3M Innovative Properties Company

Douglas D Campbell

Mary B Donovan

Article suitable for floor mats comprising a backing, a foraminous element bonded thereto, said element characterized by having a multiplicity of openings therein, and bristles bonded to the backing, said bristles having a length such that they will protrude through said openings when the mat is trod upon by pedestrians, thereby allowing contact between the bristles and the shoes on feet of the pedestrians. The mat is useful in removing soil and moisture from the shoes and feet of pedestrians.

Flocked floor mat with foraminous layer

A mat formed of a web comprising a resilient three-dimensional network of polymeric material which has been flocked throughout and adhered to a support backing.

Flocked three-dimensional network mat

A seamless, fibrous, soap-filled pad which, when used as a bathing aid, imparts a cleansing and mildly stimulating rubbing action to human skin. A seamless envelope of crimped, resilient, stretchy synthetic organic fibers surrounds a core of solid soap or other suitable surfactant material and is held in integral form solely by the inter-entanglement of the fibers.

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Douglas D Campbell