JP3071565U - mat - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a high-quality mat that removes mud and dust from footwear using natural stone. SOLUTION: A plurality of stones 12 made of pebbles, gravel or crushed stones, or stones of a size corresponding thereto.
Is spread to a predetermined thickness, and a plate-shaped main body 11 is formed by hardening with an adhesive. The main body 11 has a gap 12A between the stones 12 through which mud, dust and the like can pass. Body 11
Is provided with a bottom member 13 for holding the side and bottom surfaces. Body 1
1 is held by the bottom member 13 on the side and bottom surfaces.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a mat which is laid at an entrance or the like and used to remove mud and dust from footwear.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, this seed stone mat is not limited to the entrance mat, and various mats have been used for removing mud, dust and the like of footwear. The mat is provided with fine irregularities for removing, for example, mud and dust of footwear, and a mat having a textured irregularity is known. In addition, those having a large number of small protrusions formed of a flexible rubber or the like are also known. These mats have been produced with the aim of efficiently removing mud and dust from footwear.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in any of the above mats, the mat was made of fiber or flexible rubber, so that the mat was easily turned up. For this reason, there was a problem that footwear could be caught on a corner of the mat and injured.

In addition, when mud or dust of footwear adheres to the mat, the dirt penetrates into fibers or rubber. For this reason, there has been a problem that the dirt on the mat is difficult to remove, cleaning is difficult, and maintenance is complicated.

In addition, if the mat is used for a long time, small protrusions such as fibers or rubber will be worn, and there is a problem that the function of removing mud and dust of footwear is reduced, and a mat which is difficult to remove dirt is provided by a leasing company. If leased, etc., there was also a problem that a large amount of cost was required for cleaning and maintenance.

Further, since the mat is made of fiber or flexible rubber, the mat moves when it is laid lightly at an entrance or the like, so that there is a problem that the position of the mat must be corrected from time to time, There was also the problem of slipperiness when wet.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional technical problem, and provides a high-quality mat by using natural stone to remove mud and dust from footwear. The purpose is to:

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 That is, according to the mat of the invention of claim 1, the mat is laid at an entrance or the like and used for removing mud or dust from footwear, and is used for removing pebbles, gravel, crushed stones, or the like. A plurality of stones each having a size corresponding to the following are spread over a predetermined thickness, and a plate-shaped main body is formed by adhesively hardening with an adhesive; and a bottom member for holding side and bottom surfaces of the main body. There is a gap between the stones through which mud, dust and the like can pass.

Further, according to the mat of the present invention, in addition to the above, a stone material having a size of 3 mm to 6 mm is mainly used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, a communication hole through which mud, dust and the like can pass is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom member.

Further, according to the mat of the present invention, in addition to the first, second or third aspect, the bottom member is formed of an elastic member, and the side wall is separated from the main body. Therefore, a slope is provided that slopes in the direction of the mat laying surface.

[0012]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the mat 10 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a main body constituting the mat 10 of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mat 10 of the present invention, and FIG. Ten longitudinal side views are shown respectively.

The mat 10 includes a main body 11 and a bottom member 13 for holding the side and bottom surfaces of the main body 11. The main body 11 is made of a plurality of stones 12 made of pebbles, gravel, crushed stones, or stones having a size corresponding to the stones, and is laid to a predetermined thickness, and is adhered with an adhesive to have a width of about 790 mm and a depth of about 790 mm. It is 540 mm and has a thickness of about 10 mm.

The stone material 12 is prepared by mixing a predetermined amount of natural stone such as red, pink, yellow, blue, white, black or green having a diameter of about 3 mm to 6 mm, preferably about 5 mm to 6 mm, and bonding with an adhesive. Have been. In this case, in order to faithfully represent the color of the bonded stone 12, for example, an acrylic-based substantially transparent adhesive is used, and the color of the natural stone of each stone 12 after bonding can be expressed as the color of the natural stone. Like that.

When the stones 12 are mixed, the stones 12 and the stones 12 are not in close contact with each other, and a predetermined gap 12A is provided. In this case, the stones 12 can be bonded together so that the gaps 12A between the stones 12 are not filled with the adhesive, and the gaps 12A are formed between the stones 12 so that the amounts of the adhesives are mixed and the stones 12 are bonded. You. The gap 12A is formed so as to communicate from the front surface to the back surface of the plate-shaped main body 11, so that mud, dust, water, and the like, such as footwear, attached to the upper surface of the main body 11 pass through the gap 12A. ing.

