Retractable and slidable doormat housing

A retractable doormat housing comprising, in combination, a rectangular housing frame member, means for mounting one side of said housing frame member against one side of an entranceway door, a rectangular doormat tray of substantially the same size as said housing frame member, a hinge for swingably attaching said doormat tray along the lower edge portion thereof with respect to a lower edge portion of said housing frame member, a doormat seated in said doormat tray, said doormat tray being moveable between a closed position against the outside of said housing frame member and an open position extending substantially perpendicularly outwardly of said housing frame member, manually releasable means for retaining said doormat tray in said closed position and, means for slidingly mounting said housing frame member on said entrance door for vertical movement between upper and lower positions, selectively, of the entranceway door whereby said housing frame member is moved to its lower position to place said doormat tray adjacent a doorway entrance, and moved to its upper position for storage, and means for normally retaining said frame member in said upper position.