US2190211A - Antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like - Google Patents

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US2190211A
US2190211A US260499A US26049939A US2190211A US 2190211 A US2190211 A US 2190211A US 260499 A US260499 A US 260499A US 26049939 A US26049939 A US 26049939A US 2190211 A US2190211 A US 2190211A
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  • My tread has further advantages in the economy and simplicity of its construction, as well as in the durability of its antiskidding character, due principally to the special method employed for obtaining the non-skid surface as will appear.
  • Antiskid treads of metal have heretofore been made wherein the metal is stamped or molded into projections;' but the result of forming the projections in this manner is that the corners of the same are more or less rounded or dull which make them less effective for non-skid purposes than if they were sharp. Moreover, the
  • the etching does not exceed .002 of an inch deep whereas for the purpose of the pres ent'invention the etched grooves should be of twice that depth or more.
  • any process of etching imposes limits on the depth by which narrow grooves close together I may be etched, by reason of the fact that the etching acid, as soon as it eats belowthe resist controlled surface, begins to spread in all directionalaterally as well as vertically, and eventually" would eat through the walls of'the inter- W vening ridges.
  • a characterizing feature of my invention is that my antiskid tread is provided with alter nating grooves and ridges having sharp corners, the width of the ridges being such that the pressure exerted by one walking on it when sucha tread is wet with water, oil or other liquids, will cause such liquids to be forced into the grooves of the tread and expose to the foot the sharp edges of the tread.
  • he durability and wearing quality of the "40 steel tread plates 'thus formed may be further enhanced by heat treating and hardening of the same after being etched without chang- Y ing the character of the ridges and grooves produced therein; j b
  • My improvement may be embodied in vari-' ous forms.
  • a continuous sheet of steel plate may be'employed as'the-"tread wherein the surface of' 'the plate is etched away except at distrib-: uted areas to form an anti-skid pattern and said distributed areas being etched into a series of alternate narrow grooves and narrow ridges in the manner above described.
  • the antiskidf pattern produced by the distributed areas and 4 above the body 3 of the tread may be walked upon 1 and yet not too high 2' the formation of the alternate grooves and ridges therein may be widely varied although for best results the directional extension of said ridges should be such as not to present any appreciably long straight parallel ridges in any one direction. In other words, from whatever direction a foot approaches the plate, it should meet ridges which are tion of foot thrust.
  • the improvement may also be embodied in a tread made up of various suitable tread materials other than steel, such as wood, cement, rubber, synthetic compounds and the like, and wherein there are distributed stud-likeinserts of steel which individually have their surfaces etched with the grooves and ridges as described.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of a-tread plate made of continuous sheet steel and shown as spotted with antiskid areas;
  • Fig. 2 is a cross section of said plate along line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a part sectional view enlarged along line 3-3 of Fig. 1 to show the undercut walls of the ridges formed by etching;
  • Fig. i is a plan view of a stud-like insert of steel, a number of which may be distributed about the surface of tread material other than steel;
  • Fig. 5 is a side view of the insert in Fig. 4;
  • Fig. 6 is a view of another form of stud-like insert showing a different design of ridges and grooves therein;
  • Fig. 7- is a. View showing a different style of antiskid pattern that may be etched into the tread plate.
  • I indicates the body of a tread formed of sheet steel, preferably stainless steel.
  • 2 is one of a series of distributed areas formed on said plate by etching away the surface of the plate at 3 surrounding said areas.
  • 4 indicates the ridges formed in the stud-like areas 2.
  • 5 indicates the grooves which alternate with said ridges in said studlike surfaces. As above described, these ridges and grooves ordinary process of acid etching.
  • the ridges 4 and their alternating grooves 5 are preferably of about the same width andv very narrow, approximately to of an inch wide for good results. As heretofore mentioned, the ridges are narrow so that liquids will be easily squeezed therefrom under pressure of the foot whereby their antiskid character will be retained when wet.
  • the height or projection of the ridges plate is also very slight and may be in the order of .005 of an inch.
  • This low height of the ridges 4 is dictated by considerations of economy in forming the same and of having the same low enough so that the comfortably with the bare feet. Consequently the height of the ridges should be sufficient to give the nonskid effect to be uncomfortable for bare feet.
