Anti-slip dressing

Abstract

When animals such as humans and pets step on the floor surface when standing up or walking, it is necessary to provide sufficient anti-slip performance to support the body weight and prevent the soles of the feet from slipping. Moreover, it should be difficult to give a sense of discomfort to the soles of the feet when a person walks. It is to make an anti-slip mat that is comfortable for both humans and animals such as pets to use overall. 【Solution means】An elastic resin layer 3 made of a silicone resin or the like is provided on the surface of a fibrous sheet-like base material 2 such as a non-woven fabric. The anti-slip mat 1 is configured such that the elastic resin layer 3 is mosaically arranged with a plurality of polygonal regions 5 each having a corrugated uneven surface 4 with a height difference of 1.5 mm or less. The corrugated uneven surface 4 can support the body weight from multiple directions while elastically deforming to prevent the soles of the feet from slipping.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a non-slip mat such as a carpet tile or a mat used by laying on a floor surface or the like in a living environment of humans and pets.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, the floor surface in a room or the like where animals such as humans and pets live tends to prefer flooring in consideration of ease of cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene. However, due to the smoothness of the flooring surface, the elderly or senior dogs with reduced lower limb muscle strength may be prone to slipping when walking, and there is also a risk of falling when the lower limbs slip on the floor surface during standing or walking.

[0003] When breeding animals that always walk with their claws out, such as dogs, indoors, a relatively soft wooden floor material is embossed so that the floor surface can be locked with the claws, and a wooden floor material in which a large number of columnar convex portions formed are arranged vertically and horizontally or diagonally as dots is known (Patent Document 1).

[0004] Such a wooden floor material has columnar convex portions of a size that can be locked with claws, which is effective as a non-slip means for animals such as pets. However, when the convex portions formed to have a hardness and size necessary for non-slip hit the soles of a walking person, there is a rough feeling.

[0005] In addition, since such a floor material needs to be constructed as a finishing material, it cannot be appropriately used for a floor surface that has already been used as a living space.

[0006] As a measure to appropriately enhance the non-slip property of the currently used floor surface, it is common to lay a non-slip mat such as a carpet (rug), a carpet tile, a mat, a tile mat, a rug, or a sheet on the floor surface.

[0007] For example, there is known a floor sheet in which uneven portions are formed on an absorbent sheet made of paper or non-woven fabric, a waterproof resin film is formed on the convex portions, and a waterproof resin film is provided by overlapping it on the back surface (Patent Document 2).

[0008] However, since the uneven portions of the above floor sheet are formed by embossing paper or non-woven fabric in order to enhance the anti-slip property, they are insufficient to sufficiently support the weight of a person or an animal, and it is particularly difficult to support the weight against sudden movements of a person or an animal.

[0009] Also, it is known to provide convex portions of a silicone resin in a dot pattern on the surface of a fabric made of cloth, rubber, a resin sheet, non-woven fabric, etc., and to form a seat portion, a cushion, a mat, etc. of a sheet with such a fabric to provide an anti-slip function (Patent Document 3).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0011] However, the silicone resin provided in a dot pattern as shown in Patent Document 3 has dots arranged vertically and horizontally or arranged alternately in a herringbone pattern, and it is difficult to exhibit a sufficient anti-slip function with the arranged dot pattern.

[0012] In addition, since the dot pattern needs to be securely fixed so as not to peel off from the fabric, if each dot is formed to have the required hardness and size and arranged at intervals that can prevent slipping, it is likely to give a sense of discomfort and uneasiness to the sole of a person's foot when walking.

[0013] Therefore, the problem to be solved by this invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional anti-slip mat, so that when a person or an animal such as a pet presses on the floor surface when standing up or walking, it has sufficient anti-slip performance to support the weight and prevent the sole from slipping, and moreover, it is difficult to give a sense of discomfort and uneasiness to the sole when a person walks, and it is an anti-slip mat that has excellent anti-slip performance that is comfortable for both people and animals such as pets to use comprehensively.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0014] In order to solve the above problems, in this invention, an elastic resin layer is provided on the surface of a sheet-like base material, and the elastic resin layer is an anti-slip mat in which a large number of polygonal regions having a corrugated uneven surface are arranged in a mosaic pattern.

[0015] The anti-slip mat of this invention configured as described above has a surface of the sheet-like base material made of an elastic resin layer, and in this elastic resin layer, a large number of polygonal regions having a corrugated uneven surface are arranged with the corrugated uneven surfaces facing various directions.

[0016] Therefore, the above elastic resin layer can support the weight from multiple directions so that the soles of a person or an animal such as a pet do not slip when standing up or walking.

