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US 6,589,631 B1Granted
Flashless rubber floor mat and method
AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsAkihito Suzuki, Robert C. Kerr, Amy K. Streeton
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AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsAkihito Suzuki, Robert C. Kerr, Amy K. Streeton
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A flashless floor mat or product and method are provided. At least one embodiment of this invention relates to a flashless cushioned dust control mat article wherein the mat comprises at least two distinct layers of rubber, one comprising foam rubber, the other comprising solid rubber. The solid rubber layer is present over the foam rubber layer on the side of the mat in which at least one integrated rubber protrusion is present to provide cushioning characteristics. The solid rubber layer acts as a cap or barrier for the foam rubber layer, particularly over the integrated protrusion or protrusions, in order to provide a mat which is resilient, will not easily degrade in its modulus strength after appreciable use and/or washing within industrial cleaning processes, and will not exhibit appreciable cracking or breaking, particularly within the integrated protrusion(s), after standard use for pedestrian traffic. A method of producing such an inventive cushioned floor mat article is also provided.
A flashless cushioned floor mat adapted to withstand rigorous industrial washing comprising:
A method of a forming a flashless rubber dust control mat adapted to withstand rigorous industrial washing and having a plurality of substantially flashless protrusions having substantially vertical sidewalls comprising the steps of
A method of producing a flashless cleated rubber floor mat with a mat producing apparatus comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.