EP0895745A1

EP0895745A1 - Turtle shaped door closer/stopper cum bootwiper/boot mat/bootscraper made mainly of coco fibre and process of manufacture

Info

Publication number: EP0895745A1
Application number: EP98300376A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Hilarian Christan Salinda Mendis
Original assignee: Rileys Ltd
Current assignee: Rileys Ltd
Priority date: 1997-08-01
Filing date: 1998-01-20
Publication date: 1999-02-10
Anticipated expiration: 2018-01-20
Also published as: JPH11104058A; DE69809852D1; EP0895745B1

Abstract

The manufacture of an Anti-slip/skid Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat made out of mainly coconut fibre twisted in fibre rods in galvanized wire, rubber pads and binding wire characterized in that the components are tied with binding wire to take the shape of a Turtle having the shell and the belly, woven in a pattern that of cadjan four legs, head, tail and of anti-skid rubber pads.

Description

Conventional Door Closers/Stoppers are mainly made of metal items and not from natural products and cannot be used for a dual purpose such as a Bootwiper/Boot Scraper/Boot Mat which is a necessity near a door in certain parts of the world. In such parts of the world where the climate is cold or dusty it is necessary to have a Door Closer/Stopper for the door to be kept closed most of the time to keep away the cold air/dust from entering the buildings. It is also necessary to have a Bootwiper near the door to wipe the sole and the heel of the boots/shoes of the people entering the buildings as these will be covered with the snow/dust and dirt associated with ice, snow and the dust. The Bootwipers are generally used to clean the ice/snow/dust in the boots/shoes in the cold/dusty parts of the world.
Therefore it is proposed in the alleged invention to introduce a dual purpose novel item made of mainly natural coconut fibre which can be used both as a Door Closer/Stopper and a Bootwiper/Boot Scraper/Boot Mat. Such an item has not been introduced in the past and the prior art are confined to individual items such as a conventional Bootwiper and a Door Closer/Stopper. These items made conventionally are of metal components which tend to get corroded when exposed to atmosphere. Metal components tend to get defaced in dusty atmospheres.
The object of the alleged invention is to overcome the above disadvantages and hardships encountered while using the conventional Bootwipers and the Door Closers/Stoppers.
The invention will now be described, by way of example only, and with reference to the following drawings of which Figures 1 to 9 show the various stages in the method of manufacture of the turtle shaped door closer/stopper in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 1 shows the rods being entwined with coconut fibre:
Figure 2 shows the interweaving of the rods bearing coconut fibre to form the shell:
Figures 3 and 4 show the completion of the process commenced in Figure 2:
Figure 5 shows the coconut fibres being formed into the shape of a shell:
Figure 6 shows the finished shell:
Figure 7 shows the shell and belly assemblies being combined together:
Figure 8 shows the tying of the shell and belly assemblies together:
Figure 9 shows the finished article:
Figure 10 shows the finished article from underneath:
Figure 11 shows the finished article from underneath:
Figure 12 shows a specification of various elements used to manufacture the present invention:
Figure 13 shows again various specifications of products used to manufacture the present invention:
Figure 14 shows a side view of a finished product in accordance with the present invention:
Figure 15 shows a front view of Figure 14:
Figure 16 shows a rear view of Figure 14:
Figure 17 shows a rear perspective view of Figure 14:
Figure 18 shows a plan view from below of Figure 17 showing the anti-skid pads, and:
Figure 19 shows a plan view from above of the embodiment of Figure 14.
The dual purpose item to be used as a Door Closer/Stoppers and a Bootwiper/Boot Mat/Boot Scraper is manufactured in the shape of a Turtle using mainly coconut fibre. In the process of manufacture as shown in Figs. 1-6 twisted in coconut fibre rods are in turn cut and shaped to make the shell 100, belly 102, head 104, legs 106 and tail 108 of the Turtle. On the base of the belly the anti-skid rubber pads are pasted on the non-skid rubber pads with a suitable adhesive to resist movement and take part of the load (Refer Figs 11 and 18). Initially different parts are prepared using the twisted in coconut fibre rods. These rods are cut to required lengths and shaped to obtain the different required components for assembly. Main items are the shell 100 and the belly 102 and these are woven similar to weaving of a cadjan or a rush mat (See Figs. 2 & 3). Refer to Fig. 1 where the rods 150 for making the head 104, legs 106 and tail 108 are displayed. Fig. 6 shows the shell 100 and Fig. 7 the attachments head 104, legs 1 to 6 and the tail 108 tied to the shell using the binding wire.
Edge rods are tied to the shell along the periphery and the edge rod is a combination of 2 or more twisted in fibre rods (Refer Figs. 8 & 9). This assembly thus becomes the top part of the Turtle. The assembly of the belly with the non-skid rubber pads 110 becomes the bottom part of the Turtle. Finally the shell and the belly assemblies are combined by tying them together with binding wire followed by the final finishing process, as shown in Figure 8.
The anti-skid property of this Turtle shaped Bootwiper/Boot Mat/Bootscraper and the Doorcloser/Stopper is another distinct advantage over the prior art items separately available in the market. Fig. 18 shows the anti-skid rubber pads 110 most clearly.
The coconut fibre used to manufacture this Turtle shaped Bootwiper/Boot Scraper/Boot Mat and the Doorcloser/Stopper can be dyed of any colour prior to the manufacturing process to give a cosmetic or matching effect to the finished product. Different components such as the shell and the belly etc., could be made in different colours to obtain an attractive product. Even the size and shape of the end product could be chosen by varying the sizes and shapes of the components.
The different specifications to obtain the required size products are shown in Figures 12 and 13. The rod diameters weight of the fibre used and the size of the components determine the strength factor of the end product. A tolerance of ±10% is allowed in these figures for the manufacture of a preferred embodiment and these figures and the sizes do not in any way limit the scope of the claims given hereunder.
The raw materials other than the coconut fibre used can be changed to alternate suitable products such as aluminium wire or steel wire or any other metallic wire to make the fibre rods and the binding wire may be substituted with nylon/coir yarn/jut twine and the rubber pads may be replaced with any other anti-skid plastic or nylon material.
The belly component of the Turtle may be made by a material such as jute hessin or similar materials.
Where the component made out of coconut fibre may be made with dyed of different colours.
By referring to the enclosed drawings, the manufacturing process may be understood.

