US2867015A - Stairway carpeting - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to stairways.
- carpet covering on inside steps and stairways in homes and places of business has become most desirable. At present, such carpeting is extremelyexpensive to install and necessarily requires the skill of professional carpetlayers. Once the carpet covering is installed, it is extremely diflicult to remove the carpet for cleaning purposes. The expenses incurred in removing the carpeting plus the cost of cleaning the carpeting is quite expensive even when the cleaning is done at the place of installation.
- Another object of my invention is to provide novel and improved individual carpet sections which may easily and simply be afiixed to the tread surfaces of a stairway without marring or damaging the carpet fabric by the use of usual retaining means which penetrate the actual carpet fabric.
- Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel and improved individual carpet section for stairways which covers a complete tread surface of a step unit of a stairway including the nosing portion of the tread surface.
- Another object of my invention is to provide a novel and improved individual carpet section which covers the tread surface with its nosing as well as the riser surface or adjacent vertical panel of a step unit of a stairway.
- Figure 1 is a perspective of a preferred embodiment of my stairway carpet section which is used to cover only the tread and nosing surfaces of a stairway to provide discontinuous carpet covering for a stairway;
- Figure 2 is a perspective of a step unit of a stairway showing my carpet cover section of Figure 1 afiixed to carpet covering for and covering the tread surface and nosing of the step unit;
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of a stairway showing another preferred embodiment of my carpet section afiixed to and covering the tread, nosing and riser surfaces of the stairway to provide continuous carpet covering for the stairway.
- my carpet section 1 comprises a backing panel 3 which is preferably formed of a thin somewhat flexible sheet of metal such as aluminum.
- the backing panel 3 is of sufficient size to cover both the tread surface 5 of a stairway ( Figure 2) and the tread surface front edge extension or nosing 7. As seen in Figure 2, the front edge of the backing panel 3 is bent around and over the nosing 7 of the tread surface 5.
- the backing panel 3 has a hole or opening 9 extending through the panel adjacent the middle of each end bound- 3 S at s. .Pa
- the panel preferably contains only two of these openings or holes 9 which accommodate retaining or aflixing means such as a screw 11 for aflixing the backing panel 3 to the tread surface 5 of the stairway.
- the screw 11 is of course anchored within the tread surface 5.
- a carpet fabric 13 corresponding to the dimensions of the backing panel 3 is secured to the backing panel preferably by bonding the carpet fabric 13 to the panel with.- a suitable rubber bonding material.
- the entire bottom. surface of the carpet fabric 13 is preferably bonded to the backing panel 3 except for two small areas preferably in the form of a half circle of about three inches in diameter at each end of the panel 3 immediately above the holes or openings 9 which extend through the panel.
- FIG. 3 Another preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in Figure 3. This embodiment is used by the in staller when he desires complete or continuous coverage of his stairway which includes coverage for the riser sur- 5 faces or vertical panels of the stairway. As seen in Figthe stairway whereby the tread surface, nosing and the riser surface extending from the tread surface are all provided with carpet cover. H
- the embodiment shown in Figure 3 does not require additional fastening or affixing means other than that used with the embodiment shown in Figure 1 to anchor the carpet section 15 in position on the stairway in that I use a novel means of locking the riser surface portion or unsupported fabric portion 17 of the carpet fabric 13 in position.
- the upper or topmost edge 21 of the riser portion or unsupported portion 17 of the carpet fabric13 is rolled or folded back upon itself.
- the rolled edge 21 of the riser portion is locked or held in place by the front edge of the backing panel 3 which is bent around and under the nosing 7 .of the tread surface 5 lying immediately above the vertical panel or riser surface 19.
- the rolled edge'21 of the riser fabric portion 17 is lodged between the bottom surface of the nosing 7 and the edge of the panel 3 which is bent around the nosing 7. With this arrangement, the riser portion 17 of the fabric 13 is firmly held in position of the stair-- starts his installation at the bottom step and works toward the top of the stairway.
- Thebacking panel 3 which is-preferably formed of metal, may constitute a grid, a heavy mesh, a perforated panel or a solid panel which has a rough surface to facilitate and strengthen thebonding between the carpet fabric a-ndthe panel. Regardless of which type of panel is used, itmustbe sufficiently malleable to permit bending of the panel around the nosing surface of the tread surface of the stairway.
- the main part ofthe panel although soft is of; course adequately supported 'by the tread surface, At the same time, the, metal panel holds the carpet fabric firmly in position.
- the riser portion of the carpet fabric requires no unusual or extra support other than that necessary to keep it taut. This tautness is adequately provided through the locking arrangement between the rolled edge of the riser portion of the carpet fabric and the nosing portion of the backing panel which lies immediately above and adjacent the riser or vertical panel of the stairway.
- carpet sections such as described above, may be cut as desired for use on curved or odd shaped stairways.
- My invention is particularly valuable in that any type of carpet fabric may be used including the tufted type of carpeting.
- a stairway carpet section adapted to cover at least the tread surface of a stairway comprising a backing panel, and a covering secured to the backing panel in contacting relationship, said fabric covering being free of the panel for a small area at least along one boundary of the panel whereby the fabric covering may be raised from the panel at this area, and means cooperating with the panel at said free area for use in affixing the carpet section to the tread surface of the stairway.
