US1649750A

US1649750A - Floor covering

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Publication number: US1649750A
Application number: US189533A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alfred C Sloate
Original assignee: CONGOLEUMNAIRN Inc
Current assignee: CONGOLEUMNAIRN Inc
Priority date: 1927-05-07
Filing date: 1927-05-07
Publication date: 1927-11-15
Anticipated expiration: 1944-11-15

Description

Nov. 15, 1927.

A. C. SLOATE FLOOR COVERING Filed May '7, 192'? Patented Nov. 15, 1927;

nireo squares PATENT OFFICEo ALFRED C. SLOATE, OF WYNNEXVOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO CONGOLEUM- NAIRN, INC., F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANTA,l A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FLOOR COVERING.

Application tiled May 7` 10 visual effect these very characteristics, in a` manner to cause the said smooth surface of the floor covering toliave the appearance of. being constituted of raised or deiircssed figures.y such as tileyf'or example. y

Another object of the invention is to produce, in visual effect, high lights and shadows on the smooth surface of the floor covering in order to accentuate the raised or depressed appearance of the design figures, and to arrange these simulations in a studiously prepared irregular or haphaZard-like manner, in order that such visual effect. to

the observer, will be consistent` regardless of the observers angle of View or the direction or angle of the light| rays striking the floor covering relative to the position occupied by the. viewer.

Such a studiously prepared liai'iliazardlike arrangement of high lights and shadows lends itself to the ecoiioinieal laying of' a fioor covering embodying this feature. :is strips of such floor covering niay lie laid parallel, perpendicular, or at any desired or necessary angle with respectto each other and still consistently maintain the desired effect. thus eliminating the waste unavoidalily caused by the, necessity of iiiateliiiig the strips of' floor coverings wherein the lights and shadows are consistently arranged to produce the effect of light rays striking the face of the floor covering from a definite direction and at a definite angle.

The single figure, constituting the, drawing, illustrates a. smooth faced floor covering produced in accordance with the principles of my invention and shows design figlires having three difi'erentI colors, as represented by the lining of the different portions of the design.

I do not intend that this inventioiishall lie limited to the use of the colors represented in the drawing, as the drawing is for the urpose of illustrating the principles of the invent-ion and not defining `any particular color combination which could be construed 1927. Serial No. 189,533,

as liinitin the scope of the invention in any nia-nner.

The drawing illustrates a plurality ot' rec-- tangular design figures 'l of various proportions and colors, outlined by al configuration 2 having a color contrasting with each of tliccolors of the rectangular figures 1, and adapted coordinately therewith to produce the eftectbt raised or depressed tiling.

This raised or depressed tile eii'ect .is further accentuated by the provision of high light areas 3 having coloration of lighter shade than the colors of the said design figures 1, and dccp shadow areas 4; having coloration darker than the colors of the said design figures 1, each of which lie intermediate the border of the figures 1 and the separating .configuration 2, on tivo adiacent sides ot' said figures. It will be noted that tliesehigh light and` shadow areas are not consistently arranged as to indicate a definite ldirection ofY light rays, rather, they are arranged in a haphazardlike fashion which has been studiouslv considered with a view of offsetting any indica,- tion of consistent and positiveidireetion of light rays.

' If. desired, each or any of the figures 1 may have a. high light area 3 on one or two of its sides and a shadow area, 4 on one or two of its sides opposite those displaying a high light area. 3.

If desired, certain ofthe rectangular figures 1 inay `be further provided with internal configurations 5 having haphazardly arranged high light or shadow areas 6 immediately adjacent the. border of such internal configuration.

My invention may be employed in what is known as inlaid linoleuin, wherein each color appearing on the face of the floor covering is built up from the base or founda.- tion of such covering by the deposit oif colored granular material Adeposited on the base and pressed or molded iny ai manner well known to those familiar with the 3113 or it may be employed in what is known as the line process of making inlaid linoleum, wherein the figures are cut from preformed sheets and then consolidated into a, complete design on a suitable base. My invention may be also employed in floor coverings having a printed face and commonly known as printed oil cloth.

