Composition and flooring product comprising such composition
AssigneeAladdin Manufacturing Corporation
InventorRajeev Bhatia
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Abstract
A hot-melt composition is provided. The hot-melt composition includes thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyvinylchloride (PVC), the weight ratio of TPU over PVC is in the range of 50/50 to 95/5, and the TPU and PVC together forms at least 50% w of the composition.
Claims15
A flooring product having a back side comprising an outer backing provided from a hot-melt composition consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyvinylchloride (PVC), wherein the weight ratio of TPU over PVC is in the range of 50/50 to 95/5, wherein said outer backing forms more than 10% of said back side, but less than the whole back side, and wherein said outer backing is provided as dots, rills, or discrete blotches.
A method to provide a flooring product, the method comprising:
- providing a flooring product having a first side and a second side;
- and
- applying a hot-melt composition to the second side for providing a backing, wherein the backing forms more than 10% of the second side, but less than the whole second side, wherein the backing is provided as dots, rills, or discrete blotches,
- wherein the hot-melt composition consists of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyvinylchloride (PVC), and
- wherein the weight ratio of TPU over PVC is in the range of 50/50 to 95/5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.