Milliken + Co

Ernest G Stringer

Kimberly C Gillis

Roy Phillip Demott

Terence Michael Hedley

Roy P Demott

A mat has fabric layer ( ) and a rubber backing ( ) bonded to the fabric layer. The fabric layer ( ) includes a microknitted plush polyester fabric that is chemically treated to render it hydrophilic. The fabric layer ( ) may also have a textured surface that includes raised and/or recessed surface formations ( ).

Mat and method of manufacturing a mat

A warp-knitted fabric of at least three-bar construction, having multifilament synthetic pile yarns on the technical back which are raised or broken to produce a plush surface and monofilament synthetic ground yarns on the technical face. The fabric and/or yarns being hydrophilic, absorbent, wicking, launderable, cleanable, durable, colorfast, printable, dimensionally stable, anti-pathogenic, and/or the like.

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Spartanburg, SC, United States of America

Ernest G Stringer