[0017] In order to more surely obtain such excellent anti-slip performance, it is preferable that the above-mentioned large number of polygonal regions are arranged in a mosaic pattern so that the ridges of the adjacent corrugated uneven surfaces of the elastic resin layer intersect each other. By arranging in this way, as the direction for effectively exerting the anti-slip performance, the directions orthogonal to the ridges of the corrugated uneven surfaces are arranged in various directions.

[0018] In addition, the "wave streaks" referred to in this invention mean streaks extending in the direction in which the peaks or valleys of the waves are continuous. In other words, they mean the wave streaks extending in the direction orthogonal to the wavelength of the waves.

[0019] In addition, it is preferable that the above-mentioned corrugated uneven surface is an uneven surface with a height difference of 1.5 mm or less. This is because, in addition to being able to fully exhibit the above-mentioned anti-slip property, it can prevent giving a sense of discomfort due to the unevenness to the sole of the foot when a person walks or the like.

[0020] In order for the above-mentioned anti-slip mat to be held in a state where it is difficult to slip on a smooth floor surface, it is preferable that an adsorptive resin layer having adsorptivity to the smooth surface is integrally provided by laminating on the back surface of the sheet-like base material.

[0021] Furthermore, in order for the anti-slip mat of this invention to be a more practical anti-slip mat, it is preferable that the sheet-like base material is a sheet-like base material having a decorative pattern printed on its surface, and the elastic resin layer is an elastic resin layer having transparency.

[0022] The anti-slip mat configured in this way can recognize the sheet-like base material with an arbitrary decorative pattern printed thereon through the transparent elastic resin layer on its surface. Therefore, it becomes an anti-slip mat having excellent anti-slip properties while having interior decorativeness with various patterns such as a carpet pattern.

Effects of the Invention

[0023] In this invention, since the elastic resin layer provided on the surface of the sheet-like base material in the anti-slip mat is configured by mosaically arranging a large number of polygonal regions having a corrugated uneven surface, when a person, a pet, etc. step on the floor surface when standing up or walking, the sole of the foot can support the body weight from multiple directions so as not to slip. Moreover, it is difficult to give a sense of discomfort to the sole of the foot when a person walks, and animals such as people and pets also have an anti-slip mat with excellent overall usability and anti-slip properties.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0025] An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the anti-slip mat 1 of the embodiment is provided with an elastic resin layer 3 made of a silicone resin or the like on the surface of a fibrous sheet-like base material 2 such as a non-woven fabric. A large number of polygonal regions 5 having a corrugated uneven surface 4 with a height difference of 1.5 mm or less are arranged in a mosaic pattern in this elastic resin layer 3.

[0026] As the anti-slip mat 1 of the embodiment, it can be mainly used by laying it on the floor surface in the living environment (living room, bedroom, bathroom, toilet, etc.) of people and pets. However, it can also be laid on the surface of nursing facilities such as stairs, step surfaces, inclined surfaces (also called slopes), or handrails.

[0027] As the sheet-like base material 2, a sheet-like base material of a well-known material widely used for carpets or the like can be used according to the required cushioning strength for the floor surface where the mat is to be installed. For example, a sheet-like base material 2 made of a woven cloth, a non-woven fabric, or a soft foamed resin or foamed rubber, which is a porous material with cushioning properties, can be used.

[0028] In addition, the elastic resin layer 3 in the embodiment is provided with a corrugated uneven surface 4 that can be elastically deformed according to the shape of the sole of the foot by the weight of a person when in contact with the soles of the feet of animals such as people and pets. Such an elastic resin is capable of returning to its original shape due to its elasticity, and a relatively soft resin with elasticity is adopted so as not to give a sense of discomfort to the sole of the foot as much as possible.

[0029] The relatively soft resin described above may be an elastomer such as rubber or elastic resin having rubber-like elasticity, and it is preferable to employ a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermosetting elastomer that is easy to form the corrugated uneven surface 4 with a height difference of 1.5 mm or less. Good results can also be obtained by using a silicone resin (or rubber), a urethane resin (or rubber), or the like.

[0030] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surface of the elastic resin layer 3 is provided with a corrugated uneven surface 4 by molding. The corrugated uneven surface 4 has corrugations 4a directed in a predetermined direction for each polygonal region 5 as a unit, and a large number of polygonal regions 5 with different corrugation 4a directions face the corrugations 4a in various directions, and preferably, the corrugation directions intersect and are arranged in a mosaic pattern. The corrugated uneven surface 4 is illustrated as a so-called square wave shape in which rectangular waves are formed at equal intervals, but it may also be a corrugated uneven surface 4 with a well-known waveform such as a sine wave shape, a triangular wave shape, or a sawtooth wave shape.

[0031] In this way, as shown in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2, the directions orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the corrugations 4a of the corrugated uneven surface 4 that effectively exhibits anti-slip properties are arranged in various directions. Therefore, when strongly stepping on the floor surface covered with the anti-slip mat 1, it becomes possible to support the body weight from multiple directions so that the sole of the foot does not slip due to the corrugated uneven surface 4.