  • the walls of the ridges 4 are slightly undercut, which is due to the manner in which the etching acid acts on the steel, said acid generally widening out its area of activity as it eats into the steel. While the action of etching acid in this respect may be controlled by the ordinary processes of etching, I take advantage of this natural tendency of etching acid to produce slightly undercut walls for the ridges as shown because of the great advantage this has of producing a continuously sharp corner for the ridges as the same wear down.
  • stud-like inserts 6 and 1 may be employed in connection with a tread surface (not shown) other than steel, such as wood, cement or rubber, etc.
  • Each insert is of steel, preferably formed with prongs such as 8 to facilitate its being fastened and anchored in place upon its tread surface of other material. Ridges and grooves will be formed in the surface of said inserts E and 1 in the manner previously described; and as above suggested, a wide variety of shapes for said inserts or stud-like areas and in the directional extension of the ridges thereof may be employed.
  • my antiskid tread plate as above described, may be used advantageously in all places where antiskid tread surfaces for walking are desired, such as decks of ships, cat walks, bridge trails, and the like.
  • An antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like comprising a metal plate with its surface etched into a series of alternate narrow grooves and narrow ridges, the width of said grooves and of said ridges being in the range of from to of an inch, and the depth of said etched grooves being in the order of .005 of an inch.
  • An antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like comprising a metal plate with its surface etched away in a spotted pattern of stud-like areas projecting above the surface of the plate, said stud-like areas being etched into a series of alternate grooves and narrow ridges.
  • An antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like comprising a metal plate with its surface etched away in a spotted pattern of studlike areas projecting above the surface of the plate, said stud-like areas being etched into a. series of alternate grooves and narrow ridges, the projecting height of said stud-like areas and the depth of said etched grooves being in the order of .005 of an inch.

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ANTISKID BREAD FOR STAIRS, FLOORS, AND THE LIKE Filed March 8 1939 INVENTOR Feb. 13, 1940. J. A.- LAVALLEE 100/.) I14 lAvALms' 54%aimfl A ORN Ys Patented Feb. 13, I940 gs'rrris ,oFFicc ANTISKID TREAD FOR s'rams, FLooRa- ANDTHELIKE r Louis J. A. Lavallee, Springfield, Application March 8, 1939, Serial No. 260,499
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ingwhether'dry or wet, and moreover will not be uncomfortable for bare feet as is the case with metal non-skid treads now in general use. This feature of the invention makes my'tread highly desirable and useful in ships, engine rooms and other places wherewater, oil or other liquids are frequently present on the surface to be walked on and where shoes are not alwaysworn.
My tread has further advantages in the economy and simplicity of its construction, as well as in the durability of its antiskidding character, due principally to the special method employed for obtaining the non-skid surface as will appear. I l
Antiskid treads of metal have heretofore been made wherein the metal is stamped or molded into projections;' but the result of forming the projections in this manner is that the corners of the same are more or less rounded or dull which make them less effective for non-skid purposes than if they were sharp. Moreover, the
side walls of the'recesses thus formed necessarily flare outwardly in consequence of which the corners of the projections gradually become more rounded and dull as the projections wear down. Furthermore, it has not been found feasible by any such prior methods of construction to obtaineffective non-skid projections with sharp edges which will retain'their non-skid property when smeared with water, oil or other liquids and of such relatively low height that they may be walked on comfortably with the bare" feet.
The above objections are overcome by my construction wherein ridged surfaces of metal plates are obtained by an acid etching process. The method employed for this purpose is of the usual commercial character wherein steel plates (preferably stainless steel) are, protected by ,a resist which permits action of an etching acid on unprotected portions of'the plate to the depth desired. In this manner extremely narrow grooves and ridges may be formed 'of low height, the corners of the ridges will be sharp, and the side walls of the ridges will be more or less undercut by the action of the acid so that the corners of the ridges willcontinue sharp as the ridges wear down. The specific design which is to be etched into the steel plate may be formed in various ways. The anciently are to be walked upon used hand method of scraping or cuttingaway the resist from the plate byhand tools is possible but wouldbe undulyexpensive and therefore impractical from this point of view. Modern commercial methods are now commonly em- :3
, played for 'modifymg the resist (to permit biting of acid into the metal plate) in the most intricate of designs by what is known as an ofiset printing process, and also by what is known as a photographic'process."Etched name plates and '3 number plates are prepared at the present day in this manner on a mass production basis.
