Improvements in Fasteners for Carpets and Rugs.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Carpets and Rugs.
I, HERBERT ACHESON MOORE, Captain 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers),
of 12, Avonmore Road, Kensington, London, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and convenient
means for securing carpets and rugs in position on the floor, which means will
allow of the carpet being quickly taken up and relaid.
The fastener, according to my present invention, consists of a small plate of
metal, which is secured to the floor in any suitable manner near the carpet
edge. This plate is provided, on its upper side, with gripping teeth to engage
the underside of the carpet, which, when placed in position, is stretched and
hooked onto the said teeth.
The fastening plate is preferably formed by stamping from thin sheet metal,
the teeth being made by cutting V shaped tongues, and pushing them up from
the back, so that their points project slightly above the plane of the plate.
Any suitable number of fastening plates are fixed at intervals to the floor,
at or near the line of the carpet edge, so that the carpet can be hooked onto the
teeth, which are set to project outwards. The tension of the carpet keeps it
in engagement with the teeth, but it is readily disengaged at any moment, and
can be as easily replaced.
Dated this 21st day of April 1808
Improvements in Fasteners for Carpets and Rugs.
I, HERBERT ACHESON MOORE, Captain 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers),
of 12, Avonmore Road, Kensington, London, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and convenient
means for securing carpets and rugs in position on the floor, which means will
allow of the carpet being quickly taken up and relaid.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig 1 shews my invention in perspective, and
Fig 2 is a longitudinal section, shewing the carpet fastener in engagement

page_text: The fastener, according to my present invention, consists of a small plate of
metal A, which is secured to the floor in any suitable manner, as, for instance,
by screws bb near the carpet edge. This plate is provided on its upper side with
gripping teeth or tongues a, to engage the underside of the carpet, which, when
placed in position, is stretched and hooked onto the said teeth.
The fastening plate is preferably formed by stamping from thin sheet metal,
the teeth a (of which there may be any suitable number) being made by cutting
V-shaped tongues, and pushing them up from the back, so that their points
project slightly above the plane of the plate.
Any suitable number of fastening plates are fixed at intervals to the floor,
at or near the line of the carpet edge, so that the carpet can be hooked onto the
teeth, which are set to project outwards. The tension of the carpet keeps it
in engagement with the teeth, but it is readily disengaged at any moment, and
can be as easily replaced.
When in position, the fastener is entirely hidden by the carpet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
The fastener for carpets and rugs hereinbefore described with reference to
the accompanying drawing, consisting of a metal plate capable of being fixed to
the floor and provided with teeth or tongues for engagement with the underside
of the carpet, substantially as set forth.