A New or Improved "Roll-up" Lath-mat for Covering Floors of Laundries and such like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved "Roll-up" Lath-mat for Covering Floors of
Laundries and such like.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM HARRIS of 61 Tewkesbury Road Stoke Newington
London N. General Dealer and Wood Worker do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved rollable lath-mat for laundry floors
and the like and for this purpose I construct a mat or floor covering of wooden laths
which said laths are hinged and held together by hook and loop or double eyes so
that the mat may be readily laid down to protect the feet from moisture or damp
and yet may be rolled-up and be removed more easily than is the case with the
ordinary fixed grids and frames.
In making these "roll-up" lath mats I employ strips of wood which will, when
the mat or foot grid is complete and laid down in position lie side by side and then
there is to be inserted into the strips between each (except outside of the two end
strips) interlocking double eyes or hook or hook or loop so forming a hinge or series
of hinge like connections. By these means the mat may be rolled-up and be put
away when done with so that the floor of the place which has been occupied can be
cleansed as may be required.
This mat is so simple of construction and light that they are quite portable even
by a child although they may be made of large size.
These roll up mats will also be of great utility for use in baths and passages
leading thereto and in other places where the feet have to be raised from the ground
to avoid moisture or damp.
The means for connecting together the strips of the mat may be flat metal chains
or double links, webbing, or transverse strips of woven wire "galvanized" to
prevent effect of rust from moisture.
Dated this 29th day of April 1891.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved "Roll-up" Lath-mat for Covering Floors of
Laundries and such like.
1, THOMAS WILLIAM HARRIS, of 61, Tewkesbury Road, Stoke Newington,
London, N., General Dealer and Wood Worker, 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 relates to a new or improved rollable lath-mat for covering the
floors of laundries, sculleries, bath-rooms and the like and consists of a number of
wooden bars arranged parallelly and connected by a number of hooks or eyes fixed
to the opposite sides of each two adjacent bars so as to be fastened together and
thus form a continuous mat which is thus possessed of great mobility, so that it
may be readily laid down to protect the feet from moisture or from the coldness of
the flags or stones. This improved mat is readily removed and rolled up after use
in order to be stored away until required for further use.
My improved mats are simple in construction and cheap in manufacture, besides
being light, durable and readily portable as they occupy only a very small space
when tightly rolled up. I may also connect together the various parallel bars by

page_text: means of flat metal chains or double links, webbing or woven wire, which may be
galvanized to prevent it from rusting.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a plan shewing my improved mat unfolded and spread out.
Figure 2 is an end view shewing the mat being folded up.
a. a. are the bars which are square as shewn in Figure 2, but they may be also of
rectangular or other suitable shape. These bars are connected by hooks b fastening
into eyes e as clearly shewn in the drawings. Figure 2 shews the method of folding
up the improved mat.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim, is:
The improved "roll up" lath-mat arranged, constructed and as herein substantially
described and shewn and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 19th day of January 1892.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.