[0032] Each polygonal region 5 shown in FIG. 2 is a region where the surface of the elastic resin layer 3 is partitioned into a trapezoidal shape, and they are illustrated in a state where they are combined in a mosaic pattern without gaps. The polygonal region 5 may be a well-known polygonal shape other than a trapezoid, such as a triangle, a quadrilateral such as a rhombus, a pentagon, etc., and furthermore, they may be either a scalene polygon or a regular polygon with different side lengths.

[0033] Moreover, it is preferable that the adjacent state of such polygonal regions 5 is arranged such that the wave streaks 4a intersect as little as possible, in other words, adjacent to a state where the wave streaks in two directions are bent. That is, if the polygonal regions 5 are adjacent to each other so as to form such a refracted wave surface, slipping from various directions can be prevented.

[0034] In addition, the mosaic shape in which the polygonal regions 5 are adjacent to each other in such a state is preferably a seamless mosaic shape. However, as long as the intended anti-slip property is not hindered, the polygonal regions 5 may be arranged adjacent to each other with a gap.

[0035] When the polygonal regions 5 are arranged in a mosaic pattern in this way, when an animal such as a person or a pet steps on the corrugated uneven surface 4 when standing up or walking, the elastic resin layer 3 can support the weight from multiple directions so that the sole of the foot does not slip while elastically deforming.

[0036] In addition, in order to prevent the corrugated uneven surface 4 from giving a sense of discomfort due to the unevenness to the sole of the foot when a person walks or the like, it is preferably formed at a predetermined height. For example, when it is made of an elastic silicone resin or the like, if the corrugated uneven surface 4 is formed into a corrugated uneven surface 4 with a height difference of 1.5 mm or less, it does not give a rough feeling to the sole of a person's foot as described above.

[0037] As a suitable example of the height difference of the corrugated uneven surface 4, it is preferably 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm. However, if it is 0.2 mm or more and less than 1.0 mm, more preferably 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm, it is possible to reduce the degree of giving a sense of discomfort while having the required anti-slip effect.

[0038] In addition, in order to install the anti-slip mat 1 of the embodiment at a predetermined position on the floor surface of the flooring so as not to slip, it is preferably provided integrally by laminating an adsorbent resin layer 6 having adsorbency to a smooth surface such as the floor surface on the back surface of the sheet-like base material 2.

[0039] The adsorptive resin layer 6 is composed of a resin layer that has the property of adsorbing mainly through physical interaction with a target floor surface by utilizing the pores and surface properties of the resin on a somewhat smooth floor surface, and a well-known thermoplastic rubber (TPR) or the like that can be easily peeled off from the state of being attached to the floor surface without leaving a trace is used.

[0040] Furthermore, for the anti-slip mat 1 of the embodiment, it is preferable to provide a printed surface layer 7 with an arbitrary decorative pattern such as a carpet pattern like pile on the surface of the sheet-like base material 2, and stack a transparent elastic resin layer 3 thereon.

[0041] When making the anti-slip mat in this way with a carpet pattern, for example, it can be made into a highly practical anti-slip mat 1 with excellent anti-slip performance while having the interior decorativeness by various patterns such as a carpet pattern.

[0042] Also, the anti-slip mat 1 of the embodiment obtained in this way is not limited in its use, and can be selectively used, for example, as a mat for pets (companion animals), a mat for nursing care, a non-slip mat for a wheelchair step, a cover mat for a handrail anti-slip, etc. By selecting the material, it has washing durability and can be reused after multiple washings.

Explanation of Signs

[0043] 1 Anti-slip mat 2 Sheet-like base material 3 Elastic resin layer 4 Wavy uneven surface 4a Wave ridges 5 Polygonal region 6 Adsorptive resin layer 7 Printed surface layer

Claims

1. A non-slip mat, in which an elastic resin layer is provided on the surface of a sheet-like base material, and the elastic resin layer is an elastic resin layer in which a number of polygonal regions having corrugated uneven surfaces are arranged in a mosaic pattern.

2. The non-slip mat according to Claim 1, wherein the elastic resin layer in which the number of polygonal regions are arranged in a mosaic pattern is an elastic resin layer in which the polygonal regions are arranged in a mosaic pattern with the ridges of adjacent corrugated uneven surfaces intersecting each other.

3. The non-slip mat according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the corrugated uneven surface is a corrugated uneven surface with a height difference of 1.5 mm or less.

4. The non-slip mat according to Claim 3, wherein an adsorptive resin layer having adsorptivity with respect to a smooth surface is integrally provided by overlapping on the back surface of the sheet-like base material.

5. The non-slip mat according to Claim 4, wherein the sheet-like base material is a sheet-like base material having a decorative pattern printed on its surface, and the elastic resin layer is an elastic resin layer having transparency.

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