Patent ID: 6967052
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B32B,D04B,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stitched yarn surface structure comprising: a backing having an upper and a lower surface and a thickness dimension T of at least two (2) millimeters, the backing being penetrable by a stitching needle and simultaneously exhibiting a predetermined compressive resistance R the upper surface of the backing being decorative, a plurality of rows of face yarn segments covering at least portion of the decorative upper surface of the backing, wherein the face yarn segments are defined by a plurality of stitch bonded underlaps stitched into the backing, and further comprising a longitudinally extending strand of a binder material held to the backing by an additional stitching thread, adjacent face yarn segments being spaced apart by a predetermined minimum spacing dimension S, the yarns forming the face yarn segments each having a predetermined compressive resistance R wherein the compressive resistance R