US1304083A

US1304083A - moore

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Publication number: US1304083A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-05-20
Anticipated expiration: 1936-05-20

Description

F. W. MOORE.

FLOOR, WALL, 0R LIKE COVERING.

APPLICATION men MAY 21. 1915 1,394,083. Patented May 20, 191-9.

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tion to display ornamentation STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. MOORE, OF NEW YORKyIT. Y.

FLOOR, WALL, on LIKE COVERING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State ofv New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Floor, Wall, or like Coverings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to floor, wall or like coverings having patterns, figures or similar ornamentations inlaid upon their surfaces, and an object of my invention, among others, is to produce a covering of this char acter that shall comprise a practically homogeneous sheet of material having the ornamentation displayed in different colors; and a further object of my invention is to so construct such a sheet as topermit of a new order of designs that do not spread one into the other irregularly, and that shall preserve the homogeneous and ornamental characteristics throughout extended wear.

A covering embodying my invention, and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a por tion of a sheet of material partially formed to embody my invention,

. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the sheet in completed form.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1,-but showing a somewhat different configuration, with wide depressions. I

Fig. 4 is a view similar to the others, but

showing ornamentations depicted by inlay appearing on both surfaces of the sheet, one surface of which is supplied with a backing.

Fig. 5 is a view in section through a sheet showing in dotted line the plane of separaon the surface of both pieces. k a

Fig. 6 isa view showing the ornamented surface of both pieces of said sheet.

My invention contemplates such treat- .ment and manipulation of sheets of material to comprise floor, wall or like coverings as will produce novel configurations and designs of permanent character, the invention also enabling extremely intricate and fine lined designs to be produced and inlaid in a simple and efficient manner, and without spreading irregularlyinto one another. My invention is not limited in its application to coverings having any special characteristics,

but a clear understanding of its nature and sheet.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 20, 1919, Application filed May 21, 1915. Serial no. 29,630.

preserve theoriginal characteristicsof the sheet as to density. The portion of the sheet just described I term the foundation portion, in that it receives and supports the filling to be hereinafter described, the other portion of the sheet constituting the base 13, from which the elevations rise and which underlies the depressions, these two portions of the sheet forming an integral, in-

v separable whole. The sheet having the for mation above described may be made in various ways but it is preferably formed by me when in a pliable and flexible condition, such as sheets of linoleum or similar material'have at one time in the process of making, it being possible for me to secure better results when the sheets are in this condition.

After a. sheet is formed as above de scribed a filling material 14: of contrasting color is placed within the formed depressions to fill them, .this material being of such consistency that it will adhere to and form an inseparable part of ,the original sheet. The materials comprising the original sheet and the filling may have the same, or substantially the same characteristics, so long as they are such as to form an intimate and inseparable combination or union, and it will be understood that the one material will be in such condition when placed together with the other and subsequently compressed to readily and thoroughly unite or amalgamate at the meeting edges without disturbing the outline of the foundation Afterthe filling has been placed in the depressions the sheet is then, by preference, compressed and the surface is then smoothed off in any suitable manner to ration or ornamentation on the right side of the sheet, that is, that surface havingat. a v

vations and depressions.

The invention also contemplates the cutpreliminary step in the operation the ele-' ting away or smoothing'ofi of the opposite surface 19 or base of the sheet from that above described and to such an extent as to .seen that the filling cut into the filling 20 so that the latter will appear upon this surface of the sheet, and as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. It will be will thus appear upon both surfaces of the sheet, one of which surfaces will preferably be covered with webbing or burlap 21 or other suitable material, and when the depressions are formed with tapered side walls, as above described,

bottom and extended to that portion of the filling appearing upon this side 19 of the sheet will be narrower as a consequence than that appearing on the opposite side of the sheet and present wedge-shaped bearings one to the other and advantageous towear and servige.

In some cases, in forming the depressions and elevations, the edges of the elevations are preferably tapered so that they are wider at the bottom to support them under compression, and the filling will consequently be wider at the top of the depres-' sions than at the base of the sheet.

In the sheet illustrated .in Fig. 3 of the drawings the foundation comprises elevations of much less area than the depressions, these elevations 15, as shown, representing ridges of irregular shapes and fanciful designs narrower at the top than at the depressions 16.

