Patent ID: 6217974
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B32B,D06N,Y10T

Abstract:
A carpet for installation on a floor by means of hooks that are complementary and attachable to loops on a back side of the carpet, the carpet comprising;a primary layer with pile substantially covering a first side of the layer, the pile tufted through the primary layer to leave tuft bundles on a second side of the primary layer;a first binder encapsulating the tuft bundles to secure the pile and layer together, the binder containing voids within and around the tuft bundles to allow for expansion and contraction of the bundles;a backing layer comprising a spun web substrate having the loops needled into and through the substrate and the binder locks the loops in the backing layer, the backing layer having a first side secured to the second side of the primary layer and a second side having said loops thereacross, the loops being locked in the backing layer; anda coating applied to the substrate to reduce the penetration of the binder into the substrate.