Carpet underlay
AssigneeMilliken Research Corporation
InventorKenneth B. Higgins
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Abstract
An underlay for carpets and especially carpet tiles having a scrim supported, lower foam rubber portion and a Mylar upper portion having adhesive on both sides to provide an attachment to the lower portion and an adhesive upper portion for attachment to a carpet tile. The upper adhesive layer is protected by a release paper which is removed to install carpet tiles thereon. An alternate form of the invention eliminates the use of the scrim layer and the bottom layer of adhesive. ,
Claims11
An underlay for a carpet comprising:
- a layer of rubber material, a layer of scrim on top of said rubber material, a first layer of adhesive on top of said scrim material, a polymeric film on top of said first layer of adhesive, a second layer of adhesive on top of said film and a release paper mounted on top of said second layer of adhesive.
An underlay for a carpet comprising:
- a layer of rubber material, a polymeric film adhered to the top of said layer of rubber material, a layer of adhesive on top of said film and a release paper mounted on top of said layer of adhesive.
A carpet structure for a floor comprising:
- a layer of rubber material, a layer of scrim on top of said rubber material, a first layer of adhesive on top of said scrim material, a polymeric film on top of said first layer of adhesive, a second layer of adhesive on top of said film and a carpet mounted on top of said second adhesive layer and being connected thereto.
A carpet structure for a floor comprising:
- a layer of rubber material, a polymeric film adhered to the top of said layer of rubber material, a layer of adhesive on top of said film and a carpet mounted on top of said adhesive layer and being connected thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.