Acoustic article, decorative element, and systems comprising same
AssigneeShaw Industries Group, Inc.
InventorsClark Hodgkins, Barrett Morton, Julie Brumbelow, Thomas Odum, Dennis Hart, Joseph Michael Woodall
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Abstract
Acoustic articles, decorative elements, and system containing the same can include a decorative element having a first side and an opposing second side, and an acoustic article coupled to the opposing second side of the decorative element. The acoustic article can include an entangled fiber structure. The acoustic article can have a thickness of at least 0.4 mm, and can compress less than 25% of the thickness thereof when subjected to a pressure of 2 lbf/in2.
Claims30
A flooring system comprising:
- a decorative element having a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the decorative element has a first surface on the first side and a second surface on the opposing second side;
- an acoustic article coupled to the opposing second side of the decorative element, wherein the acoustic article:
- comprises a resiliently compressible material;
- has a thickness from at least 0.4 mm to about 7 mm;
- and
- is compressible from about 5% to about 25% of the thickness when subjected to a pressure of 2 lbf/in2;
- and
- a stiffening structure between the decorative element and the acoustic article.
A decorative unit comprising:
- a decorative element having a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the decorative element has a first surface on the first side and a second surface on the opposing second side;
- an acoustic article coupled to the decorative element on the opposing second side of the decorative element, wherein the acoustic article:
- comprises a resiliently compressible material;
- has a thickness from at least 0.4 mm to about 7 mm;
- and
- is compressible from about 5% to about 25% of the thickness when subject to a pressure of 2 lbf/in2;
- and
- a stiffening structure between the decorative element and the acoustic article.
A subsurface article comprising:
- an acoustic article comprising a resiliently compressible material, wherein the acoustic article:
- has a thickness from at least 0.4 mm to about 7 mm;
- and
- is compressible from about 5% to about 25% of the thickness when subjected to a pressure of 2 lbf/in2,
- wherein the acoustic article has a first side;
- and
- a stiffening structure coupled to the first side of the acoustic article,
- wherein the stiffening structure and the acoustic article have respective material properties such that the stiffening structure and the acoustic article cooperate to provide a stiffness of at least 40,000 microjoules/meter when measured in accordance with ASTM D1388-18.
A floor panel comprising:
- a decorative portion having a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the decorative portion has a first surface on the first side and a second surface on the opposing second side;
- an acoustic article coupled to the opposing second side of the decorative portion, wherein the acoustic article:
- comprises a resiliently compressible material;
- has a thickness from at least 0.4 mm to about 7 mm;
- and
- is compressible from about 5% to about 25% of the thickness when subjected to a pressure of 2 lbf/in2;
- and
- a substrate between the decorative portion and the acoustic article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.