Flocked floor mat with hydrophilic adhesive
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPaul J. Sagel, Toan Trinh
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Abstract
A floor mat comprising: a hydrophilic flocking adhesive, flock fibers, a thin primary backing selected from nonwoven, woven and polymeric film substrates, a laminating adhesive and a foam secondary backing. The flock fibers are bonded to the primary backing with the hydrophilic flocking adhesive. The primary backing is laminated to the foam secondary backing with the laminating adhesive. The hydrophilic flocking adhesive improves the wet soil absorbency of the mat.
Claims14
A flocked article comprising a hydrophilic flocking adhesive, flock fibers, a thin primary backing selected from nonwoven substrates, woven substrates and polymeric film substrates, and a secondary backing;
- the flock fibers are bonded perpendicularly to the primary backing with the hydrophilic flocking adhesive;
- the primary backing is affixed to the secondary backing;
- said hydrophilic flocking adhesive has a water contact angle of from 0.degree. to 70.degree..
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