Faux hide material
AssigneeRuggable LLC
InventorsLydia Wei-Ju Chen, Therese Mona-Lisa Germain
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a washable rug comprises a faux hide material. The faux hide material, comprising layers of synthetic material, including a top layer with directionalized polyester filaments providing a look and/or feel like natural hide. A cushioning layer includes knitted layers sandwiching attaching yarn. The faux hide material is sufficiently malleable to be folded, rolled, compressed, and withstand multiple wash and dry cycles.
Claims19
A non-natural material manufactured to provide aesthetics of natural hide, the material comprising:
- a top layer comprising a surface fabric and a plurality of polyester filaments affixed to the surface fabric and treated to be directionalized in a uniform non-upward direction from the surface fabric thereby aesthetically mimicking natural hide;
- a liquid barrier layer;
- a first adhesive layer bonding the surface fabric of the top layer to the liquid barrier layer;
- a spacer fabric layer comprising top and bottom knit layers attached by a cushioned yarn, the spacer fabric layer providing a predefined cushioning for the material;
- a second adhesive layer bonding the liquid barrier layer to the spacer fabric layer;
- a stability layer configured to reduce curling at edges of said material;
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- a bottom layer configured for a suitable use of said material.
A faux hide washable rug having attributes of natural hide, the washable rug comprising:
- a knitted surface layer comprising napped polyester filaments;
- a liquid protection layer;
- a first adhesive layer bonding the knitted surface layer to the liquid protection layer;
- a cushioning layer comprising a plurality of fabric layers interspaced with yarn;
- a second adhesive layer bonding the liquid protection layer to the cushioning layer;
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- an attachment layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.