FR2761255A1 - Door mat giving improved hygiene standards - Google Patents

Abstract

A door mat has an upper surface (13) for cleaning the soles of footwear and an undersurface (15) in contact with the floor. The upper surface has at least one section (16) which is impregnated with a disinfectant product. The impregnated section of the mat's upper surface fits into a recess (17) and can be removed for cleaning. The whole upper surface is made from polypropylene and is designed to resist dust and be non-slip. The disinfectant is selected from a group comprising bactericides, fungicides and virucides active against HIV and hepatitis B.

Description

 The present invention relates to a floor mat, such as a doormat or a rug, intended to be placed at the entrance to a room, such as a public building or a detached house, in order to wipe one's feet there. , that is, the soles of shoes.

 Controlling contamination is a permanent concern both in terms of industrial sanitary activity and with individuals. However, if research concerning the field of contamination and disinfection of industrial and sanitary premises allows a real control of the latter, the disinfection of private homes remains measured.

 It is not a fashion phenomenon but the expression of a desire for protection, with regard to sources of infection from existing contamination and more particularly germs on the ground (droppings, sputum, ...).

 The soles of shoes, especially in town, constantly carry these germs which are deposited on our floors, our carpets, carpets. The child who plays on the ground is inevitably brought into contact with these germs.

 To overcome this hygiene problem, the present invention provides a floor mat intended to be placed at the entrance to a room for wiping the soles of shoes, said mat comprising an upper face intended for wiping said soles. and a lower face in contact with the ground, at least part of the upper face comprising a disinfectant product.

 The disinfectant can be impregnated in the carpet, but preferably, there is provided a housing receiving a material capable of retaining by impregnation the disinfectant. In this case, said retention material is removable for cleaning or replacement.

 This carpet finds its use in front of each private home entrance, in communities (retirement home, kindergartens, ...) the medical environment (hospitals, maternity, ...) the food environment (canteen) and public places at risk significant contamination (airports, ...).

 This pre-impregnated (and re-impregnable) mat is simply so with a bactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal disinfectant detergent, active on the HIV virus and hepatitis B.

 The present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings which give by way of nonlimiting example an embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a floor mat
according to the invention, - Figure 2 is a section through the carpet of the
Figure 1 along the line of section AA.

 The floor mat according to the invention can be of any shape and size adapted according to the use and its location. Generally, the carpet is rectangular or square.

 Referring to Figures 1 and 2, we see that the floor mat, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises an upper face 13 and a lower face 15. The upper face 13 is intended for wiping the soles shoes, while the underside 15 is in contact with the ground. The upper face 13 and the lower face 15 can constitute the two faces of a one-piece carpet, for example of a braided bench. The upper face 13 and the lower face 15 can also be respectively formed by the upper surface of a mattress 12 and the lower surface of a base covering or substrate 14, the mattress being fixed in any manner on the substrate, as is the case in the embodiment shown in the figures.

 According to the invention, a receiving housing 17 is formed in the mat 1. This housing 17 forms a window in the mattress 12 so that part of the substrate 14 is visible through it.

 The housing is intended to receive a strip of material 17 of shape corresponding to the window. The substrate 14, in this zone, serves as the bottom, and the window, that is to say the edge of the mattress, as peripheral retaining walls.

This strip 17 is impregnated with a disinfectant product such as a bactericide, a fungicide or a virucide or a mixture of these. You can also add a detergent. To do this, we use a spongy material capable of retaining liquids.

 The strip of impregnated material is advantageously removable to allow it to be cleaned or replaced.

 The mattress 12 can be made of polypropylene. It can advantageously be dustproof and / or non-slip.

 The substrate 14 can be made of a non-slip material to increase its attachment to the ground.

 When the carpet is made of a single monobloc material, the receiving housing is in the form of a recessed area in which the strip of impregnated material can be accommodated.

 Thanks to the invention, there is at its disposal an inexpensive article, of great simplicity (no complicated manufacturing process) enabling disinfection of the most diverse premises.

Claims (8)

Claims  1.- Floor mat intended to be placed at the entrance to a room for wiping the soles of shoes, said mat comprising an upper face intended for wiping said soles and a lower face in contact with the ground, characterized in that at least a part of the upper face comprises a disinfectant product.  2. A floor carpet according to claim 1, in which the disinfectant product is impregnated in the carpet.  3. Floor mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein there is provided a housing receiving a material capable of retaining by impregnation the disinfectant.  4. Floor mat according to claim 3, wherein said retention material is removable for cleaning or replacement.  5. Floor mat according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the upper face is made of polypropylene.  6.- Floor mat according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the upper face is dustproof.  7.- Floor mat according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the upper face is non-slip.  8. Floor mats according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the disinfectant product is chosen from the group formed by bactericides, fungicides and virucides.