Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Compositions and Reinforced Flexible PVC Flooring With Improved Performance Formed of the Same
OwnerJoel E. Martin, JR., Richard C. Neale, III +2inventors
InventorsJoel E. Martin, JR., Richard C. Neale, III, Robert J. Schiavone, Marion L. Andrews
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Abstract
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compositions including PVC; fibrous material; and a primary plasticizer component including a low extractable plasticizer are disclosed. The compositions can be useful in the production of flooring products that exhibit improved plasticizer hydrocarbon extraction resistance.
Claims84
A polymeric composition useful in the production of sanitary non-skid flooring, comprising:
- polyvinyl chloride (PVC);
- fibrous material;
- and
- a primary plasticizer component comprising a low extractable plasticizer.
A floor covering on a floor, said floor covering comprising a sheet of polymer material comprising polyvinyl chloride;
- fibrous material;
- and a primary plasticizer component comprising a low extractable plasticizer in an amount sufficient to substantially minimize hydrocarbon extraction of said primary plasticizer component from said floor covering.
A flooring element comprising:
- a generally rectangular three-dimensional solid polymer in a thickness of about ⅛ to about ¼ inch, a width of at least about four feet and a length of at least about six feet comprising polyvinyl chloride;
- fibrous material;
- and a primary plasticizer component comprising a low extractable plasticizer in an amount sufficient to substantially minimize hydrocarbon extraction of said primary plasticizer component from said flooring element.
A method of making a polymeric sheet material useful for the production of sanitary non-skid flooring, comprising:
- mixing polyvinyl chloride (PVC), fibrous material, and a primary plasticizer component to form a PVC composition, wherein said primary plasticizer component comprises a low extractable plasticizer in an amount sufficient to substantially minimize hydrocarbon extraction of said primary plasticizer component from a sheet material formed of said composition;
- and
- forming a sheet material having a thickness of about ⅛ to about ¼ inch from said composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.