that disadvantage inherent in the different capabilities of paper and cloth'to absorb moisture, etc., and to diferently expand and contract, resulting in the wrinkling and uneven lying of the oilcloth.

As distlnguished from the foregoing, the present invention embraces the provision of a carpet composed substantially of paper alone, in itself of suflicient density, thickness, hardness and stiffness,-in other words a paper board strip,to render the same useful and practical inl performing the functions usually expected of a carpet possessing the general characteristics of linoleum, oilcloth, matting, etc.

With all of the foregoing considerations in mind the present improvements are for the paramount object of rendering an allpaper strip commercially practical and useful as a substitute for the ordinary iioor covering or carpet,

Carrying this objectinto effect, the invention consists of a paper carpet wherein the body part as a whole is of paper or' paper stock provided along its edges, and if desirable also intermediate of th edges, with strips of fabric or other stren thening material. These stripsare spaced apart and are intended to serve the purposes of prevent-ing the edges of the carpet from buckling or crimping when laid; of constituting with the edges of the paper body a strong abutting margin for an adjoining strip; and of serving as a suitable edging through which tacks may be forced for retaining the carpet in place. By having the main portions or intermediate of said strips and an 1ntermediate strip or strips devoid of supplemental reinforcing fabric, the body is given substantially full freedom for natural expansion and contraction according to moisy ture, temperature changes, etc., and this expansion and contraction is rendered uniform throughout, as distinguished from-a fabric coated vwith paper wherein there is the invention in practical form may now be considered, it being understood that the in- -yention is capable of embodiment in other forms than that specifically disclosed herein, as will appeal to those skilled in the art. That embodiment of the invention to -Which I havemade reference is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and wherein- Figure l is a face view of a section of the carpetstrip, Fig. 2 is a bottom View of the "same, Fig. 3 is -a cross sectional view, Fig. 4

is a longitudinal sectional View, and, Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective View showing the use of one intermediate reinforcing strip.

Referring more specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding features in the several views A represents the strip of' carpet, the same being formed of paper of suitable width and lengt-h and of that character hereinbefore set forth as to density, thickness, I etc., rendering the same ca able in itself of withstanding the wear to w ich'the same is subjected. The under side of the strip may be left plain or printed if desired to represent cloth or burlap,` while the u per or'exposed surface thereof is decorate in keeping with the particular use or surround-l ings in connection with which the carpet 1s designed, and both surfaces where found expedient may be treated to render them impervious to moisture.

One or both margins of the stri A and the ends of the same, where found esirable, are provided with an underlying reinforcing narrow strip of fabricvsuch as muslin, conveniently in the nat-ure of selvage-edged tape B, secured in any desired manner to the under surface of the paper, as by pasting.

4These narrowwoven fabric reinforcing strips, when properlyv applied at the edges of the paper body strip assist materially in` preserving the paper strip in proper condition for` service, and in service prevent undue warping or curling of the edges thereof, present strong tough edges against which an adjoining kstrip may be alined and abutted, prevent kicking-up and tearing of the edges of the paper under the action of the foot, and also act as tacking strips through -,which the tacks may. be driven and prevented thereby from pulling through the paper andv freeing the frail unprotected raw edge of the paper as would inevitably follow were the tacks passed through the "paper alone. By utilizing the selvage edge,

I obtain the additional advantage that ravell ings incidental to the use of raw-edged fabric cannot escape 4upwardly through the space between adjoining strips and render the carpet as a whole unsightly in that particular.

.As illustrated in 'F ig. 5 of the drawings, wherever found desirable, intermediate `reinforcing and tacking strips C may be secured to the under surface of the paper body in such number and arrangement found practical and useful, de endent upon the width and the strip, etc. I desired, several thicknesses of the reinforcing strips may be employed, thus further to prevent stretching o the paper and maintaining the shape of the carpet, also enabling the carpet to withstand unusual or abnormal pulling action on the securing tacks, while throughout the entire marginal edges 0f the carpet such edges' will be preserved aga-inst .any fracture or breakage which might be incident to a tripping or severe kicking' action of the toe of the foot. The narrow raised strips will also serve to hold the decorated surfaces of the carpet out of contact to a considerable extent when the paper strip is .rolled for compactness in shipping or storage.

By reason of the fact that the intermediate portions of the paper body strip, represented'at D in Fig. 2 and E in Fig. 5, are devoid of the sup lemental reinforcing and stiening materia, said paper body strip is substantially free and therefore capable of independent andy consequently uniform expansion and contraction under changing conditions of moisture and temperature.

I claim 1. A carpet consisting of a dense body strip formed wholly of paper of substantial thickness to render the same durable, the obverse surface `of said strip being decorated, and a narrow reinforcing stiiiening strip of woven fabric at each edge of the body constitut-ing with said edge an abutting mar in of substantial thickness and strength, intermediate portions of the body beingdevoid of the supplemental stifi'ening material t0 permit relatively free and uniform expansion and contraction thereof.

2. A carpet consisting of a dense body strip formed Wholly of paper of substantial thickness to render the same durable, the obverse surface of sm'd strip being decorated, and edge and intermediate narrow reinforcing stifening strips of woven fabric, the edge reinforcing strip constituting with an edge of the paper body strip an abutting margin of substantial thickness and strength,

the portions of the paper body strip intermediate of the reinforcing strips and beyond the intermediate'strip being devoid of the supplemental sti'ifening material topermit relatively free and uniform expansion and contraction thereof; H'

3. A carpet consisting of a dense body strip formed wholly of paper of substantial thickness to render the same durable, and tively free-and uniform expansion and cona narrow reinforcing Stiffening strip of suittraction thereof. 10 able fabric at the edge of the body constitut- In testimony whereof I aiX my signature 111g with said edge an abutting margin of in presence of two Witnesses.

substantial thickness and strength, the ma- GEORGE II. DAVIS.

jor portion of the paper body strip through- Vitnesses:

out the extent thereof being devoid of sup- II. I-I. RUSSELL,

plemental st-itfening material to permit rela- S. A. KINSLEY.

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