Claims

An Anti-slip/skid Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat made out of mainly coconut fibre twisted in fibre rods in galvanized wire, rubber pads and binding wire characterised in that the components are tied with binding wire to take the shape of a Turtle having the shell and the belly, woven in a pattern that of cadjan, four legs, head, tail and of anti-skid rubber pads.
Method of manufacturing a Door closer/stopper cum Bootwiper/BootScraper/ Boot mat made out of mainly coconut fibre, twisted in fibre rods, rubber pads and the binding wire consists the following steps:

A) make the shell (carapace), belly, head, legs and tail out of twisted in fibre rods where the shell and the belly are woven separately similar to the weave of a cadjan and a rush mat using the twisted in fibre rods cut to the required size and shape and bent

B) cutting the twisted in fibre rods to the appropriate sizes and shaping them to obtain the head, legs and the tail

C) the head, legs and the tail are tied to the shell with binding wire

D) an edge rod having a combination of two or more twisted in fibre rods is tied round the shell along its periphery with binding wire

E) four non-skid rubber pads are tied to the base of the belly and four anti-slip rubber pieces are pasted on the said skids with an adhesive

F) the shell and the belly are combined by tying them together with binding wire and giving the final finish
A Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/BootMat as claimed in Claim 1 where the twisted in fibre rods are made of Aluminium, Steel or any other metallic wire rods.
A Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Boot Mat as claimed in Claim 1 or 3 where the binding is done by coco yarn and/or jute and/or nylon yarn instead of binding wire.
A Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat as claimed in Claim 3 or 4 where the anti-slip/skid pads are made of nylon or plastic material.
Method of manufacturing a Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootmat/Bootscraper made out of mainly coconut fibre as claimed in Claim 2 where the binding material may be coir yarn or nylon yarn instead of binding wire.
Method of manufacturing a Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat made out of mainly coconut fibre as claimed in Claims 2 or 6 where the fibre rods are made out of twisting fibre in Aluminum, Steel or any other metal rods.
Method of manufacturing a Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat made out of mainly coconut fibre as claimed in Claims 2, 6 and 7 where the anti-slip/skid pads are made out of nylon or plastic material.
A Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat as claimed in Claim 1, 3, 4 or 5 where the belly component is made out of jute hessin.
A Door Closer/Stopper cum Bootwiper/Bootscraper/Bootmat claimed in claim 1 or 2 where the component made out of fibre may be made with dyed of different colours.