WO2005084519A1 - Paillasson - Google Patents

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WO2005084519A1
WO2005084519A1 PCT/DK2005/000164 DK2005000164W WO2005084519A1 WO 2005084519 A1 WO2005084519 A1 WO 2005084519A1 DK 2005000164 W DK2005000164 W DK 2005000164W WO 2005084519 A1 WO2005084519 A1 WO 2005084519A1
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doormat
dirt
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Jens Hedegaard
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Majgaard Invest A/S
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L23/00—Cleaning footwear
    • A47L23/22—Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear
    • A47L23/26—Mats or gratings combined with brushes ; Mats
    • A47L23/266—Mats

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  • the present invention relates to a doormat and comprising a stack of dirt and moisture absorbing paper or cardboard sheets placed in a tray comprising a bottom, and where the respective layers are successively removable/replaceable as required, for placing on an under layer or a depression in a floor corresponding to the geometry of the tray.
  • Such a doormat for the drying-off of dirty footwear is known from GB 2343842, where the sheets in the stack can be glued together along their edges in order to hold the sheets in the preferred position on top of one another during the use of the mat.
  • the sheets can be provided with a finger-hole in one of the corners with the object of facilitating the removal of the sheet which is uppermost in the stack at any given time.
  • the sheets can be placed in a tray or arranged in a recess in a floor.
  • said mats have a weakness, namely that their ability to process a dirt- carrying shoe sole is extremely limited compared e.g. with a scraper grid or coir mat.
  • the paper/cardboard has, however, some excellent moisture and dirt-absorbing characteristics, and for this reason such mats are in many cases preferred to traditional mats, partly out of regard for the above-mentioned characteristics, and partly for the reason that in a matter of moments the mat can be brought to appear clean and new by simply removing the dirtied sheet lying uppermost.
  • a second weakness with said known mats is that they are not particularly resistant to mechanical influences, e.g. in the cleaning/drying of the soles of footwear, and this weakness becomes more noticeable in cases where the paper/cardboard is moist.
  • Another solution could consist of the laying out a number of mats successively, so that the soles on passing footwear are processed mechanically, for example on a scraper grid, and successively freed of moisture/dirt by one of the known mats of paper/cardboard.
  • this solution will not be expedient as a consequence of the presence of the successively laid out mats, which can also have an unsightly effect on the aesthetic impression of the room in which the mats are laid.
  • the object of the present invention is thus to provide a solution to the above-mentioned disadvantages with the known mats of paper/cardboard, and further to achieve a mechanical processing of the soles of footwear passing over these mats.
  • a further object of the invention it to utilise the newly-developed mats as eye-catchers which visualise the owner/the user of said mats.
  • a mat of the kind disclosed by way of introduction which is characterised by the mat further comprising at least one, preferably several areas with elements fastened to and extending upright from the bottom of the tray, and that the stack of dirt and moisture-absorbing paper or cardboard with said areas comprises complementary, through-going cut-outs, and where the free ends of said elements extend upright from their fixing point to at least the same level as the upwardly facing surface of the dirt and moisture-absorbing material.
  • the mat according to the invention now fulfils several functions, namely a mechanical processing function by the elements standing upright from the bottom, and an absorption of moisture/dirt by the paper/cardboard, whereby there is achieved a better cleaning of the soles on passing footwear, at the same time that the lifetime of the paper/cardboard is increased as a result of the mechanical processing of the shoe soles taking place at said elements, whereby grains of sand etc. are removed from the soles of the shoes so that these do not tear up the paper/cardboard in the mat.
  • the mat will always be able to be presentable, in that the layer of paper/cardboard lying uppermost in the stack of sheets at any given time, after this has been used and become unattractive in appearance as a result of having been dirtied, will easily be able to be removed by being torn off in a similar manner to the tearing of a page from a writing pad, and the mat will once again have an aesthetic appearance.
  • the areas with the elements are disposed in one or more groups distributed on the mat, where they constitute part-areas of the total areas of the mat, and that the stack of paper/cardboard sheets intended for use in the mat comprise cutouts which are complementary with and similar in shape to said part areas.
  • patterns can be formed, including a logo corresponding to the logo used for a company on whose passage areas or entrance halls the mat according to the invention is laid.
  • the mat can hereby further serve for the visualising of the company.
  • the material of which the brush hairs are made can be adapted with regard to stiffness. Where no great degree of mechanical processing is demanded for the cleaning of the shoe soles, it is preferred for example that the brushlike hair is flexible.
  • the brush-like hair is substantially stiff.
  • the brush-like hairs can consist of micro-fibres which display great dirt-attracting characteristics, and which with a suitable density also offer a certain mechanical processing ability.
