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US 2006/0234574 A1Published application
Floor covering product and method of making same
OwnerLarry Mullinax, L. Taylorinventors
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Abstract
The invention comprises a floor covering that can be washed and dried in conventional residential washing and drying equipment. The floor covering comprises a textile material and a non-skid thermoplastic coating on a surface of the textile material. The non-skid, thermoplastic polymer coating is washable and dryable at temperatures up to approximately 200° F. A method of making the floor covering is also disclosed.
Claims2
A washable and dryable floor covering comprising:
- a textile material;
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- a non-skid, thermoplastic polymer coating on a surface of the textile material, said non-skid, thermoplastic polymer having a softening temperature of greater than approximately 200° F.
A method of making a washable and dryable floor covering comprising:
- applying to a surface of a textile material a non-skid, thermoplastic polymer, said non-skid, thermoplastic polymer being applied directly to said textile material in a molten state;
- applying pressure to said textile material and molten non-skid, thermoplastic polymer on said textile material, so that said molten non-skid, thermoplastic polymer adheres to said textile material;
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- said non-skid, thermoplastic polymer coating having a softening temperature of greater than approximately 200° F.
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