Patent ID: 7357971

Claim:
A carpet or carpet tile comprising: a. a primary backing material having a face and a back side; b. a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing material and extending from the face of the primary backing material and exposed at the back side of the primary backing material; c. an adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition comprises at least one homogenously branched ethylene polymer characterized as having a short chain branching distribution index (SCDBI) of greater than or equal to 50%, wherein the adhesive composition has substantially penetrated and substantially consolidated the fibers, wherein the adhesive composition is not integrally fused to the primary backing material, and wherein the carpet has a tuft bind of 5 pounds or more as measured according to ASTM D-1335-67; and d. a secondary backing material adjacent to the adhesive composition, wherein the secondary backing material comprises at least one homogenously branched ethylene polymer characterized as having a short chain branching distribution index (SCDBI) of greater than or equal to 50%.