However, in these commercial prepared name platesthe etching does not exceed .002 of an inch deep whereas for the purpose of the pres ent'invention the etched grooves should be of twice that depth or more. On the other hand, any process of etching imposes limits on the depth by which narrow grooves close together I may be etched, by reason of the fact that the etching acid, as soon as it eats belowthe resist controlled surface, begins to spread in all directionalaterally as well as vertically, and eventually" would eat through the walls of'the inter- W vening ridges. Applicant has succeeded in pro- 5 ducing'for his tread narrow grooves close together etched to a depth of about .005 of an inch which is deep enough for a good anti-friction surface, yet not deep enough to hurt bare feet in walking thereon. A characterizing feature of my invention is that my antiskid tread is provided with alter nating grooves and ridges having sharp corners, the width of the ridges being such that the pressure exerted by one walking on it when sucha tread is wet with water, oil or other liquids, will cause such liquids to be forced into the grooves of the tread and expose to the foot the sharp edges of the tread. i
he durability and wearing quality of the "40 steel tread plates 'thus formed may be further enhanced by heat treating and hardening of the same after being etched without chang- Y ing the character of the ridges and grooves produced therein; j b
My improvement may be embodied in vari-' ous forms. For instance, it is contemplated that a continuous sheet of steel plate may be'employed as'the-"tread wherein the surface of' 'the plate is etched away except at distrib-: uted areas to form an anti-skid pattern and said distributed areas being etched into a series of alternate narrow grooves and narrow ridges in the manner above described. The antiskidf pattern produced by the distributed areas and 4 above the body 3 of the tread may be walked upon 1 and yet not too high 2' the formation of the alternate grooves and ridges therein may be widely varied although for best results the directional extension of said ridges should be such as not to present any appreciably long straight parallel ridges in any one direction. In other words, from whatever direction a foot approaches the plate, it should meet ridges which are tion of foot thrust.
The improvement may also be embodied in a tread made up of various suitable tread materials other than steel, such as wood, cement, rubber, synthetic compounds and the like, and wherein there are distributed stud-likeinserts of steel which individually have their surfaces etched with the grooves and ridges as described. Some of the above forms of'the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in
which: 7
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a-tread plate made of continuous sheet steel and shown as spotted with antiskid areas; I
Fig. 2 is a cross section of said plate along line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a part sectional view enlarged along line 3-3 of Fig. 1 to show the undercut walls of the ridges formed by etching;
Fig. i is a plan view of a stud-like insert of steel, a number of which may be distributed about the surface of tread material other than steel;
Fig. 5 is a side view of the insert in Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is a view of another form of stud-like insert showing a different design of ridges and grooves therein; and
Fig. 7- is a. View showing a different style of antiskid pattern that may be etched into the tread plate.
Referring to Fig. l of the drawing, I indicates the body of a tread formed of sheet steel, preferably stainless steel. 2 is one of a series of distributed areas formed on said plate by etching away the surface of the plate at 3 surrounding said areas. 4 indicates the ridges formed in the stud-like areas 2. 5 indicates the grooves which alternate with said ridges in said studlike surfaces. As above described, these ridges and grooves ordinary process of acid etching. The ridges 4 and their alternating grooves 5 are preferably of about the same width andv very narrow, approximately to of an inch wide for good results. As heretofore mentioned, the ridges are narrow so that liquids will be easily squeezed therefrom under pressure of the foot whereby their antiskid character will be retained when wet. The height or projection of the ridges plate is also very slight and may be in the order of .005 of an inch. This low height of the ridges 4 is dictated by considerations of economy in forming the same and of having the same low enough so that the comfortably with the bare feet. Consequently the height of the ridges should be sufficient to give the nonskid effect to be uncomfortable for bare feet.
I have shown the directional extent of said ridges and grooves as being wavy. I find that this is one of the best designs for such ridges at an angle to the direc-,
are formed in the areas 2 by the in order to always present an angular surface in all of the various directions from which a foot thrust on said tread may be made. Other directional designs of said ridges may be employed having in mind this purpose of making the same non-skid in all directions. Likewise the shape of the distributed areas 2 may be changed from the diamond shape shown, as indicated in Fig. 6. Various other antiskid pat terns may be employed for the tread plate.
