Substantially Flame Retardant-Free 3GT Carpet
AssigneeE.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsJing Chang, Steven Beare, Gregory Urove, John Kozlowski
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Abstract
Substantially flame retardant-free carpets comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn having minimal carrier and, optionally, minimal antistatic agent, are disclosed, as are methods for making such carpets.
Claims20
A carpet comprising a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn, a backing system and an adhesive system, wherein the poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn comprises a carrier in a range of from about 25 to about 3000 ppm by weight of the yarn, and/or an antistatic agent in an amount up to about 2500 ppm, and wherein the carpet is substantially flame retardant free.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.