On the other hand, the bottom member 13 holds the side surface and the bottom surface of the main body 11 and has a size of about 850 mm in width, about 600 mm in depth and about 12 mm in thickness. The bottom member 13 is formed of an elastic member made of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic resin, or the like. A side wall 14 is formed around the bottom member 13, and a recess 16 in which the main body 11 can be engaged is formed inside the side wall 14. Have been.

The bottom surface 15 of the concave portion 16 of the bottom member 13 has a thickness of about 2 mm and is provided with a plurality of communication holes 15 A at predetermined intervals (in this case, intervals of about 5 mm to 10 mm). The communication hole 15A has a diameter of about 2 mm to 5 mm and is provided to penetrate the bottom surface 15 from the inside of the recess 16 to the outside, so that mud, dust, water, etc. can be removed from the inside of the recess 16 through the communication hole 15A. It is configured to go out.

The side wall 14 is formed so that the side of the recess 16 rises at a substantially right angle from the bottom surface 15, and the raised upper end is formed with a slope portion 14 A that slopes toward the bottom surface 15 as the distance from the recess 16 increases. That is, the bottom member 13 is configured so that the main body 11 can be stored in the recess 16, and the upper end of the side wall 14 is configured to be flat with the main body 11 in a state where the main body 11 is stored in the recess 16. ing. Further, the side wall 14 is provided with a slope portion 14A which is inclined toward the bottom surface 15 as the distance from the main body 11 increases, and the purchase section may cause footwear (not shown) to be caught by the corner of the main body 11 (mat 10). It is configured to prevent

Next, a manufacturing procedure of the mat 10 having the above configuration will be described. First, a frame member (not shown) having a recess 16 equivalent to the above-described bottom member 13 is prepared, and a sheet larger than the frame member (in this case, a synthetic resin sheet such as polyethylene vinyl) is entirely embedded in the frame member. Lay it on. Next, a stone 12 (natural stone) of a predetermined color is put in a container (not shown), a predetermined amount of adhesive is added, and the adhesive is kneaded evenly around each stone 12, and then is put into a frame member.

Next, before the adhesive is hardened, the stone 12 placed in the frame member is lightly pressed with a trowel or the like to flatten it. At this time, if the iron is leveled while applying a large pressure to the iron, the gap between the stones 12 becomes narrow, so that the iron is leveled without applying a large pressure. When it is almost flat, press the entire top surface of the frame member with a flat plate to make the entire surface uniform. Then, when the stone 12 put in the frame member is cured by the adhesive and adhered, it is taken out from the frame member. Thus, the main body 11 having the gap 12A communicating from the front surface to the back surface is completed. In the case where the upper surface of the main body 11 is leveled, it is permissible to provide a gradient whose periphery is matched with the side wall 14.

Here, the production of the main body 11 containing characters or patterns will be described. In this case, before the adhesive is hardened, the stone 12 placed in the frame member is slightly flattened with a trowel or the like to apply a slight pressure, and the entire upper surface of the frame member is pressed with a flat plate so that the entire surface becomes uniform. When it is set, a frame (not shown) of a predetermined character or pattern prepared in advance is placed on the upper surface of the main body 11 where characters or patterns are to be put before the adhesive is cured, and only the surface of the main body 11 is placed inside the frame. And slightly remove the frame.

Then, when the adhesive is cured, the stones 12 of different colors mixed with the adhesive prepared in advance are buried along the cut letters or patterns, and the surface is flattened. After a predetermined time, the adhesive is bonded. The agent cures. As a result, the main body 11 in which characters such as "Irashi Paisen" and "Welcome" and a picture such as a character (animal, cartoon, etc.) are included on the upper surface of the main body 11 is completed.

Next, the completed main body 11 is inserted into the recess 16 of the bottom member 13 to complete the mat 10. When the slope around the main body 11 is adjusted to the side wall 14, the main body 11 is inserted into the bottom member 13 so that the inclination matches the side wall 14. Since the bottom member 13 is made of an elastic member, the completed main body 11 is easily stored in the recess 16 of the bottom member 13 to complete the mat 10.

Then, the completed mat 10 is laid at the entrance or a place where people enter and exit. When the mud, dust, water, etc. attached to the footwear and the like fall on the mat 10, the mud, dust, water, etc. fall down through the gap 12 </ b> A formed in the main body 11 and fall to the bottom member 13. It goes out through the provided communication hole 15A.