  • the brush-like hair can be arranged in spaced paths or segments. The possibility is hereby achieved for the collection of dirt in the spaces between the paths/segments. The dirt collected in the spaces is removed by shaking/vacuuming of the mat during the normal cleaning work.
  • the upright elements can with advantage consist of spaced segments arranged in parallel. Also here the possibility is provided for the collection of dirt and particles in the spaces between the segments.
  • a further mechanical processing of the soles of passing footwear can be achieved by the segments consisting of stiff material.
  • the effect achieved herewith is the same as that which is known from a proper scraper grid, but in combination with the surrounding dirt and moisture-absorbing characteristics of the paper/cardboard mat.
  • the segments can consist of elastic material
  • a mat according to the invention can also be configured where the elements can consist of combinations of spaced segments and stiff and/or elastic material.
  • the elements can consist of combinations of segments and brush-like hair.
  • the paper/cardboard sheets in the stack can be decorated/coloured.
  • the sheets in the stack can be glued together along at least one side limitation. It is hereby achieved that the sheets can be removed from the surface of the mat as required, simply by tearing-off similar to the tearing of pages off a writing pad.
  • the side of the tray facing towards the under layer can have a non-slip coating. It is hereby achieved that during use the mat remains in position on the under layer on which it is laid.
  • the side limitations of the tray can be bevelled.
  • the sloping edge will prevent a person from stumbling over the doormat according to the invention, and this will also make it easier, for example, for persons with walking disabilities and the users of wheelchairs to pass over the mat.
  • the tray can be made of elastic material, including rubber.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of a floor mat according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a section along the line A-A in fig.1
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of a second embodiment of a floor mat according to the invention
  • Fig. 4 is a section along the line B-B in fig. 2.
  • a first embodiment of a floor mat 2 according to the invention.
  • the mat comprises a tray 4 in which there is placed a stack 6 consisting of dirt and moisture-absorbing sheets 8 of paper or cardboard, see also fig. 2, which is a section along the line A-A in fig. 1.
  • the sheets 8 in the stack 6 can be removed as required, as indicated by way of example in fig.1 , typically when these have been dirtied to such a degree that their moisture and dirt-absorbing characteristics are no longer optimal, or when the surface has an unattractive appearance from being dirtied.
  • fig. the mat comprises a tray 4 in which there is placed a stack 6 consisting of dirt and moisture-absorbing sheets 8 of paper or cardboard, see also fig. 2, which is a section along the line A-A in fig. 1.
  • the sheets 8 in the stack 6 can be removed as required, as indicated by way of example in fig.1 , typically when these have been dirtied to such a degree that their moisture and dirt-absorbing characteristics are no longer optimal, or when the surface
  • the mat 2 comprises some oval areas 10 disposed in a symmetrical manner around a larger oval area 12 placed in the centre of the mat 2.
  • the areas 10 and 12 there are upright-standing elements, respectively segments 14 and brush-like hair 16, disposed in spaced line-formed formations, the free ends of which stand upright to a level which is at least the same above the bottom 18 of the tray 4 as the upwardly-facing side of the of the moisture and dirt-absorbing material 8.
  • Said segments 14 and brush-like hair are anchored in the bottom 18 of the tray 4.
  • the mat does not necessarily comprise several areas with upstanding elements, but can comprise merely one single area with said upstanding elements.
  • the horizontal extent of the area/areas 10, 12 with the upright elements can be configured with colour and in a fashion which corresponds to a logo in a company where, for example, the mat is laid at the entrance hall. The mat thus further serves to visualise the company.
  • the sheets 8 of dirt and moisture-absorbing paper/cardboard comprise cut-outs 20, 20 ' of a shape and size which are complementary with the areas 10, 12.
  • the effect of the segments 14 in the areas 10 is that with the passing of the shoe soles over the surface 22 of the mat, the segments process the soles (not shown) mechanically, so that dirt, grains of sand 24 etc. are scraped from the sole of the shoe and are collected in the spaces 26 (cf. fig. 2).
  • the effect of the brush-like hairs 16 in the centre area 12 corresponds more or less to the effect of an ordinary floor mat of coir fibre or the like, and moisture/dirt possibly remaining on the shoe soles will be able to be absorbed by the dirt and moisture-absorbing paper/cardboard which surrounds the areas 10, 12.
  • the tray 4 On the side facing towards the under layer 30 on which the mat is placed, the tray 4 also has a non-slip/skid-proof surface 32 which ensures that the mat 2 remains in the laid-out position on the under layer during use.
  • the tray be made of an elastic material, for example a durable rubber.
  • the mat according to the invention can be of configurations other than that in the shown embodiments and as described above, but this does not change the inventive aspect which consists of combining means for mechanical processing of shoe soles in the form of brush hair, segments etc. together with the excellent dirt and moisture-absorbing characteristics offered by a mat consisting of a stack of dirt-absorbing paper/cardboard sheets, so that there is provided a combination mat which affords an hitherto unsurpassed retention of dirt and moisture, which would otherwise be spread in the areas extending beyond the mat.

