US3542631A - Rug having an embroidered decorative design - Google Patents

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RUG I'XAVINGV AN EMBROIDERED DECORATIVE DES'IGN Filed oct. 16, 1967 A 2 sheets-sheet 1 RUG HAVING AN EMBROIDERED DEGORATIVE DES-IGN Filed ostile, 1967 Nov. 24,` 1970 HElzABuRo lNouE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent O t 3,542,631 .RUG HAVING AN EMBROIDERED p DECORATIVE DESIGN Heizaburo Inoue, 76-4 A'za-Hamada, Minami-Hana,

` Muya-cho, Naruto, Tokushima, Japan Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 659,430, Aug. 9', 1967. This application Oct. 16, 1967, Ser. No. 675,630

Int. CI. D04h 11/00 Us. c1. ns1-3s 3 claims ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A rug comprises a central base section formed of cover cloth of suitably colored cloth having embroidered designs at a desired portion thereof. An outer frame section is'formed of. a tube wound around said central base section up to a desired width. On the rear surface of said cover cloth a sheet formed of cloth or synthetic resin is integrally and inseparably provided.

This application is a continuation-in-part which discloses and claims subject matter disclosed and claimed n the following application:

Application Ser. No. 659,430, filed Aug. 9, 1967 noW abandoned.

The present invention relates to improvements in rugs, particularly of tube rugs. In general, rugs formed of tubes having cores of cotton and the like can be manufactured at a low cost by utilizing waste materials and the like for the core. However, these rugs are not provided with the ornament-of patterns, namely, of embroidered designs indispensable to rugs and give an irnpression of so called cheap articles presenting a poor appearance, so that they are not adapted for use as quality rugs and are consequently in limited demand. The situation is also the same with the rugs in which braided string is used.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel rug having an elegant appearance and feel to the touch though it is made of the inexpensive tubes or braided string.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a novel rug which, though having embroidered designs at desired portions on each of the front and rear surfaces thereof so that either surface may be used as desired, can be placed on the market at an extremely low price substantially reducing the price of the embroidered rug which has commonly been regarded as expensive.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of rugs in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a view in cross section taken along the line I-I in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view in cross section showing a modification of the present invention in which the central base section A is formed of two pieces of -cover cloth in double layers;

FIG. 4 isl a view in cross section showing a modified rug in accordance with the present invention in which an intermediate sheet is interposed between two pieces of the cover cloth;

FIG. 5 is a view in ycross section showing a modified rug in accordance with the present invention in which an intermediate sheet formed of a wound tube is interposed between two pieces of cover cloth;

FIG. 6 is a view in cross section showing a modified ice rug in accordance with the present invention in which pile is implanted in the outer frame section;

FIG. 7 is a view in cross section showing a modified rug in accordance with the present invention in which base cloth is integrally provided beneath the cover cloth;

FIG. 8 is a view in cross section showing a modified rug in accordance with the present invention in which a tube base is integrally provided beneath the cover cloth;

FIG. 9 is a view in cross section showing a modified rug in which pile is implanted in the outer frame section of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8; and

FIG. 10 is a plan view partly broken away illustrating an example of a different material for the outer frame section of a rug in accordance with the invention.

While the present invention will be hereinafter described with respect to typical embodiments, the invention is not to be limited only to the embodiments but it may also reside in various alterations, modifications and equivalents without departing from the spirit of the inventor and the claim of the present invention described below.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 an embodiment of a rug in accordance with the present invention is shown. The rug consists mainly of a central base section A and an outer frame section B surrounding said central base section. AS hereinafter described, various alterations can be made as to said central base section A within the scope of the present invention, and the objects, advantages and the like common to each of these alterations will be subsequently understood. Now, said central base section A is formed of cover cloth 2 made of suitably colored cloth or pile fabric with embroidered designs provided at desired portions on both front and rear surfaces thereof. Around said cental base section A a tube 5 which is formed by covering a core of cotton 3'with thread or the like is on a plane wound up to a desired width, whereby the outer frame section B is constructed. The adjacent convolutions of the tube 5 forming said outer frame section B are firmly sewed together with thread or the like thereby perfectly preventing the tube from loosening, and the central base section A and the outer frame section B are also tightly joined together by a suitable means as by machine-sewing to avoid separation from each other.