As described above, the main body 11 is laid with a predetermined thickness of a plurality of natural stones 12 made of pebbles, gravel, or crushed stones, or stones having dimensions corresponding thereto, and bonded with an adhesive. In addition to the hardening, the main body 11 has a gap 12A between the stones 12 through which mud, dust and the like can pass. Therefore, even when the mat 10 is laid at the entrance or the like, the corners of the hardened main body 11 are turned up. It is possible to prevent dangers such as injuries caused by footwear being caught.

Further, since the main body 11 made of the stone material 12 is heavy, it hardly moves even when it is laid. As a result, mud, dust, and the like can be dropped from footwear without moving even if the mat 10 is laid on a flat place and rubbed with shoes or sandals. In addition, since the main body 11 is made of the stone material 12, it is possible to prevent the main body 11 from being rotted or discolored, and to be greatly improved as compared with a conventional mat such as fiber. You can make it last longer.

In particular, the main body 11 is formed in a plate shape having a gap 12 A through which the stones 12 are spread and bonded with an adhesive and cured, and the stones 12 can pass through mud, dust and the like. The upper surface of the shoe 11 prevents the shoes and the like from slipping due to the unevenness of the stone 12 and, of course, makes it possible to remove mud, dust and the like adhering to the footwear.

Further, the main body 11 is made of a stone 12 of various colors such as red, pink, yellow, blue, white, black, or green (in this case, a stone 12 of a single color is colored to form a stone 12 of various colors). The use of such a mat makes it possible to produce a mat 10 having a more luxurious feel than a conventional mat made of rubber, synthetic resin, synthetic fiber, or the like. As a result, the mats laid at the entrance and the like can be given a very high-grade feel.

Further, since the stone material 12 having a size of 3 mm to 6 mm is used for the main body 11, it is possible to connect a gap 12 A for dropping mud and dust from footwear from the front surface to the back surface of the main body 11. The appearance of the surface can also be improved.

Further, since the communication hole 15A through which mud, dust and the like can pass is provided on the bottom surface 15 of the bottom member 13, the communication hole 15A allows the mud, dust, water, etc., which has fallen from the gap 12A provided in the main body 11, to pass through the communication hole 15A. It is possible to get out more. Accordingly, even when the water is washed while the mat 10 is laid, the mat 10 can be cleaned neatly without water remaining between the main body 11 and the bottom member 13.

Since the bottom member 13 is made of an elastic member, it is possible to increase the friction between the place where the mat 10 is laid and the mat 10, and even if the laying surface of the mat 10 has some irregularities. The lower surface of the mat 10 can be brought into close contact with the laying surface. This makes it possible to stably lay the mat 10 at the entrance or the like, and to prevent the laid mat 10 from moving.

Further, since the side wall 14 is provided with the inclined portion 14 A which is inclined in the direction of the laying surface of the mat 10 as it is separated from the main body 11, there is a danger that the corner of the mat 10 may be tripped and injured. Can be prevented.

In the embodiment, the bottom member 13 is provided with the bottom surface 15 provided with the communication hole 15A. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of the bottom surface 15, a net such as a wire net or a durable synthetic resin is used. It can be provided. In this case, after the main body 11 is prepared on a wire mesh in advance, only the side wall of the bottom member 13 is fitted around the main body 11. As a result, mud, dust, water, and the like that have fallen from the gap 12A provided in the main body 11 can be dropped from the wire mesh.

Further, the plurality of communication holes 15 A are provided on the bottom surface 15 of the bottom member 13, but the invention is not limited to this. The plurality of communication holes 15 A are not provided on the bottom surface 15, and It is acceptable to store mud and dust and the like so that mud and dust and the like do not go out of the recess 16. The mud, dust, and the like collected in the recess 16 can be removed from the bottom member 13 and discarded in a trash box or the like, so that the area around the mat 10 can be kept clean at all times.

Although the size and the thickness of the mat 10 are described, the size of the mat 10 is not limited thereto, and the present invention is effective even if the size is larger than the described size or smaller than the described size. It is.

