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US 7,097,722 B2Granted
Method of seaming linoleum
AssigneeAWI Licensing LLC
InventorTimothy W. McAdoo
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of joining at least two linoleum sheets. The method includes creating a seam between the linoleum sheets and forming a bead of non-epoxy adhesive on a seam edge or injecting the non-epoxy adhesive into a closed seam. The seam formed by the edges of the linoleum sheets is joined and filled with the adhesive. Excess adhesive is removed and the seam is rolled and the seam adhesive is limited to the area between the linoleum sheets and the substrate within one linoleum sheet thickness of the seam.
Claims11
A method of joining two linoleum sheets on a substrate comprising:
- positioning a first linoleum sheet on the substrate;
- positioning a second linoleum sheet on the substrate adjacent the first linoleum sheet, each linoleum sheet having two major surfaces and a seam edge interposed between the major surfaces of the linoleum sheets, the seam edges being proximate each other;
- adhering the linoleum sheets to the substrate with a first adhesive;
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- applying a second non-epoxy adhesive, different from the first adhesive, to one of the seam edges in the form of a bead while the two adjacent linoleum sheets form an open seam and then forming a closed seam between the two adjacent linoleum sheets, whereby the seam is substantially filled with the non-epoxy adhesive and any of the second non-epoxy adhesive interposed between the linoleum sheets and the substrate is limited to the area within one linoleum sheet thickness of the seam.
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