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Backing for tufted carpet of a thermoplastic net and plurality of fibers
Assignee: Leucadia Inc
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Filing: 1976-09-02
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Granted: 1978-06-20
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Expires: 1996-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A carpet backing for tufted carpets comprising non-woven fiber material secured to plastic netting is disclosed. The non-woven fiber material is secured to the netting by needle punching. The carpet yarn may thereafter be tufted into the backing.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond Jon Thibodeau
- 👤 Edward V. Burchell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-01 06:47
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05C; D05C17/00; D05C17/02; D05C17/023; D04; D04H; D04H11/00; D04H11/08; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0063; D06N7/0068; D06N2201/00; D06N2201/02; D06N2201/0263; D06N2201/04; D06N2201/042; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10S428/921; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12222; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23979; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31739
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
Carpet backing for tufted carpets comprising a plurality of fibers and a thermoplastic net, said fibers being essentially aligned in the woof direction and being secured to said net by being punched therethrough said fiber having a fiber length of from about 1 inch to about 6 inches, said fiber being present on each side of said net at a rate of from about 3 oz/yd 2 to about 10 oz/yd 2 , said net comprising at least two sets of strands, said strands being extruded and having integral intersections and said net having a strand count of from about 4 × 4 to about 12 × 12 per square inch and a weight of from about 2 pounds per thousand square feet to about 10 pounds per thousand square feet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
Carpet backing for tufted carpets comprising a plurality of fibers and a thermoplastic net, said fibers being essentially aligned in the woof direction and being secured to said net by being punched therethrough said fiber having a fiber length of from about 1 inch to about 6 inches, said fiber being present on each side of said net at a rate of from about 3 oz/yd 2 to about 10 oz/yd 2 , said net comprising at least two sets of strands, said strands being extruded and having integral intersections and said net having a strand count of from about 4 × 4 to about 12 × 12 per square inch and a weight of from about 2 pounds per thousand square feet to about 10 pounds per thousand square feet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The carpet backing of claim 1 wherein said fiber is selected from the group consisting of nylon and rayon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The carpet backing of claim 1 wherein said fiber material is needle punched through said net over the range of about 300 to about 1500 punches per square inch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The carpet backing of claim 1 wherein the said fibers are dyeable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
159 words
Tufted carpet comprising: (a) a carpet backing said carpet backing comprising a plurality of fibers and a thermoplastic net, said fibers being essentially aligned in the woof direction and being secured to said net by being punched therethrough said fiber having a fiber length of from about 1 inch to about 6 inches, said fiber being present of each side of said net at a rate of from about 3 oz/yd 2 to about 10 oz/yd 2 , said net comprising at least two sets of strands, said strands being extruded and having integral intersections and said net having a strand count of from about 4 × 4 to about 12 × 12 per square inch and a weight of from about 2 pounds per thousand square feet to about 10 pounds per thousand square feet; (b) carpet yarn tufted into said carpet backing; and (c) backing adhesive effective to further secure said tufted carpet yarn to said backing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
159 words
Tufted carpet comprising: (a) a carpet backing said carpet backing comprising a plurality of fibers and a thermoplastic net, said fibers being essentially aligned in the woof direction and being secured to said net by being punched therethrough said fiber having a fiber length of from about 1 inch to about 6 inches, said fiber being present of each side of said net at a rate of from about 3 oz/yd 2 to about 10 oz/yd 2 , said net comprising at least two sets of strands, said strands being extruded and having integral intersections and said net having a strand count of from about 4 × 4 to about 12 × 12 per square inch and a weight of from about 2 pounds per thousand square feet to about 10 pounds per thousand square feet; (b) carpet yarn tufted into said carpet backing; and (c) backing adhesive effective to further secure said tufted carpet yarn to said backing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The carpet backing of claim 5 wherein said fiber is selected from the group consisting of nylon and rayon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The carpet backing of claim 5 wherein said fiber material is needle punched through said net over the range of about 300 to about 1500 punches per square inch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The carpet backing of claim 5 wherein the said fibers are dyeable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The tufted carpet of claim 5 wherein said adhesive includes a dye.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The tufted carpet of claim 5 wherein said adhesive includes a fire retardant.
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