[0036]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described in detail above, according to the invention of claim 1, a mat laid at an entrance or the like and used for removing mud, dust and the like of footwear includes a main body, and a bottom member for holding side and bottom surfaces of the main body. A plurality of stones made of pebbles, gravel, or crushed stones, or stones of a size equivalent to these stones are spread to a predetermined thickness, and the body is bonded and hardened with an adhesive. Since there is a gap through which mud and dust can pass, even when a mat is laid at the entrance or the like, it is possible to prevent the corners of the cured main body from turning up beforehand. As a result, it is possible to prevent the danger of injuries, such as turning over the corners and catching footwear. In addition, because the main body is made of stone, the main body is heavy and can be laid with almost no movement, and it can be moved even if it is rubbed with shoes or sandals just by laying it on a flat place. Mud, dust, etc. can be dropped from footwear. In addition, since the main body is made of stone, it is possible to prevent rot and discoloration from occurring. Therefore, the main body can be washed with water, and the stone main body can be kept in a beautiful state for many years.

In particular, since the stone material is spread and adhered with an adhesive to be hardened and formed into a plate shape having a gap between the stone materials through which mud, dust, etc. can pass, the upper surface of the main body is formed by unevenness of the stone material. Can be prevented from slipping, and of course, the wear of the main body can be made to last much longer than a mat made of conventional fibers. In addition, since the main body is made of stone, if it becomes dirty, it can be easily cleaned by washing it with water, and the surface of the original clean stone can be obtained. Therefore, when the mat becomes dirty, maintenance such as replacement and cleaning becomes easy, and the convenience of the mat can be greatly improved.

Further, by using a natural stone such as red, pink, yellow, blue, white, black or green for the main body of the mat, it is possible to use a conventional mat made of rubber, synthetic resin, synthetic fiber or the like. This makes it possible to produce a mat having a higher quality feeling than that of the mat. Therefore, it is possible to give the mat laid at the entrance or the like an extremely high-grade feeling, and it is possible to greatly improve the practical effect of the mat.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above, stones having a size of 3 mm to 6 mm are mainly used, so that mud, dust and the like are dropped from footwear from the front surface to the back surface of the main body. It is possible to improve the beauty of the surface of the main body by communicating the gaps. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the mat function of dropping mud and dust from footwear from being impaired.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, a communication hole through which mud, dust, and the like can pass is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom member. Mud, dust, water, etc., which have fallen out of the gap, can be taken out of the communication hole. As a result, even when the mat is laid and washed with water, the mat can be cleaned neatly without water remaining between the main body and the bottom member. Therefore, the mat can be easily washed with water, and the mat can be removed from the bottom member for maintenance, so that the convenience of the mat can be greatly improved. .

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, in addition to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3, the bottom member is formed of an elastic member, and the side wall is matted as the distance from the main body increases. The sloping part is inclined in the direction of the laying surface of the mat, which makes it possible to increase the friction between the mat laying point and the mat. The lower surface can be brought into close contact. As a result, the mat can be stably laid at the entrance or the like, and the laid mat can be prevented from moving. Therefore, it is possible to easily prevent the laid mat from rattling due to the slight unevenness of the laying surface, and it is not necessary to provide a special recess for fixing the mat. It will be possible to set up a mat that does not move in any place.

In particular, since the bottom member is made of an elastic member, it can be directly laid on a floor surface such as a hard and easily damaged tile made of vinyl chloride or wooden flooring. In addition, since the side wall is provided with a slope that is inclined in the direction of the mat laying surface as the side wall is separated from the main body, it is possible to prevent the danger of tripping the corner of the mat and causing injury. Therefore, the practical effect of the mat can be greatly increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the mat of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a main body constituting the mat of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mat of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical side view of the mat of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mat 11 Main body 12 Stone material 12A Gap 13 Bottom member 14 Side wall 14A Inclined part 15 Bottom surface 15A Communication hole 16 Concave part

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A mat which is laid at an entrance or the like and used to remove mud or dust from footwear, comprising a plurality of stones made of pebbles, gravel, crushed stones, or stones having dimensions equivalent to those. A plate-shaped main body that is laid to a predetermined thickness and is adhesively hardened with an adhesive, and a bottom member that holds a side surface and a bottom surface of the main body, and the main body can pass mud, dust, and the like between the stones. A mat characterized by having a wide gap. 2. The mat according to claim 1, wherein a stone having a size of 3 mm to 6 mm is mainly used. 3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein a communication hole through which mud, dust and the like can pass is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom member.
Mat. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottom member is formed of an elastic member, and the side wall is provided with a sloping portion which is inclined in the direction of the mat laying surface as the distance from the main body increases. The mat according to claim 3.