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US 7,678,414 B2Granted
Rollable floor mat with non-slip surface
AssigneeR&L Marketing & Sales, Inc.
InventorsRonald Kessler, David M. Neill
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Abstract
Thin gage, rollable plastic vinyl floor mats can be provided with an abrasive and grit coating that will not deteriorate or degrade when the mats are rolled or otherwise substantially deformed. A special blend of epoxy adhesive and MEK is used to permanently bond the grit to the vinyl surface.
Claims7
A process for making plastic floor mat constituted by at least one upper surface and having a grit coating on said at least one surface, where said grit is not loosened or degraded when said floor mat is rolled, said process comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing a first layer of a mixture of an epoxy adhesive and methyl ethyl ketone on said at least an upper surface and,
- (b) placing a layer of grit on at least said first layer;
- and,
- (c) wherein the methyl ethyl ketone in said first layer operates to soften said epoxy adhesive, and is added to said epoxy adhesive/hardener mixture in the range of between 0.1% and 7.5% by weight of said epoxy adhesive/hardener mixture.
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