Patent ID: 6060145
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B32B,D06N,Y10T

Abstract:
A carpet comprising:a face yarn;a woven primary backing fabric, of closed weave construction said face yarn being tufted into said primary backing fabric;a modified secondary backing fabric attached to said woven primary backing fabric;an adhesive material binding said face yarn to said primary woven backing fabric and said woven primary backing fabric to said secondary backing fabric;said modified secondary backing fabric comprising a first fabric of open weave construction having first and second opposed faces, said first fabric comprising a leno weave of about 16 ends per inch warp direction by about 5 picks per inch weft direction anda non-woven fiber batt having a weight ranging from about 1.5 to about 6 ounces per square yard and attached to, by entangling with, said first fabric covering said first face and penetrating said second face sufficiently to integrate said first fabric and said fiber batt while maintaining said second face, thereby enhancing the structural integrity of said first fabric, providing a soft surface forming the underside of the carpet and blocking exudation of any of said adhesive material from the underside of said carpet.