As described in the beginning, commonly known tube rugs made of tubes incorporating cores of cotton and the like can be manufactured at an extremely low price by utilizing waste materials for said cores. These rugs, however, give an impression of so called cheap articles with a poor appearance and are unacceptable as rugs of high quality.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, While an inexpensive tube is used for the outer frame section B of the rug, the central portion thereof is provided with a central base section A comprising the cover cloth 2 which is formed of suitably colored cloth or pile fabric with embroidered designs provided at desired portions on both front and rear surfaces thereof. Accordingly, said embroidered designs can present an elegant appearance and feel to the touch. In addition, the ernbroidered designs produced on both front and rear surfaces permit alternate use of both surfaces, whereby the rug can be kept fresh and clean over an extended period. Since said cover cloth 2 is in particular made of a relatively inexpensive pile fabric or other cloth which is suitably colored and only the desired portions of which are provided with embroidered designs, the cost of materials can be reduced, while a complicated manufacturing process such as embroidering the entire section can accordingly be dispensed with. Furthermore, being suitably colored, the section without embroidery can retain an elegant appearance, the exposure of the original texture thereof being avoided. As the consequent result of these effects, it has now become possible to provide a useful and practical rug which, though obtainable at a substantially low cost of production as a Whole, gives an excellent appearance and feel and both surfaces of which can be put to use.

Of course, various alterations of the central base section A are to be made within the scope of the present invention. For instance, as shown in FIG. 3, cover cloth 2, 2 are provided in double sheets as the central base section A, or as shown in FIG. 4, an intermediate sheet 6 of a suitable thickness made of cloth or other materials may be integrally interposed between said pieces of the cover cloth 2, 2. In such a case, said cover cloth is preferably made of a relatively thin sheet as shown in FIG. 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, said intermediate sheet may be made of a tube 7 similar to the tube 5 forming the outer frame section B. In this case by inserting peripheral margins of the cover cloth 2, 2 between the adjacent convolutions of the tube, the removal of said cover cloth therefrom can be perfectly precluded.

Each of the alterations described above is provided with previously detailed various effects, particularly with the advantage that, whereas rugs as a whole can be manufactured at a low cost, they are of high quality and both surfaces thereof can be used. Moreover, when the cover cloth is formed in double or triple layers, a thick and durable rug with greater resilience can be obtained.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments the outer frame section B may be formed with pile 8 implanted therein as shown in FIG. 6 ythereby adding more elegance to the rug.

Further, according to the invention, base cloth 9 of a suitable thickness or a tube base 10 may be formed beneath the cover cloth 2 as illustrated in FIG. 7 or 8, whereby the central base section A is provided. While the designs do not appear on the rear surface of the rug in this application, a rug having an excellent appearance and feel, though obtainable at a low cost of production, is to be provided. Thus, the intention of the present invention can be satisfactorily embodied. Of course, in this modication, the outer frame section B maybe formed with the pile implanted therein as shown in FIG. 9.

Although each of embodiments in accordance with the present invention has been described in detail as above, the invention does not desire to limit the invention only to these examples. For instance, while above-mentioned tube 5 is preferably untilized for the outer frame section B in the invention, braided string 11 as shown in FIG. l0 may also be used in place of said tube 5. The braided string is formed by plaiting together suitably colored thread, tape or the like until desired width and thickness are obtained. The object of the present invention is to be fullled satisfactorily also by making use of the braided string.

What I claim is:

1. A rug comprising a central base portion and an outer frame portion, the central base portion consisting of a pair of flat sheets providing upper and lower surfaces, each of the flat sheets being embroidered to provide A decorative designs on both the upper and lower surfaces,

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,493,351 5/1924 Le Fort 161-35 1,581,970 4/ 1926 McCollum 161-44 1,784,657 12/1930 De Benedictis 161-44 1,923,551 8/1933 Murphy 161-35 2,140,457 12/ 1938 Knowland et al. 161-44 JOHN T. GOOLKASIAN, Primary Examiner H. F. EPSTEIN, Assistant Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 161-62

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