Recyclable tufted fabric and method of making the same
AssigneeAladdin Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsCharles Winston REYNOLDS, Michael Bejon SETHNA, Christopher Lee CRAIG
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Abstract
Recyclable tufted fabrics and methods of preparing the same are provided. In particular, the recyclable tufted fabric includes a fabric backing, a plurality of yarns tufted through the fabric backing such that a pile is provided at a first surface of the fabric backing and a plurality of yarn loops are provided at a second surface of the fabric backing, and a liquid adhesive that anchors the plurality of yarn loops to the second surface of the fabric backing.
Claims21
1-33. (canceled)
A method of manufacturing a recyclable tufted fabric comprising:
- providing a fabric backing;
- tufting a plurality of yarns through the fabric backing such that a pile is provided at a first surface of the fabric backing and a plurality of yarn loops are provided at a second surface of the fabric backing;
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- applying a liquid adhesive to the second surface of the fabric backing to anchor the plurality of yarn loops to the second surface of the fabric backing;
- wherein the plurality of yarns are not fused to the fabric backing;
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- wherein the liquid adhesive is a liquid hot melt adhesive, comprising a polymer consisting of at least one of a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate (coPET), a copolymer of polypropylene (PP), or combinations thereof.
A method of manufacturing a recyclable tufted fabric comprising:
- providing a fabric comprising a backing and a plurality of tufts forming loops on first and second sides of the backing wherein long loops are configured on the first side of the backing and short loops are configured on the second side of the backing;
- applying a liquid adhesive to the second side of the backing to anchor the short loops to the second side of the backing wherein the short loops are not fused to the backing;
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- wherein the liquid adhesive is a liquid hot melt adhesive, comprising a polymer consisting of at least one of a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate (coPET), a copolymer of polypropylene (PP), or combinations thereof.
A recyclable tufted fabric comprising;
- a fabric backing;
- a plurality of yarns tufted through the fabric backing such that a pile is provided at a first surface of the fabric backing and a plurality of yarn loops are provided at a second surface of the fabric backing;
- a cooled polyester hot melt applied adhesive configured to anchor the plurality of yarn loops to the second surface of the fabric backing, the cooled polyester hot melt applied adhesive having a melting temperature from about 130° C. to about 200° C.;
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- wherein the recyclable tufted fabric has at least a 25% greater flexibility between freezing and room temperatures when compared to a tufted fabric made with a latex adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.