US2525277A - Flexible floor mat or platform - Google Patents

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Oct. 10, 1 950 l E. E. THOMPSON, sR 2,525,277

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FLEXIBLE FLOOR MAT OR PLATFORM 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 26, 1946 Patented Oct. 10, 1950 UNITED STATESy PATENT OFFICE FLEXIBLE FLOOR MAT R PLATFORM. y Everett Edward' Thompson, Lynwood, Calif. t Application ranuary 26, 1946,;seria1No; 643,526

My invention relates to a flexible mat or platform for floors, decks, stairs, verandas, porches or for any other wooden or concrete surface to prevent slipping when traversed.

In particular my platform is intended for use K One embodiment of the invention is illustratedy in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a tap plan view of the mat or platform with parts broken away;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1 partly in section;

Figure 3 is a transverse section in larger scale of Figure 1 along line 3 3;

Figure 4 is a enlarged, fragmentary section along line 4-4 of Figure 1;

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preferably about two inches wide, 1/2 tofr" thick and three to four feet long asrequired for the width ofthe platform andl placedV about .l/ inch or more apart'on the runners l0 to which they are firmly secured by rivets I5 or the like.v

a slat.v Similarly the side edges of the platform Figure 3, have wooden boards It provided with a beveled edge Il and preferably removably secured by bolts I8; to the runner I0. form surface is about one inch or more above that of the oor .and'is quite smooth for easy Figure 5 is a top plan View of the platform as suitable more particularly to t an operation chair as used in a dentists office or in a barber shop;

Figure 6 is a similar view of the platform for -The runners constitute the base part of the platform, to rest on the floor.

In order to have desired spring or give to the platform, the outside runners Ill are preferably made thicker than the middle runners Ia which are g" to 1/4" less than the loutside runners l0 which are given a thickness of 1% to l To make up the difference, rubber washers 9 are inserted between the runner and overlying slat, Figure 3.

Transversely across the runners l0 and Illa are shown wooden slats I I. These slats are walking thereon. .It may be painted any desired color to make it attractive.

Illustrations of some particular applications of this flexible floor mat will now be given.'

-In Figure 5 a dentists or barbers platform is indicated as consisting of two mating halves A n and B each with a semicircular indentation atv one end 2| adapted together to form a circle around thebase of the chair. adjacent sides of each half platform a semicircular rubber runner 22 will here be provided to which the inner ends of the slats Il are secured as before. Along the straight sides of Vboth platforms from the semi-circle to the ends,

or cook-stove, is indicated in front of which is. placed a flexible platform -C of my invention.`

As before this consists of runnersk I0 of rubber and cross slats Il of wood and beveled wooden boards I2 at each end. In this case however only one similar side board i6 isprovided, but none on the side adjacentl the stove 25, from which side the cook is not likely to mount the platform.

It will now be evident that, in the casev oi each form of platform hereinv described, it can be rolled up for storage or cleaning after rst removing the stiff wooden side boards I6.

Rubber belting is found to be most suitable The ij plat- Along the two 4 3 by leaving out the middle runner Illa,

3 for the runners, but in case the same is not available, a flexible plastic material may be selected. For the slats flexible lumber is preferred.

It should be noted that in case of narrow mats or platforms which are only about two feet wide, a middle runner will not be used. The cross section will in that case be like that shown in Figure leaving only the two side runners l0.

Regarding the example given in Figure 5 for mat or platform suitable for operation chairs, more particularly for barbers chairs, it may at times be desirable to provide a substantially solid platform, that is to say that instead of spacing the slats H as indicated in said figure, the slats maybe placed close together, the construction otherwise remaining the same as shown in Figure 5. This will not hind-er rolling up of the mat or platform. As before the beveled side lboards I6 are first removed, whereupon the mat will roll up tightly, but backwards, that is to say, with thegunderside innermost.

It is to be understood that the invention as here disclosed is not limited to the details here described and shown but that the same may be V ofspaced parallel slats disposed transversely of said runners and terminally secured thereto, and

inflexible side boards substantially coeXtensive in 0 length with said runners and removably secured 4i thereto, the inner longitudinal edges of the side boards and the ends of said slats abutting along lines extending longitudinally and substantially medially of the runners.

2. A iioor mat comprising parallel eXible runners of equal length and spaced apart, a plurality of spaced parallel slats disposed transversely of said runners and terminally secured thereto, and inflexible side boards substantially coextensive in length with said runners and removably secured thereto, the inner longitudinal edges of the side boards and the ends of said slats abutting along lines extending longitudinally and substantially medially of the runners, the upper surfaces of the slats and the upper surfaces of the side boards being substantially co-planar, and the side boards having rabbets to receive the outer lateral portions of the runners.

3. A mat according to claim 2 and in which said side boards are bevelled on the outside edges, and end boards with similar rabbets and similarly bevelled secured to the ends of said runners transverselythereof.

EVERETT EDWARD THOMPSON, SR.

REFERENCES CITED Y The following references are of record in the Y le of this patent:

2,320,052 Rodriguez May 25, 1943

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