Textile product with backcoating comprising smoke suppressant and/or flame retardant intumescent particles

A textile product imparting reduced smoke generation and/or reduced flame spread comprising a textile material and a coating applied to a surface of said textile material and forming a layer thereon, said coating comprising a polymer matrix containing inorganic smoke suppressantflame retardant intumescent particles comprised of alkali metal silicates, at least one oxy boron compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate salts of Group I and II elements, and water and said intumescent particles comprise approximately 25-70% by weight of the coating.

A pile carpet having reduced smoke generation and reduced flame spread characteristics comprising a primary backing, pile yarns extending from said primary backing, and a coating on the back of said primary backing adhering the pile yarns to the backing, said coating comprising a polymer matrix including smoke suppressant-flame retardant intumescent particles comprising a mixture of alkali metal silicates, at least one oxy boron compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate salts of group I and II elements, and water.

A plush textile material having reduced smoke generation and flame spread characteristics comprising a fabric formed of interengaged yarns having fibers extending therefrom to form a plush surface on one face of the fabric, a coating applied to the opposite face of said fabric, said coating comprising a polymer matrix containing inorganic smoke suppressant-flame retardant intumescent particles comprising a mixture of alkali metal silicates, at least one oxy boron compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate salts of group I and II elements, and water.

A method of manufacturing a textile product having reduced smoke generation and/or reduced flame spread characteristics comprising

• providing a textile material, coating one surface of the textile material with a mixture of inorganic smoke suppressant-flame retardant intumescent particles comprised of a mixture of alkali metal silicates, at least one oxy boron compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate salts of Group I and II elements, and water, and a polymer matrix, and curing the coating on the textile material.

A method of manufacturing a textile product having reduced smoke generation and/or flame spread characteristics comprising the steps of providing a textile material, spreading inorganic smoke suppressant-flame retardant intumescent particles comprised of a mixture of alkali metal silicates, at least one oxy boron compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate salts of Group I and II elements, and water on a surface of the textile material, coating a polymer compound comprised of a latex or plastisol material on the same surface of the textile material, and curing the coating on the textile material thereby forming a layer of inorganic smoke suppressant-flame retardant intumescent particle in the coating and next to the textile material.