Improvements in the Mode and Means for Securing Door Mats, Carpets, and such like Articles in Position.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 9th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode and Means for Securing Door Mats,
Carpets, and such like Articles in Position.
I, JOHN JESSE JAMES of the Firm of Dutson & Co. of Whittall Street,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in the mode and means for securing
door mats and carpets and such like articles in position so that they will be
secured against accidental and other displacement which is a source of considerable
annoyance and disorder.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which
I have illustrated examples of the same which will enable others to apply the
principle to any of the numerous cases met with in practice I do not confine
myself to the particular outline design or configuration shown as these may be
varied to a considerable extent.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of one part A of my invention which is secured
to the door post P or to the floor F.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan through the door post P showing the device A
attached thereto in plan.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the door post P and also showing the device A
attached to it and also the other portion of the invention B attached to the door
mat M and connected to A as will be hereafter explained.
Figure 4 is a plan of the other portion of my invention B.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of B separated from the mat M as is also the '
previous figure so separately shown.
Figure 6 is a sectional plan through the door post P showing a modified form of
the portion A fixed to the floor F.
Figure 7 is a side elevation of the post P and section through the floor F
showing the same modification as the previous figure.
Figures 8 and 9 are a cross sectional elevation and
mode of manufacture from a solid plate in one piece.
of Figure 8.
plan of A illustrating one
Figure 84 is a modification
Figures 10 and 11 are a section and plan of another alternative mode of
constructing the part A.
Figures 12 and 13 show an alternative mode of constructing the portion B.
In Figures 1 to 11 the portion to be secured to the door posts or floor are
indicated by the letter A and the portion to be secured to the mat is indicated by
the letter B. The device shown by Figures 12 and 13 show the parts A and B
combined in one ready for attachment to the mat.
The part A may consist of the angularly bent plate A with the upright or back
flange a rising therefrom which is formed either by bending or casting. Upon the
base AI raise, form, cast or secure the projecting head a' with the neck a' these
parts being shown on Figures 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 in particular where they are fastened
by pins or screws a' or prongs raised from the metal to the door post P. In
Figures 6 and 7 there is no vertical flange a' the device there shown consisting of
the base plate A with the head a' and neck a' as before described and the fastening

page_text: down is effected to the floor F by means of pins or screws a' but the effect is
the same.
Another modification of A is shown by Figures 10 and 11 which consists of the
head a' and neck a finishing with a screw point a10 and with the plate or bearing
piece A sprung into a notch all in the shank or neck a². This form may be con-
structed in various ways by casting or stamping and pins or screws such as a' may
be substituted for the centre screw all the neck a being fastened into the plate A
in a number of ways self evident.
The head a' and neck a' may be raised from the solid plate A and chambered or
worked or enlarged out with tools as seen in section at Figure 8 or covered with a
cap a and the neck a worked and enclosed by the cap as shown by Figure 8 or
it may be solid and fastened by rivetting or other means. Neither do I confine
myself to the shape or configuration of the head and neck as they may be round
oval oblong or other shape.
The part B consists of the tongue B which may be made of leather, rubber,
cloth, metal or other material and having the slit hole b' for passing over the
head a¹ of A. The hooks or other prongs or fastenings are secured in a variety
of ways to B such for instance as that shown at Figures 4 and 5 where 63 and 6
are formed out of a piece of wire b which is enclosed in the plate fastened by
teeth or rivets and closed upon B so as to embrace and hold it tightly. The outer
edge or edges may be serrated and turned down so as to penetrate B and so closed
and clinched under a press. This portion B is hooked to the mat M-one at each
end of the mat-and then attached to A as shown at Figure 3 thus holding the
mat securely in its proper position. The mat is easily detached for shaking and
other purposes. It will be evident that the mat attachment B may be secured to
the mat in a number of ways such as by sewing to the underside so long as the
provision is made for connection to the portion A.
In Figures 12 and 13 the plate A may either 'have a flange a or it may be made
as shown by Figures 6 and 7 or 10 and 11. The spring tongue a is connected
to A by the pivot or rivet a with a wire hook a also attached by the pivot or
rivet as also a supplemental spring a" if necessary. The spring a has the slot a
which is capable of receiving the hook. To attach the device to the mat the
spring a is depressed when the hook is passed into the mat when the spring returns
and locks the mat on the hook.
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
1st. The improvements in the mode aud means for securing door mats and
carpets and such like articles in position by means of the part A and B sub-
stantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the drawings.
2nd. A such like device as A shown by Figures 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 8A 9, 10 and 11
fastened to the door part P or floor F in combination with a such like device as B
shown at Figures 4, 5, and 3 substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
3rd. The device shown by Figures 12 and 13 having a such like plate as A with
hook attachment a and its parts for the connection with the mat all combined as
one device substantially such as herein set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham; Agent for Applicant.