US1423143A - Strip for floor coverings and the like - Google Patents

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M. PATTERSON. STRIP FOR FLOOR COVERINGS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JAN 30, I922.

1 23, 1 43 Patented July 18, 1922.

INVENTOR i ii STRIP FOR FLOORCOVERINGS AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1922'.

Application filed January 30, 1922. Serial No. 532,748.

To all 1072/0112, it may concern;

Be it known that T, hilarious PATTERSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Strips for Floor Coverings and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved strip adapted for various purposes, but particularly designed for holding down floor coverings, especially linoleum and oil cloth.

The strip. is arranged at the edge of the linoleum and thus covers any inequalitiesin cutting, and also acts as a closure so that water and dirt do not seep down between the linoleum and the floor.

The strip also provides a secure holding means so that curling and warping of the edges of the linoleum are prevented, and fiu'thermore, it is easily and quickly laid and is adapted for cheap manufacture.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of a strip made according to my invention, and Figure 2 is a section of the strip, showing it in position on the floor. Figure 8 is a section of a modified form of construction. Figure l is a section of the strip shown in Figure 1, but slightly modified. Figure 5 is a section of a still further modified form, and Figure 6 is a perspective view of another form of strip.

The strip 10, shown in Figure 1, is provided on one edge with a flap 11 that extends longitudinally along the strip and projects from the top edge of the strip and is adapted as will be seen from Figure 2, to fit" down on the top face of the linoleum near the edge of it, the portion under the flap providing an under-cut part to receive the edge of the linoleum 12 and thus being adapted to hold it down, providing a good appearance and forming a closure, since the flap is preferably made of resilient material, the whole strip being usually made of rubber or similar substance which has a degree of flexibility which permits it to be turned into corners and to fit around projecting parts in a room.

The other edge of the strip is under-cut by forming the face 13 in a downwardlyand inwardly inclined direction so that this edge forms an upwardly inclined pointed ridge 14: on the top edge, so that any upward tendency of the floor covering 12 will cause the ridge 14 to bite and thus be frictionally engaged by the side wall 15, so that the strip will not be raised and the linoleum will be held down.

In order to allow for many different thicknesses of material, from oil cloth to thick linoleum, the flap can be made so that it normally inclines rather sharply down.- wardly away from the strip, as shown in Figure 4:.

lVhen laying linoleum atpresent it is very often done by means of a substance which in the trade is known as cement, which is laid on the floor and then the linoleum is pressed to it and the cement is an adhesive. In the present device the adhesive can be used to hold downthe strip, thereby savingadhesive, and in order to provide a means for holding down the strip a bottom flap 16 is projected substantially horizontal from the bottom edge of the same side from which the flap 11 projects, and is provided with perforations 17, and the adhesive, on which the strip is placed, passes through these perforations, and thus, when it dries, binds the strip down, assisting in this way the frictional engagement of the ridge 1 1 by the side wall 15, or if the strip is removed from the side wall, as in holding down the edge of a runner, the adhesive will sufiice.

As shown in Figures 1 and 4:, the bottom fiap 16 can be also made imperforate, in which case it simply acts to rest on the floor, and acts, in conjunction with the flap 11, to form a recess to receive the linoleum 12, and also acts as a top covering if the strip is to be .usedupside down as the edge or binding for a runner or for an otherwise exposed edge of a. strip of linoleum or oil cloth..

The modification shown in Figure 3 shows the edge opposite that from which the flap 11 projects as under-cut or recessed, asat 18. When this strip is used, cement is placed at the juncture of the floor and the side wall and then the strip is pushed down in this juncture, therebycompressing the cement, as at 19, so that it fits in the juncture strip 10 is pushed down so that the ridge 1% binds against the side wall 15 and thus acts to hold down the floor covering.

With this device an uneven edge is not in view and the strip thus adds to the appearance of the fioor, and the laying of the floor covering is facilitated, because after an approximate fit of the linoleum to the room, the strip 10 is placed on the edge of the linoleum, then the linoleum and the strip are pressed down together so as to squeeze the strip into the position shown in Figure 2-, and the laying is then complete.

I claim:

1. A strip for holding the edges of floor covering, said strip having a thin flap on the top of one edge, and a downwardly and inwardly inclined face on the other edge.

2. A strip for holding the edges of floor covering, said strip being made of flexible material and having an upwardly inclined pointed ridge on the top of one edge, and a thin flap on the top of the other edge.

3. A strip for holding the edges of floor covering, said strip having two flaps extending from one edge so as to grasp the edge of the floor covering, and having its other edge formed to provide an obliquely projecting ridge, said ridge being adapted to bind against a side Wall on an upward tendency of the strip.

4:. A strip for holding the edges of floor material, said strip having one edge provided with a resilient flap to receive the floor covering between them, and having a groove in the other edge and below the top surface thereof.

5. A strip for holding the edges of floor material, said strip having one edge adapted to hold down the floor covering and having the other edge provided with a groove, said latter edge being adapted at its top to engage a side wall, and the groove being adapted to receive cement.

6. The method of laying floor covering comprising the provision of a strip to receive the edge of the floor covering and having a recessed portion, placing cement at the juncture of the floor and side wall, and then pressing said strip in said juncture so that said recessed portions receive cement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand, this 26th day oi January, 1922.

MARCUS PATTERSON.

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