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

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 20th Mar., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Seouring. Door Mats,..
Carpets, and such like Articles in Position.
I, JOHN JESSE JAMES of the Firm of Dutson & Co. of 11 Whittall Street.
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer 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 of and means for securing
door mats, carpets and such like articles in position in order that they may be.
prevented from moving and becoming disorderly. This invention is a further-
development of my previous Patent No. 6472 A.D. 1896.
I have appended hereunto. a sheet of drawings which illustrate two modes of
carrying my invention into practical effect & I will by reference thereto explain
the nature of the invention.
Figure 1 is a plan of the portion B which may be composed of leather or other
suitable material with a safety pin arrangement secured to B by the junction pivot..
plate E.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan through the door post P showing the plate A which
is attached to the floor Faud post P with its projecting head a' all as fully set..
forth in the Specification of my before mentioned Patent No. 6472 A.D. 1896 and
which is here repented for the sake of clearness.
Figure 3 is a side or sectional elevation through. the floor boarding F showing
the part B attached to A as it would be when the mat is secured in position.
Figure 4 shows an alternative mode of constructing the mat attachment in
which the base or frame of the safety pin K is formed from the plate E which is.
fastened to the button.hole piece B.
Instead of the hooks shown in my before mentioned previous patent I may attach.
a safety pin arrangement K to a doubled up plate device E by the bow necked
at and secured by eyelets or rivets el to the button hole piece B which is
enclosed between the two flaps of E and so thoroughly secured thereto. It will be-
observed that the cranking of the base of the safety pin K at k allows the pin
to be turned in the bow or eye e of E so that it may be conveniently attached to.
the back of the door mat. I may however form the safety pin attachment in a
number of ways one modification is shown at Figure 4 as an example. In Figure 4.
the plate E forms the base or attachment for the pin K iu one piece or stamping
the pivot for the pin K being provided for by such like ears as k, and the
shield for the point of the pin by the ear or ears k. Of course the pin may be.
mounted in a variety of ways as will be well understood. The portion B may be
made of a variety of material and of various shapes and in some cases of metal and
as is shown at Fig. 5 when the slot hole 6' is. reversed.
:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mauner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I'
claim is
1st. The improvements in the mode and meaus for securing door mats, carpets..
and other articles in position by means of the safety pin K attached to a button
hole piece B so as to be practically one with the same in the manner substantially-
as hereinbefore set forth and as shown on the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2nd. The particular device such as shown by Figures 1 and 3 and 4 of the
combination of the embracing pivot plate and safety pin K and button hole
attachment B substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 24th day of December 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.