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US 12,104,389 B2Granted
Anti-slip, noise reducing pad directly applied and adhered to the back of flooring materials and method
AssigneeWellmade Floor Covering Int'l Inc.
InventorZhu Chen
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Abstract
Flooring material has an anti-slip, noise reducing pad directly self-adhered to a bottom surface. The pad is formed by applying a foamable PVC material is directly on the bottom surface of the flooring and heating the PVC material to foam the PVC material. The PVC material may then be cooled to form the pad with a definite formed shape having a resilient outer surface layer and a spongy foamy inner structure.
Claims10
A method of producing a flooring material comprising:
- providing a substrate of the flooring material;
- pressing a polyvinyl chloride material to a bottom surface of the substrate with a brush roller and adhering the polyvinyl chloride material to the bottom surface of the substrate without any adhesive materials wherein the polyvinyl chloride material is adapted and configured to foam when subjected to heat;
- heating the polyvinyl chloride material in a manner to form a foam inner structure;
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- cooling the polyvinyl chloride material in a manner to form a resilient surface layer for the polyvinyl chloride material on the bottom surface of the substrate.
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