Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb., 1889
JOHN JACKSON Stair Pad Manufacturer 53 Barton Street Moss Side Manchester
trading as the Sponge Stair Pad Co. at 15B Spring Gardens Manchester do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-

page_text: I, JOHN JACKSON of 53 Barton Street Moss Side Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Agent and trading as the Sponge Stair Pad Co. do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention has for its object the placing upon steps, a covering to prevent the
wear of Carpets, Oil- or floor-cloths, Linoleum, or other material, in use as Stair
Carpets or coverings, and to deaden the sounds of footsteps, and more particularly to
prevent the wear, upon the nosing, or edge of steps, by being curled, or turned over
the step as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is the top side of Pad.
Figure 2 is the underside of Pad.
In these A, figure 1, is a piece of felted or woven Material, or Sponge fabric, cut to
any size, or width of the tread of steps.
A 1 figure 2, is a similar and smaller piece, of any of the above materials, and
shewing that A the top piece overlaps A 1 Figure 2 the underside of pad and leaving
only one thickness of material on three sides of outer edges of pad, and two or more
thicknesses on front edge, turning over the nosing of step, and allowing the carpet or
stair covering, to come tight over the pad, and on to the nosing of the step, and
preventing dust or dirt accumulating at the edge of carpet or covering.
The two or more thicknesses of material being bound together with calico, linen,
or other material pasted, gummed, or sewn over. the edges as shewn in Figures 1 & 2,
letter B, in the accompanying drawings, and curled on one edge by passing round
or over an Iron, or metal pipe, or tube, heated by steam or hot water when in a
damp or wet state, thus forming and setting the curl or mould to fit on to the edge
of the steps without any other fitting or arrangement.
That by the pad being curled or moulded and gripping the nosing of the step, it
does not move or work out of its place, and with there being two or more thicknesses
on the tread of the step, it deadens the sound of footsteps, and allows the stair-rods
to be removed for cleaning etc.
The width of pad over nosing and tread of the step not going fully up to the rise of
the step therefore avoiding the alteration of stair-rods and eyes, if a thicker or heavier
carpet or covering is used than in the first instance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. That by cutting any material into the required size for width of carpets, or
stair coverings, and placing two or more thicknesses to-gether, and binding as

page_text: herein stated to-gether, with curling or turning over one edge to grip or bend over the
nosing of steps I protect the carpet or stair coverings placed over the pad from wearing
as soon as they would do without it.
2nd. By the use of the said pad it deadens the footsteps and gives a soft tread in
going up and down stairs.