Transition strips for chair mats

Abstract

A transition strip for rigid mats is provided. The transition strips are dimensioned and adapted to engage the elevated, relative to the underlying supporting surface, cantilevered peripheries of such rigid mats so as to provide a generally continuous smooth transitional edge between the top working surface the rigid mat and the supporting surface it is laying on. The transition strip has a longitudinal connector joined to yet extending away from an opposing bridge structure. The longitudinal connector is adapted to attached to the elevated periphery so that the bridge structure provides the smooth transition between the mat and supporting surface, lessening the likelihood of people stubbing their toes or tripping on the peripheries of such floor coverings.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A transition strip for a floor covering, comprising:
 a bridge structure extending from a low point to a high point;   a connector extending from the bridge structure; and   the connector dimensioned to engage a peripheral edge of a floor covering so that the low point is below the peripheral edge and the high point is at or above an upper elevation of the peripheral edge.   
     
     
         2 . The transition strip of a floor covering of  claim 1 , the bridge structure comprising an arcuate exterior surface between the low point and the high point. 
     
     
         3 . The transition strip of a floor covering of  claim 1 , the bridge structure comprising a beveled exterior surface between the low point and the high point. 
     
     
         4 . The transition strip of a floor covering of  claim 1 , the connector comprising two prongs spaced apart a thickness dimensioned to slidably receive the peripheral edge. 
     
     
         5 . The transition strip of a floor covering of  claim 1 , the peripheral edge is rigid. 
     
     
         6 . The transition strip of a floor covering of  claim 5 , the two prongs extending a diametrically opposing direction relative to a bridge direction the bridge structure extends from the high point to the low point. 
     
     
         7 . The transition strip of a floor covering of  claim 1 , a bridge elevation defined by the high and low points is between a quarter inch and a half inch. 
     
     
         8 . A transition strip for a floor covering, comprising:
 a bridge structure extending from a low point to a high point;   a connector extending from the bridge structure;   the bridge structure comprising an arcuate exterior surface between the low point and the high point;   a bridge elevation defined by the high and low points is between a quarter inch and a half inch;   the connector dimensioned to engage a rigid peripheral edge of a floor covering so that the low point is below the rigid peripheral edge and the high point is at or above an upper elevation of the rigid peripheral edge; and   the connector comprising two prongs spaced apart a thickness dimensioned to slidably receive the rigid peripheral edge, wherein the two prongs extending a diametrically opposing direction relative to a bridge direction the bridge structure extends from the high point to the low point.   
     
     
         9 . A method of decreasing tripping over a peripheral edge of a rigid chair mat laying on carpeting, comprising:
 providing at least one transition strip of  claim 8 ; and   relatively sliding said peripheral edge between the two prongs.