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The familiar chair mat shapes on the market today were developed over 50 years ago when pedestal desks were popular. The traditional rectangular “lip” fit the narrow opening for the legs, offering additional protection from wheel wear in that space. Over the last half century, as office chairs evolved from 3-wheel and 4-wheel bases to the more stable 5-wheel base design and pedestal desks evolved into more open modern style for the office and home, the advancement of chair mats got left behind.
Efficient Use of Lip Area Traditional Shape (Left): The corners of the rectangular-shaped lip are seldom used. As a wheel rolls to one of those corners, other wheels are already off of the mat. Evolve Modern Shape (Right): The front lip is curved to accommodate the circular footprint of today’s 5-star wheel bases found on nearly all office chairs. Efficient Use of Back Corners Traditional Shape (Left): Similar to the lip, the back corners cannot accommodate the round footprint of the circular wheel base.
Choose the Right Mat for Your Floor Is your floor carpet or hard surface? Chair mats for carpet are designed with a “gripper” backing that holds the mat in place. Hard floor mats are smooth or lightly textured on the underside to avoid damage to hard floor surfaces. Never use a “gripper” backed mat directly on hard floors or on an area rug over a hard floor surface. What is your carpet pile depth? Understanding your carpet pile depth is critically important to the performance of your chair mat.
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