An Improved Door Mat.
Year: 1890

page_text: An Improved Door Mat.
A communication from GEORGE COXON, Manufacturer, of 361, Sackville Street,
EDWIN M. SHELTON, Gentleman, of 35, Spruce Street, and DAVID A. PENDER,
Gentleman, of 88, North Drive, all in the City of Toronto, in the County of
York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E., 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 :-
The object of the invention is to produce a cheaply made, strong and substantial
door mat, on which the dirt cannot accumulate; and it consists essentially of a series
of crimped bars set on edge, and arranged parallel with each other, each pair of
crimped bars being separated by a straight bar, the crimped and straight bars being
held together within a rigid frame, to which they are secured by rods extending
through them and their frame substantially as hereinafter more particularly
explained.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved mat.
In the drawing A represents a series of crimped bars set on edge and arranged
parallel with each other.
A series of straight bars B are set on edge and placed between the crimped bars A
as shown. These crimped and straight bars are arranged as indicated within a rigid
frame C. Two or more rods D are passed through the bars A and B and through
the frame in order to firmly secure the said bars A and B within their frame C.
The ends of the rod D may of course be rivetted so as to secure them to the
frame C but it is preferable to form a screw-head on one end of each rod D and a
screwed point at the other end the holes in one side of the frame U being tapped so as
to receive the screwed ends of the rods.
From this description it will be seen that I produce a very cheaply made reversible
door mat which will make an effective scraper but owing to its open surface will not
hold the mud or dirt.
The bars A and B as well as the frame C and the rods D may be galvanized or
otherwise protected so as to prevent them rusting.
Although it is preferred to introduce the straight bars between the crimped bars A
as indicated, it will of course be seen that an effective mat may be produced without
the said straight bars B and my correspondents therefore do not wish to confine
themselves to a mat in which they are introduced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is ;-.
1. A mat composed of a series of crimped bars set on edge and arranged parallel
with each other within a rigid frame to which they are secured substantially as
specified.
2. A mat composed of a series of crimped bars set on edge and arranged parallel
with each other, the straight bar, also on edge, being placed between each pair of the
crimped bars the said crimped and straight bars being secured within a rigid frame
by rods extending through them substantially as specified.
Dan L: 101 J
1000
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.