US1137748A - Rug-retainer. - Google Patents

Description

B. F. FORSYTH.

RUG RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 7, I9I4.

1,137,748. Patented May 4, 1915.

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BENJAMIN '.E. FORSYTH, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR TO PERFECTION RUG- RETAINER COMPANY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

RUGRETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4., 1915.

Application led January 7, 1914. Serial No. 810,892.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. FOR- srTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rug- Retainers, of which the following is a speciflcation.

It is well known that rugs loosely disposed upon a iioor, either bare or on a carpet, have a tendency to roll at the corners and at the edges in such a manner as to become very objectionable, this defect being present more especially in rugs of the smaller sizes.

It is the object of this invention to provide a retainer adapted for attachment on the bottom of the rug to hold the same flat and prevent rolling of the corners and mar* gins, the device of my invention also serving to stretch the rug so as to prevent the same from wrinkling.

It is one of the special objects of my invention to provide a retainer of this character which will not hump or cause any appreciable bulging of the rug at points where it extends over the device of my invention so as to avoid wearing the rug out at those points or places which extend over the retainer.

A further very important feature consists in providing a frame or rug retainer, the parts of which are of a single thickness throughout, in which all portions of the frame are not only uniform in thickness but also lie in a single plane so that no crossed portion or raised portions are embraced within the structure with a resulting thickness.

@ther features and objects of the invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and will be more particularly pointed out and ascertained in and by the appended claims.

In the drawing:-Figure l is a bottom plan view of a rug showing a retainer attached thereto embodying one form of my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of one portion of thereceiver with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of another portion of the retainer with parts broken away. Fig. l is a sectional view on line M of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 illustrates one means of fastening the retainer to the rue'.

my invention is adapted for use with any of the stock sizes, it being understood that there are a limited number of sizes and the device of my invention will be made to accommodate different sizes of rugs so as to avoid the mechanism necessary in employing adjusting devices.

The retainer embodying my invention comprises a central member 2 which extends centrally of the rug and which is provided with forked ends 3, 4C, 5 and 6 extending annularly to the central section Z toward the corners of the rug.

The terminals of the forked ends, as shown in Fig. l, are insertable in pockets 8, the margins 9 of which are adapted to be sewed or otherwise secured to the rug in a manner to dispose the open ends of the pockets in the position shown, namely, facing inwardly from the margins of the rug. The retainer frame is made of resilient sheet material, which may be sheet steel, and the normal length of the retainer is such that it is necessary to flex or bow thel same in order to insert the terminals of the forked ends into the pocket 9, recoil of the frame thereafter being sufficient to straighten the frame and cause the same to engage the outer ends of the pocket with such tension as to not only retain the rug in a flat position but also to stretch the rug both as regards its length and width, the diverging forked ends being positioned or disposed in a manner to most effectively function so as to achieve this object. Of course the pockets 8 will be carefully and accurately sewed or secured to the rug in such a position as to carry out this feature of the invention. v The fastening devices may comprise collapsible stud and socket elements, as shown in Fig.A 5, the stud elements 10 being shown secured to the terminals ofthe forks and the sockets 11 to the bottom of the rug, it being understood that I do not wish to be limited to either of the forms shown, or in any other respect, except to fastenig devices ywhich will secure the terminals of the forkedy ends.

In order to avoid scratching a polished i is disposed thereon,-I may cover the lower side of the retainer frame with cloth, rubber, or any suitable material,as indicated at 12.t

It is one of the features of my invention to provide a retainer frame of a single thickness throughout, or in other words, wherein all portions of the frame are not only uniform in thickness but also lie in a single plane'solthat there will be no double thickness resulting from one portion ofv the frame crossing over the other.

I Ahave illustrated 'inFigs 2 Iand 3 Vone lmanner of forming a frame vof this vconstruction, andas illustrated, the fork end 4 is integral Vwith the central section 2"-and is bent outwardly at the desired angle therefrom, the fork 3 -is shown welded or otherwise integrally secured to section 2 at the juncture thereof vwith the fork end 1l, las .indicated at 13. At the other end hof central section 2, I ymay weld or otherwise integrally attach fork .ends 5 and "6 rand it will be understood that the vrjuncture of 'the forkedends with the `central section 2., tat each end of the latter, will he flush and that there will be no additional thickness and that the forked ends and the central section 2 will all lie ina single plane. y

In Fig. fl, the thickness of the material has been greatly exaggerated for purposes of illustration but the device of my invention, in practice, lies so flat abreast of the bottom of the rug that no appreciable projection is present on the walking surface, and in cases where the device of my invention is applied to a rug of 'considerable l thickness, no sensation is felt in walking Yto across the rug that would indicate that a frame was below the same.

While I have Vsuggested that the frame j may be made of sheet steel, many other sheet Ymaterials arev available which present the desired flexibility and resiliency to venable the device of my linvention to perform its function. .y

While I have herein shown and described one specific form of my invention, I do `not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim V l. A retainer adapted for use with a rugk comprising a resilient retaining frame comprising a single member of flexible sheet material extending centrally along the bottom of the rug throughout ythe major portion of the length of the frame and including forked ends extending toward the corners, fand devices forjsecuring the terminals ofthe forked ends to the corner portions of the ru e Y A retainer adapted ifor use with a rug comprising a resilient retaining frame of .flexible sheet material comprising a central bar adapted to extend longitudinally of the rug .and provided with forked ends ,formed as a part thereof, and devices 'for securing :the vterminals of the forked ends to corner portions of the rug. i c

3. A retainer adapted for use withV a rug comprising a resilient retaining frame of flexible sheet material extending centrally along the rug and having forked ends extending toward the corners, and devices for securing the terminals of the forked ends -to the corner portions ofthe rugs, said rug -devicesarbeing located on the rugs in such spacedrelation with respect to the length of the frame `as to necessitate bowing or flexure r'of the frame to eli-ect attachment whereby resulting recoil will cause the frame to stretch ther-ug both laterally 7and l longitudinally.

comprising a retaining frame therefor comprising a central portion constructed to ex- 4. A retainer adapted for use with-85 Y therefor, lcomprising Aa single member Aof flexible material formed, to have Aends extending into proximity to the corners :of lthe rug, and devices for securing the `ends of said frame to the rug to ho'lfd the frame under compression in thev direction yof its length. 'f

617A retainer adapted for use with a rug comprising a frame-comprising a single flexible sheet member formed to 'have angularly disposed ends which extend to points adjacent the corners of the rug, and devices for securing said portions tothe rug to place the `frame under :compression in the direction of its length and `stretch the rug longitudinally and laterally.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in `presence of two witnesses.

BENJ F. FORSYTH.

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