Covering Floors, Stairs, or similar Surfaces.
Year: 1885

page_text: Covering Floors, Stairs, or similar Surfaces.
I, CHARLES NATHANIEL GREGORY of Railway Terrace in the City and County
of Newcastle upon Tyne Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DOOR
MATS OR MATTING FOR COVERING FLOORS, STAIRS OR SIMILAR SURFACES to be
as follows:-
"
The improvements consist firstly in the use of leather and secondly in the mode
of forming the leather into a mat or into matting.
The leather which I propose to use consists of scraps or cuttings left as waste
material, or of little value, in the manufacture of boots and shoes or other leather
goods and the mode of manufacturing into mats or matting is as follows:-The
scraps or cuttings are formed by cutting, stamping or otherwise, into flat links
having a hole through each end, commencing at one corner of the mat, two, three
or more of these links are threaded onto a piece of wire rod of iron, brass, copper
or other material the ends of which are rivetted; a second piece of wire rod longer
than the first, is passed through the other ends of links and on each side of first
set another set of links are threaded on this second wire rod which is then rivetted
at ends.
The free ends of the second set of links have a third wire rod passed through
them and through additional sets of links, which fill in the open spaces, and
this third wire is rivetted at ends. This is repeated until the wires, increasing
in length as the work progresses form on the angle at which they lie which will
be always 45 degrees with the ends and sides the required width of the mat.
The wires will now continue of one length till the required length is formed when
they will decrease in length toward the opposite corner to that from which a com-
mencement was made. The surface of the mat when completed forms a series of
diamond shaped leather with similar open spaces between, the ends and sides
presenting a scalloped or vandyked patten. The series of links all moving freely
upon the wire rods, make the mat perfectly flexible so that it can be shaken and
rolled up for packing as readily as india rubber or other mats. The edges of the
leather links afford a firm hold for the foot which will make this form of matting
very suitable for the treads of stairs and footholds of inclined gangways as well as
for ordinary mats or matting.
The leather will be found more durable than any other material and has a
healthy smell from the tan.
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: Covering Floors, Stairs, or similar Surfaces.
I CHARLES NATHANIEL GREGORY of Railway Terrace in the City and County
of Newcastle upon Tyne, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of said invention to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The improvements consist firstly in the use of leather and secondly in the mode
of forming the leather into a mat or into matting.
The leather which I propose to use consists of scraps or cuttings left as waste
material, or of little value, in the manufacture of boots and shoes or other leather
goods and the mode of manufacturing into mats or matting is as follows:-The
scraps or cuttings are formed by cutting, stamping or otherwise into flat links
having a hole through each end. Commencing at one corner of the mat, two, three
or more of these links are threaded on to a piece of wire-rod (of iron, brass, copper
or other material) the ends of which are rivetted; a second piece of wire rod longer
than the first is passed through the other ends of links and on each side of first
set another set of links are threaded on this second wire rod which is then rivetted
at ends.
The
The free ends of the second set of links have a third wire rod passed through
them and through additional sets of links, which fill in the open spaces and this
third wire is rivetted at ends. This is repeated until the wires increasing in
length as the work progresses, form on the angle at which they lie-which will be
always 45 degrees with the ends and sides-the required width of the mat.
wires will now continue of one length until the required length is formed when
they will decrease in length toward the opposite corner to that from which a com-
mencement was made. The surface of the mat when completed forms a series of
diamond shaped leather with similar open spaces between, the ends and sides
presenting a scalloped or Vandyked pattern. The series of links all moving freely
upon the wire rods make the mat perfectly flexible so that it can be shaken and
rolled up for packing as readily as india-rubber or other mats. The edges of the
leather links afford a firm hold for the foot which will make this form of matting
very suitable for the treads of stairs and footholds of inclined gangways as well as
for ordinary mats or mattings.
The leather will be found more durable than any other material and has a
bealthy smell from the tan.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 shews a mat made according
to my invention of a pattern very easy of construction. The leather links A are
hooded
1 D the
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page_text: As in the mat illustrated the links forming the border may be of a different
pattern to those which form the main portion and thus a very pleasing effect is
produced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
In the manufacture of mats or matting the use of leather forming links threaded
diagonally upon wire rods and secured thereon substantially as described and
illustrated.