Anti-skid flame blocker thermal barrier

A calendered low profile non-woven anti-skid flame blocking thermal barrier fabric comprising:

• a concentration of pre-treated flame retardant natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, flax, hemp, kenauf, and rayon capable of charring upon exposure to flame to form a char component;
• a concentration of non-flame retardant synthetic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, nylon, and polyethylene, capable of melting upon exposure to flame to form a reinforcement component to provide structural integrity to the char component;
• a concentration of binder fibers or powders;
• an anti-skid treatment applied to at least one fabric surface to confer anti-skid properties to the fabric;
• and
• a reinforced char barrier formed upon exposure to flame by the char component and the reinforcement component;
• the reinforcement of the char barrier being the char component embedded in the reinforcement component;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier to resist puncture, tear and abrasion forces;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier that prevents the flame and the associated heat from transferring to ignite or melt a flammable substrate.

A calendered low profile non-woven anti-skid flame blocking thermal barrier fabric comprising:

• a concentration of non-flame retardant natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, flax, hemp, kenauf, and rayon capable of charring upon exposure to flame to form a char component;
• a concentration of pre-treated flame retardant synthetic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, nylon, and polyethylene, capable of melting upon exposure to flame to form a reinforcement component to provide structural integrity to the char component;
• a concentration of binder fibers or powders;
• an anti-skid treatment applied to at least one fabric surface to confer anti-skid properties to the fabric;
• and
• a reinforced char barrier formed upon exposure to flame by the char component and the reinforcement component;
• the reinforcement of the char barrier being the char component embedded in the reinforcement component;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier to resist puncture, tear and abrasion forces;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier that prevents the flame and the associated heat from transferring to ignite or melt a flammable substrate.

A calendered low profile non-woven anti-skid flame blocking thermal barrier fabric comprising:

• a concentration of pre-treated flame retardant natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, flax, hemp, kenauf, and rayon capable of charring upon exposure to flame to form a char component;
• a concentration of pre-treated flame retardant synthetic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, nylon, and polyethylene, capable of melting upon exposure to flame to form a reinforcement component to provide structural integrity to the char component;
• a concentration of binder fibers or powders;
• an anti-skid treatment applied to at least one fabric surface to confer anti-skid properties to the fabric;
• and
• a reinforced char barrier formed upon exposure to flame by the char component and the reinforcement component;
• the reinforcement of the char barrier being the char component embedded in the reinforcement component;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier to resist puncture, tear and abrasion forces;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier that prevents the flame and the associated heat from transferring to ignite or melt a flammable substrate.

For use in an article of furniture having a composite structure comprising an exterior ticking layer and a foam cushion layer, wherein the improvement comprises:

• a calendered low profile non-woven anti-skid flame blocking thermal barrier fabric comprising:
• a concentration of natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, flax, hemp, kenauf, and rayon capable of charring upon exposure to flame to form a char component;
• a concentration of synthetic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, nylon, and polyethylene, capable of melting upon exposure to flame to form a reinforcement component to provide structural integrity to the char component;
• a flame retardant;
• an anti-skid treatment applied to at least one fabric surface to confer anti-skid properties to the fabric;
• and
• a reinforced char barrier formed upon exposure to flame by the char component and the reinforcement component;
• the reinforcement of the char barrier being the char component embedded in the reinforcement component;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier to resist puncture, tear and abrasion forces;
• the char component and reinforcement component acting together to form a reinforced char barrier that prevents the flame and the associated heat from transferring to ignite or melt a flammable substrate.