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L'invention concerne un paillasson (2) comprenant un empilement (6) de feuilles de papier ou de carton absorbant l'humidité et la poussière placées dans un plateau (4) comportant un fond (18), les couches respectives (8) pouvant être successivement enlevées/remplacées si nécessaire. On sait que la durabilité mécanique des paillassons est réduite dans des environnements humides, et que, par ailleurs, les paillassons n'absorbent la poussière sous forme particulaire qu'avec une efficacité limitée. Pour résoudre ces problèmes, l'invention fait appel à un paillasson combiné caractérisé en ce que ce paillasson (2) comprend en outre au moins une zone (10, 12) pourvue d'éléments (14, 16) fixés au fond du plateau et s'élevant verticalement à partir de ce fond, et en ce que l'empilement (6) de papier ou de carton absorbant la poussière et l'humidité comporte des incisions traversantes complémentaires (20, 20'), les extrémités libres desdits éléments s'élevant verticalement au même niveau que la surface tournée vers le haut (22) du matériau absorbant l'humidité et la poussière. Lesdits éléments peuvent être constitués, par exemple, de poils de brosse rigides. Ainsi, les avantages du traitement mécanique inhérents à un paillasson classique sont combinés avec les avantages associés aux caractéristiques d'absorption d'humidité et de poussière du papier/carton.
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WO2016189380A1 (fr) * 2015-05-26 2016-12-01 Latteri Alessandra Paillasson comportant un dispositif de décontamination

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DE2801636A1 (de) * 1978-01-16 1979-07-19 Kirchner Karl Heinz Matte
EP0279329A2 (fr) * 1987-02-20 1988-08-24 CORONET-WERKE Heinrich Schlerf GmbH Paillasson
EP0353139A2 (fr) * 1988-07-25 1990-01-31 Jorge Julian Paillasson d'enlèvement de cire pour chaussures de sport
US5345641A (en) * 1992-11-30 1994-09-13 Webster Noel E Portable footwear cleaner
WO1999000051A1 (fr) * 1997-06-26 1999-01-07 Paul Jeremy Bleakley Ameliorations apportees a un tapis ou le concernant
GB2343842A (en) * 1998-11-20 2000-05-24 Gavin Alston Badderly Renton Door mat
GB2373436A (en) * 2001-03-21 2002-09-25 Paul Jeremy Bleakley Floor matting for use at building entrances
US20030138595A1 (en) * 2000-05-25 2003-07-24 Hedley Terence Michael Mat & process for manufacturing mats

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2801636A1 (de) * 1978-01-16 1979-07-19 Kirchner Karl Heinz Matte
EP0279329A2 (fr) * 1987-02-20 1988-08-24 CORONET-WERKE Heinrich Schlerf GmbH Paillasson
EP0353139A2 (fr) * 1988-07-25 1990-01-31 Jorge Julian Paillasson d'enlèvement de cire pour chaussures de sport
US5345641A (en) * 1992-11-30 1994-09-13 Webster Noel E Portable footwear cleaner
WO1999000051A1 (fr) * 1997-06-26 1999-01-07 Paul Jeremy Bleakley Ameliorations apportees a un tapis ou le concernant
GB2343842A (en) * 1998-11-20 2000-05-24 Gavin Alston Badderly Renton Door mat
US20030138595A1 (en) * 2000-05-25 2003-07-24 Hedley Terence Michael Mat & process for manufacturing mats
GB2373436A (en) * 2001-03-21 2002-09-25 Paul Jeremy Bleakley Floor matting for use at building entrances

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2016189380A1 (fr) * 2015-05-26 2016-12-01 Latteri Alessandra Paillasson comportant un dispositif de décontamination

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