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US 5,324,562 AGranted
Multiple segment carpet tile and methods and apparatus for production of such tile
OwnerLarry E. Mullinax, Harold F. Adams +1inventors
InventorsLarry E. Mullinax, Harold F. Adams, Wayne M. Hamilton
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Abstract
Tile segments in desired shapes are out with great precision utilizing a computer-controlled laser and assembled on a previously prepared secondary backing with a sheet of hot melt adhesive material interposed between the assembly of segments and the secondary backing. The hot melt adhesive is then heated to fuse the assembly together while its components are securely held in their desired positions.
Claims3
A carpet tile comprising a plurality of visibly different segments of carpet tile half cloth bonded to a secondary tile backing with a layer of hot melt adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.