- a stairway carpet section adapted to cover at least the. tread surface of a stairway including the nosing of thetread surface comprising a backing panel having end, front and back boundaries, said panel being bent along its front boundary to fit around the nosing of the tread surface, a fabric covering bonded to the backing panel in contacting relationship, said fabric covering being free of thepanel for a small area along each end boundary of the panel whereby the fabric covering may be raised from 4 the panel at these areas, and an aperture extending through the panel at each free area foruse in aflixing the carpet section to the tread surface of the stairway.
- a stairway carpetsection adapted to cover the tread, nosing and the riser surface lying immediately adjacent the tread surface of a unit of a stairway comprising a backing panel having front, end and back boundaries and of sufficient dimension to cover the tread surface and its nosing, a fabric covering secured to the backing panel in contact relationship which covering is of sufliciently larger dimension than the panel whereby an unsupported portion of the fabric extends beyond the back boundary of the panel for covering the riser surface extending upwardly from the tread surface, said portion of the fabric covering secured to the panel being free of the panel at least in one area along its boundary whereby the fabric covering may be raised fromthe panel at this area, and an aperture extending through the panel at said free area for use in aflixing the carpet section to the tread surface.
- a stairway carpet section adapted to cover the tread, nosing and the riser surface lying immediately adjacent the tread surface of a unit of stairway comprisinga b acking panel having end, front and back boundaries and which is of sniiicient dimension to cover the tread-sun face and thenosing surface, said'panel being bent-along its front boundary to fit around the tread surface nosing, a fte br c Qo e ins u ed to thebagkin P 1 91.
- n contacting relationship which covering has an unisup: ported portion which extends beyond the back boundary of the panel for covering the riser surface extending up,-, wardly from the tread surface, said fabric covering being free of the panel for a small area along each end boundary of the panel whereby. the fabric covering may be raised from the panel at these areas, and an aperture extending through the panel at each free area for use in affixing the carpet section, to the tread surface of the stairway.
- a stairway carpet section according to claim 8 wherein the unsupported portion of the fabric covering is rolled at its outermost edge lying beyond the back-edge of the panel whereby the rolled edge of the covering may be locked in place beneath the bent nosing portion of the panel which covers the tread surface lying immediately above and adjacent the riser surface.
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DE3511912A1 (en) * | 1985-04-01 | 1986-10-09 | Dynamit Nobel Ag, 5210 Troisdorf | STAIR EDGE PROFILE BAR AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION |
US4867135A (en) * | 1988-08-19 | 1989-09-19 | Aldin Stecker | Fireplace protection pad |
US4903686A (en) * | 1988-11-09 | 1990-02-27 | Thad Jennings | Outer hearth pad |
US20050279346A1 (en) * | 2004-06-17 | 2005-12-22 | Boyette Mary B | Safe baby hearth pad |
US20060230693A1 (en) * | 2004-08-03 | 2006-10-19 | Francesco Giordano | Stair tread protection system |
US20090120426A1 (en) * | 2007-11-14 | 2009-05-14 | Mary Beth Boyette | Fireplace hearth pad |
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US1257144A (en) * | 1916-06-14 | 1918-02-19 | Stanwood Equipment Company | Non-slipping tread. |
US1743982A (en) * | 1929-02-12 | 1930-01-14 | John W Scott | Nosing for stair treads |
US1936224A (en) * | 1931-04-04 | 1933-11-21 | Floor Accessories Company Inc | Edging |
US1940744A (en) * | 1931-04-14 | 1933-12-26 | Henry P Dillig | Stair tread device |
US1968204A (en) * | 1932-11-19 | 1934-07-31 | Congoleum Nairn Inc | Linoleum installation |
US2021522A (en) * | 1934-06-22 | 1935-11-19 | William F Schacht | Rubber mat for running boards and the like |
US2148137A (en) * | 1936-05-14 | 1939-02-21 | Congoleum Nairn Inc | Covering structure |
US2436139A (en) * | 1946-04-06 | 1948-02-17 | Donald Gottwald | Stair cover |
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US1257144A (en) * | 1916-06-14 | 1918-02-19 | Stanwood Equipment Company | Non-slipping tread. |
US1743982A (en) * | 1929-02-12 | 1930-01-14 | John W Scott | Nosing for stair treads |
US1936224A (en) * | 1931-04-04 | 1933-11-21 | Floor Accessories Company Inc | Edging |
US1940744A (en) * | 1931-04-14 | 1933-12-26 | Henry P Dillig | Stair tread device |
US1968204A (en) * | 1932-11-19 | 1934-07-31 | Congoleum Nairn Inc | Linoleum installation |
US2021522A (en) * | 1934-06-22 | 1935-11-19 | William F Schacht | Rubber mat for running boards and the like |
US2148137A (en) * | 1936-05-14 | 1939-02-21 | Congoleum Nairn Inc | Covering structure |
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DE3511912A1 (en) * | 1985-04-01 | 1986-10-09 | Dynamit Nobel Ag, 5210 Troisdorf | STAIR EDGE PROFILE BAR AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION |
US4867135A (en) * | 1988-08-19 | 1989-09-19 | Aldin Stecker | Fireplace protection pad |
US4903686A (en) * | 1988-11-09 | 1990-02-27 | Thad Jennings | Outer hearth pad |
US20050279346A1 (en) * | 2004-06-17 | 2005-12-22 | Boyette Mary B | Safe baby hearth pad |
US20060230693A1 (en) * | 2004-08-03 | 2006-10-19 | Francesco Giordano | Stair tread protection system |
US20090120426A1 (en) * | 2007-11-14 | 2009-05-14 | Mary Beth Boyette | Fireplace hearth pad |
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