Referring to Fig. 3, it will be observed that the walls of the ridges 4 are slightly undercut, which is due to the manner in which the etching acid acts on the steel, said acid generally widening out its area of activity as it eats into the steel. While the action of etching acid in this respect may be controlled by the ordinary processes of etching, I take advantage of this natural tendency of etching acid to produce slightly undercut walls for the ridges as shown because of the great advantage this has of producing a continuously sharp corner for the ridges as the same wear down.
If desired, stud-like inserts 6 and 1 (as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6) may be employed in connection with a tread surface (not shown) other than steel, such as wood, cement or rubber, etc. Each insert is of steel, preferably formed with prongs such as 8 to facilitate its being fastened and anchored in place upon its tread surface of other material. Ridges and grooves will be formed in the surface of said inserts E and 1 in the manner previously described; and as above suggested, a wide variety of shapes for said inserts or stud-like areas and in the directional extension of the ridges thereof may be employed.
In'Fig. I have shown a tread plate l etched away at areas 3 to form striped areas 2', which striped areas are etched into grooves and ridges as above described.
It will be understood that my antiskid tread plate, as above described, may be used advantageously in all places where antiskid tread surfaces for walking are desired, such as decks of ships, cat walks, bridge trails, and the like.
I claim:
1. An antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like, comprising a metal plate with its surface etched into a series of alternate narrow grooves and narrow ridges, the width of said grooves and of said ridges being in the range of from to of an inch, and the depth of said etched grooves being in the order of .005 of an inch.
2. An antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like, comprising a metal plate with its surface etched away in a spotted pattern of stud-like areas projecting above the surface of the plate, said stud-like areas being etched into a series of alternate grooves and narrow ridges.
3. An antiskid tread for stairs, floors, and the like, comprising a metal plate with its surface etched away in a spotted pattern of studlike areas projecting above the surface of the plate, said stud-like areas being etched into a. series of alternate grooves and narrow ridges, the projecting height of said stud-like areas and the depth of said etched grooves being in the order of .005 of an inch.
LOUIS J. A. LAVALLEE.
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US2659506A (en) * 1951-04-09 1953-11-17 Victor L Watkins Grab block for fork lift trucks
US3179076A (en) * 1963-01-29 1965-04-20 Koch & Sons Inc H Float for floating structures
US3487489A (en) * 1968-01-31 1970-01-06 Kelley Co Inc Tread plate
DE3723821A1 (en) * 1987-07-10 1989-01-26 Nippon Tenshashi Kk METAL SLIDING ELEMENT
DE29505427U1 (en) * 1995-03-30 1995-05-24 Buchtal GmbH, 92521 Schwarzenfeld Non-slip natural stone slab
US20040139666A1 (en) * 2003-01-13 2004-07-22 Kraft Frances M. Stair tread non-skid treatment
EP1862232A1 (en) * 2006-05-31 2007-12-05 Hammerer Aluminium Industries GmbH Extruded profile, in particular floor profile
US20150233081A1 (en) * 2012-09-10 2015-08-20 Gmbh & Co. Kg Cover

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2659506A (en) * 1951-04-09 1953-11-17 Victor L Watkins Grab block for fork lift trucks
US3179076A (en) * 1963-01-29 1965-04-20 Koch & Sons Inc H Float for floating structures
US3487489A (en) * 1968-01-31 1970-01-06 Kelley Co Inc Tread plate
DE3723821A1 (en) * 1987-07-10 1989-01-26 Nippon Tenshashi Kk METAL SLIDING ELEMENT
DE29505427U1 (en) * 1995-03-30 1995-05-24 Buchtal GmbH, 92521 Schwarzenfeld Non-slip natural stone slab
US20040139666A1 (en) * 2003-01-13 2004-07-22 Kraft Frances M. Stair tread non-skid treatment
EP1862232A1 (en) * 2006-05-31 2007-12-05 Hammerer Aluminium Industries GmbH Extruded profile, in particular floor profile
US20150233081A1 (en) * 2012-09-10 2015-08-20 Gmbh & Co. Kg Cover

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