Improvements in Coverings for Floors, the Treads of Stairs, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coverings for Floors, the Treads of Stairs, and the
like.
I PERCY HEAD BAILY of 62 Darnley Road, Hackney, London, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in coverings for floors, the treads of stairs,
and the like, the purpose being to combine wire-gauze, or netting or similar fabric
with lead, or other metallic composition so as to provide a cohesive wearing surface
of different materials, one part of which surface serves as means for keying or
holding the covering together and at the same time supplying anti-wearing surface
whilst the other or softer part presents a non-slipping and noiseless or deadened
footing or foothold surface.
In carrying my invention into effect I proceed as follows vizt. The sheet or sheets
of wire gauze, netting, or similar fabric are placed in a matrix, and the molten lead,
or other metallic composition is then poured in so as to completely fill and securely
bind together all the meshes and so form one compact sheet with the wire-gauze, or
netting imbedded therein. Or the wire-gauze, or netting, and the lead, or other
metallic composition may be passed between rollers so as to force the lead or other
metallic composition to fill up the meshes.
Dated this 6th day of June 1894.
PERCY HEAD BAILY.
Improvements in Coverings for Floors, the Treads of Stairs, and the
like.
I PERCY HEAD BAILY of 62 Darnley Road, Hackney, London Gentleman 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in coverings for floors, the treads of stairs,
and the like, the purpose being to combine tinned wire-gauze or netting, or other
similar fabric with lead or other metallic composition so as to provide a cohesive
wearing surface of different materials, one part of which surface serves as means
for keying or holding the covering together, and at the same time supplying anti-
wearing surface, whilst the lead or other softer part presents a non-slipping and
noiseless or deadened footing or foothold surface.
In carrying my invention into effect I proceed as follows. The sheet or sheets
of tinned wire-gauze netting or similar fabric are placed in a matrix, and the molten
lead or other metallic composition is then poured in so as to completely fill and
securely bind together all the meshes and so form one compact sheet with the tinued
wire-gauze or netting, imbedded therein; or the tinned wire-gauze or netting and
the lead or other metallic composition may be passed between rollers so as to force
the lead or other metallic composition to fill up the meshes of the wire-gauze or

page_text: netting. For the purpose of rendering the combination herein specified homo-
geneous, I apply solder to the fabric (composed of the tinned wire-gauze or
netting and the lead or other metallic substance) with a heated roller or other
suitable mechanical means passed over it.
Having now 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 I
claim is:
The combination of tinned wire-gauze or netting or other suitable metallic
composition in the manner herein specified, and the application of the fabric
produced from such combination as a covering for floors, the treads of stairs or
the like.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1905
PERCY HEAD BAILY.