Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Three or more coplanar interfitted sections with securing means
Patent
1994-08-01
1996-07-16
Thomas, Alexander S.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Three or more coplanar interfitted sections with securing means
428 54, 428 58, 15215, 52177, 52181, A47G 2702
Patent
active
055365477
ABSTRACT:
A floor covering suitable as an entrance mat comprises a plurality of tread strips of substantially resilient and flexible material, each tread strip having a wear layer of fibrous or fibrous like material whereby said tread strips provide a fibrous tread surface, and a plurality of spacer strips of substantially rigid material arranged interposed between the tread strips whereby each successive pair of tread strips is spaced apart by at least two of said spacer strips, and the pluralities of strips being secured together in side by side relationship by connecting means which pass through aligned apertures in the strips, each spacer strip comprising a pair of longitudinally extending and co-planar abutment faces to bear against and provide lateral support to a side face of a tread strip, the maximum spacing of extreme edges of said abutment faces as viewed in cross-section being less than the height of the side face of the tread strip whereby said pairs of spacer strips provide a recess region between a successive pair of tread strips.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3038190 (1962-06-01), Radvanyi
BTR plc
Thomas Alexander S.
LandOfFree
Floor coverings does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Floor coverings, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Floor coverings will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1783137