US 12,371,850 B2Granted

Washable multi-component magnetic floor mat

AssigneeMountville Mills, Inc.

InventorsFranklin S. Love, Sudhanshu Srivastava, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Brandon T. Roberts, Padmakumar Puthillath, Dale S. Kitchen, Ty G. Dawson

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Abstract

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A multi-component floor mat comprising:

(a) a textile component comprising (i) a first layer of tufted pile carpet formed by tufting face yarns through a primary backing layer, wherein the face yarns are solution dyed and digitally printed, and (ii) a second layer of vulcanized rubber material that contains magnetic particles and recycled rubber, wherein the first layer and the second layer are co-extensive with one another, and wherein the second layer of the textile component contains a bottom textured surface;
and
(b) an unvulcanized base component comprising vinyl rubber that contains magnetic particles;
wherein the magnetic particles are distributed uniformly throughout the second layer of vulcanized rubber material and the unvulcanized base component;
wherein the textile component and the base component are releasably attachable to one another via magnetic attraction;
and
wherein the textile component and the base component are flat and free from recessed areas.

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Facts

Application: 16/109,890Filed 23 Aug 2018 · continuation
Priority: 5 Aug 2015
Published: US 2018/0363239 A120 Dec 2018
Granted: 29 Jul 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification29 codes

D06N 7/0071
Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated at the back with at least one polymer layer, e.g. carpets, rugs,…:…
A47G 27/02
Floor fabrics; Fastenings therefor: carpets; Stair runners; Bedside rugs; Foot mats
A47G 27/0206
Carpets; Stair runners; Bedside rugs; Foot mats: to protect the underlying surface, e.g. temporary covers, disposable carpets, absorbent pads,…
A47G 27/0406
Carpet fasteners; Carpet-expanding devices ; Laying carpeting; Tools therefor: laying rugs or mats

Family

Application62/201,148Us provisional application · filed 5 Aug 2015
Application15/212,350Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Jul 2016
US 2018/0363239 A1Pre-grant publication · published 20 Dec 2018
US 2017/0037567 A1Published application
US 12,371,850 B2This patent

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