Carpet with non-woven backing

Abstract

In a carpet capable of being shaped three-dimensionally particularly for use in automobiles, comprising a tufted spun nonwoven fabric backing of polyester reinforced by a binding-fiber content and provided with at least a single-layer back coating of an at least partly thermoplastic material, and tufting through said base, the improvement which comprises constructing the spun nonwoven fabric so that at a temperature of 127.degree. C. it has about 40 to 50%, and at a temperature of 157.degree. C. about 25 to 35%, of its tensile strength at 22.degree. C. and an elongation of about 65 to 100%, but at least a value of about 15 N per cm of width. Advantageously, the carpet includes a back coating of one layer of acrylic resin on the spun nonwoven fabric and a further layer of sintered polyethylene powder on top of the acrylic resin layer.

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