The invention makes possible a very thin sheet of inlay in large areas, as by deposit-1 ing a filling 17 upon the surface of a founda-- tion sheet 18 prepared with depressions and' be brought out on one surface of both of the pieces of the same character and of the same predetermined design as appeared upon the original sheet and as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

While I have shown and described my invention herein asembodied in a sheetof material of a construction that produces satisfactory results, this may be departed from to a greater or lesser degree and yet be within the spirit and intent of the invention, and the latter is therefore not limited to a sheet constructed exactly as herein shown-and described.

I claim I .1. sheet or layer formed of plastic material of resilient consistency having depressions extending partially through the sheet and formed by the removal of portions of the substance of said "sheet without Emater ally changing the density of the other bound and define the portions of the sheet, said removed portions 1 eing replaced by substance of acontrasting color and of substantially the same resiliency and consistency intimately and inseparably united therewith, the configurations of said filling being determined by the shape and outline of the ridges of the foundation sheet and the depthof the depressions.

2. A sheet or'layer formed of plastic material of resilient consistency having a foundation construction of raised and intaglio formation in design supported by a level base, the latter comprising asingle piece of material, having an unbroken surface, and the whole being of substantially uniform density, and a filling of different characteris tics but of substantially the same density fillin the intaglio formation and inseparably ound to and united with the raised portions of the foundation .on the base.

3. .A sheet or layer formed of plastic material of resilient consistency and of substan tially uniform'density throughout including a bottom that presents an unbroken surface, said sheet, comprising raised formations and intaglio formations, the walls of the intaglio formations being bounded by the raised formations and the latter being in a design of a' different thickness from the intaglio forma= tegral' with. the raised formations and join-' ing them at the bottom thereof, and a filling placed in said depressions and inseparably united to the walls thereof, said filling being of different characteristics from the elevations to form a distinguishable design on one surface of the sheet.

5. A sheet or.layer formed'of plastic material of one solid substantially uniform density. and consistency and including an unbroken base havin raised portions to form a design of a di erent material thickness from the base, said raised-portions forming depressions of configurative shape in design and" constitutingthe thi portions of said sheet, the thin and thick po tions being of substantially the same density toretain the configuration of the respective portions under pressure and wear.

6'. A-sheet or, layer formed of material of substantially uniform density'cut away at the surface and comprising .a foundation consisting of elevations and depressions, the latter having walls tapering to a narrower dimension at the bottom, and a compressed filling of a contrasting color in said dep'ressions inseparably bound and united to 1t, said filling being cut-away to level it with the surface of the ridges and bring out the designs formed thereby.

7. A sheet or layer formed of plastic material of substantially uniform density cut away at the surface and comprising a foundation having an unbroken bottom and consisting of elevations and depressions, and a compressed filling of substantially the same density as that of said sheet and of a contrasting color or substance in said depressions inseparably bound and united to it, said filling being cut away to level it with the surface of said ridges and bring out the design formed in the foundation sheet defined in regular and predetermined outline from the filling.

8. A sheet or layer of material of resilient consistency having depressions formed to a substantial depth therein, said depressions having tapered walls making the depressions wider at one part than at another, and a substance of a contrasting color of substantially the same consistency inseparably united with said sheet said sheet and filling being cut away to provide a smooth surface. 4

9. A sheet or layer formed of plastic material of resilient consistency and comprising a bottom of smooth, unbroken surface and an upper surface having depressions formed therein with the under portion of the sheet including the parts between said depressions and those underlying the depressions having substantially the same density, and a filling material located in said depres sions and of substantially the same density as that portion of the sheet on the sides of the depressions- 10. A sheet or layer formed of plastic material of resilient consistency and comprising a bottom of smooth, unbroken surface and an upper surface having depressions, the entire body of the sheet including the portions between and also portions underlying said depressions being of substantially uniform density, and a material filled in said deprssions to level the-sheets and of substantially the same uniform density as said sheet, the whole being compressed to produce a homogeneous sheet of substantially uniform density throughout its entire body.

FREDERICK W. MOORE.