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US 2026/0166841 A1Published application
Tufted carpet and backing therefore
OwnerAlexandra KAUL, Ulrike HERRLICHinventors
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Abstract
A tufted carpet including a primary backing which includes (i) a first nonwoven which includes fibers including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and (ii) a second nonwoven which includes non-melting fibers and is mechanically bonded. Tufts of yarn which are sewn through the primary backing such that piles of yarn are on a surface of the first nonwoven and backloops of yarn are on a surface of the second nonwoven. The backloops of yarn are thermobonded to the primary backing.
Claims18
A tufted carpet comprising:
- a primary backing which includes:
- (i) a first nonwoven which comprises fibers comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and
- (ii) a second nonwoven which comprises non-melting fibers and is mechanically bonded;
- and
- tufts of yarn which are sewn through the primary backing such that piles of yarn are on a surface of the first nonwoven and backloops of yarn are on a surface of the second nonwoven, wherein the backloops of yarn are thermobonded to the primary backing.
2 more elements
A primary backing for a tufted carpet, the primary backing comprising:
- a first nonwoven which comprises PET fibers;
- and
- a second nonwoven which comprises non-melting fibers and is mechanically bonded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.