Patent ID: 8209929
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B32B,D04H,D06N,E04B,E04C,E04F

Abstract:
1. A floor structure consisting of: a sub floor; a wood based laminate; an insulative pad disposed between said sub floor and said wood based laminate, said insulative pad consisting of a fibrous web layer where one surface of said web layer is coated with an adhesive and wherein said web layer comprises binder and reinforcement fibers distributed substantially randomly in a first plane, said binder fibers being meltable at a predetermined temperature to couple the binder fibers to the reinforcement fibers; and a single polyethylene layer vapor barrier having a thickness of between about 0.5 to about 1.0 mil, fixably coupled to the insulative pad and in contact with the subfloor.