Rug including a scented filament incorporated therin and method therefor
OwnerS. Kea Capelinventor
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Abstract
A scented rug has a plurality of formed textile length portions disposed side-by-side with adjacent length portions secured together to form the rug. At least one of the length portions includes a scented strand extending lengthwise therein. The length portions can be formed by knitting, braiding, or wrapping in which embodiments the scented strand is covered by the textile material of the length portions. Alternatively, the rug is woven with the scented strand included in the warp or filling. The invention includes the methods of forming the rugs.
Claims20
A rug comprising a plurality of length portions formed of textile material, each said length portion extending at least a respective length between two opposed sides of the rug, said length portions being disposed side-by-side with adjacent length portions being secured together to thereby form the rug, at least one of said length portions defining a core within which a scented filament extends and is covered by said textile material, said scented filament having a length equal to at least a substantial portion of said respective length of said length portion within which said scented filament is disposed.
A rug comprising a scented filament woven itself as a warp or a filling yarn together with a textile material.
A method of manufacturing a scented rug comprising:
- forming a plurality of length portions of textile material,
- while forming at least one of said length portions, disposing a scented filament lengthwise within said length portion and covering said filament with said textile material, said filament extending lengthwise along at least a substantial portion of said length portion, and
- securing said plurality of length portions side-by-side to form the rug, each said length portion extending between two opposed sides of the rug.
A method of manufacturing a scented rug comprising weaving together to form the rug a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of filler yarns while using a length of a scented filament as one of said yarns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.