Mat

A doormat is usually a small rectangular mat that provides a rough cleaning of shoe soles and whose purpose is the apartment or house to keep clean. It thus serves as a dirt. It is in most cases outside the front door of an apartment, in front of doors or in the entrance area of public authorities and companies and is thus used both indoors as well as outdoors. Floor mats in vehicles are often made of rubber and are usually extracted for cleaning.

Material and texture

The doormat makes a stripping of the shoe soles before entering the premises, so that the dirt is left on and between the fibers of the mat. Very often there are mats made ​​of virgin wool, coarse, tapering plastic, coconut fibers or palm leaves. Also the resistant sisal is often used. However, there are also mats made ​​of plastic, rubber and coarsely perforated or corrugated metal ( steel and aluminum) with knobs essays.

Coconut fibers are thought by the coarse profile exclusively for the non- domestic sector. For the preparation of a doormat made ​​of this material about 40 nuts are needed.

The sizes vary in the household sector at about 30 by 50 centimeters. In addition to the rectangular shape is also the half-round mat has naturalized. A fiber or knob height 1-2 cm allows for quick cleaning by flicking. Priced to move the mats depending on size and material between 2 and 50 euros. Contrasting diverse, include some mats and a woven or printed slogan or a symbol. Often, you will welcome or invitation abkratzn Haxn.

Further use

  • Mats of fabric and suede can also be found in the bathroom as When using template. These are then usually much larger. They are designed to protect bare feet after a bath or shower before the cold tiles. These floor mats are usually slip resistant with a rubber coating on the bottom.
  • Fluffy floor mats in U-shape do not have a generally accepted name. The writer Max Goldt speaks of " Klofußumpuschelungen " ..
  • The doormat in front of the sleeping place is called a throw rug.
  • Floor mats rubber car dealers offer specially tailor-made for their various models (car mat ). Here is the doormat that the seat of the pedals into account the driver's side, the avoidance of indoor pollution. In the passenger car range, there are floor mats with fit and embroidery.

Regional language

Depending on the region, different terms are used for mats:

  • Floor mat and door mat in large parts of West Germany, and regionally in Southern Germany
  • Doormat mainly in East Germany
  • Doormat doormat and large parts of southern Germany and Austria
  • Fußabputzer, Schuhabputzer, Fußabstreicher and plow in parts of Saxony
  • Doormat doormat both nationally and

Hazards

On the grounds of an increased risk of tripping the fire of a residential building the city of Bristol in 2006 demanded that they remove from the tenants of their communal apartments, the floor mats in the hallways. The floor mats margins should not be high and the mats themselves are provided " with a non-slip layer on the back" be ..

Shoe scratches

In earlier times, built-in shoe scratches at the entrances of many buildings were firmly usual. Some historic buildings, these devices can be found even today. The shoe scraper consists of a set into the ground or into the wall metal bracket where the potential Betreter of the house by stripping the coarse dirt ( earth, etc. ) can detach from the shoes or boots.

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