A floor covering constructed in a. manner embodying my invention as above described produces, in effect, surfaces having different elevations, but eliminates the disadvantages encountered in the /iioor coverings Wlioseexposed surface actually has two and distinct elevations, such disadvantages being the collection of dirt in that portion of such covering lying at the lower elevation, and its susceptibility to cracking at these lower elevations due to the reduced difference of thickness of the floor covering at these points.' y'()bviously these disadvantagesare entirely eliminated, and thegeneral artistic appearance maintained in the smooth faced covering of even thickness throughout as made in `accordance with the principlesof my invention.

I claim:

1. A flexible floor covering having a substantially smooth surface; a plurality of design forming figures of various colors depicted on said surface; a configuration extending between and about said design figuresan'd being of a color contrasting with the colors of said design figures; a plurality of configurations having lighter yshades of coloration than the colors of said design fignrcs, constituting high light areas on said surface; a plurality of configurations having dai-ker shades of coloration than the colors of said design figures, constituting shadow areas on said surface; said high light and said shadow areas being interspersed be tween said design figures and the surrounding configuration in an irregular and haphazard-like manner to devoid saidV surface of any general' directional light ray indications.

2.A flexible floor covering having a substantially smooth surface; a plurality of designl forming figures of various colors depicted on said surface; an outline configura- 'tion having a plurality of' interconnected branches extending between the said design iigures and being of a color contrasting with the colors of said design figures; a plurality of configurations having lighter shades of coloration than the colors or said design figures, constituting high light areas on said surface; a plurality of configurations having darker shades of coloration than the colors of said design figures, constituting shadow vareas on said sui-face; saidhigli light and said shadow areas being interspersed between said design figures and-adjacent branches of said outline configuration inan irregular and haphazard-like manner to devoid said surface of any general directional light ray indications.

3. A flexible door covering having a substantially smooth surface; a plurality of rectangular design figures of various-proportions and various colors depicted on said surface; an outline configuration having a plurality of interconnected branches extending between said rectangular figures and being of a color contrasting with the colors of said rectangular figures;n a plurality of configurations having lighter shades of coloration than the colors of said rectangular figures constituting high light areas on said surface; a plurality of configurations having darker shades of coloration than the colors of said rectangular figures, constituting shadow arcas; said high light .and said shadow areas being interspersed between said rectangular figures and adjacent branches of said outline configuration in an irregular and hapliazard-like manner., to devoid saidV surface of any general directional-light 'ray indications.

4. A method of decorating smooth faced floor coverings which isadapted to produce thereon, in visual effect. figures at various elevations and at the same time devoid the decorated surface of any general directional light ray indications, said method consisting of depicting desired design figures in desired colors on said smooth surface; forming an outline configuration on said surface around said design figures in a color contrasting with the colors of the said design figures, forming high light and shadow areas between desired portions of the said design figures and the surrounding outline con figuration, said high light and shadow areas ieing interspersed over the said surface in a studiously prepared haphazard-like n'iai1"er.

5. .Ai method of decorating smooth faced floor coverings which is adapted to produce. thereon, in visual eifect, figures at various elevations and at the same time devoid the 4decorated surface of any general directional light ray indications` said method consisting of 'depicting desired design figures in desired colors on said smooth surface; forming an outline. configuration on said surface around said design figures in a color contrasting with the .colors ofthe said design figures, formingV high light and shadow areas between desired portions of .the said design figures and the. surrounding outline configuration; said high light and shadow areas being interspersed over the said surface in a studiously prepared haphazardlike manner, some of'said.design gures which lie adjacent to cach other having high light areas on their respective and immediately adjacent sides; and others of said design figures having shadow areas on their respective and immediately adjacent sides.

ALFRED C. SLOATE.