Milliken + Co

Milliken Research Corporation

Flemming Bojstrup

Robert C Kerr

Bhawan Patel

Peter C Brazier

Patrick Morel

Peter Helge Sorensen

Thomas A P Brock

Helle B Petersen

A method of making a mat with a textile surface and an elastomer backing is provided. The method includes mixing elastomer crumbs and a binder, depositing the crumb/binder mixture in a layer (), placing a textile surface element () on the layer to form a mat assembly, and pressing the mat assembly in a press () while setting the binder. The elastomer crumbs are consolidated to form an elastomer backing () that includes voids between the elastomer crumbs, and the textile surface element is bonded to the elastomer backing to form the upper textile layer () of the mat.

Method of making a mat

Method for the manufacture of a nap mat having a rubber backing with nap free rubber edge zones, whereby the nap layer is fastened into a woven and/or non-woven primary texture which along with the nap layer is fastened to the upper side of an unvulcanized rubber backing by a press vulcanizing operation. Placing rubber strips in total or partial abutment against the underside of the rubber backing, before the press vulcanizing operation is initiated, so that said strips during the press vulcanizing operation are joint vulcanized with the rubber backing so that they form integrated parts thereof.

Method of manufacturing a washable, dirt binding nap mat having a rubber

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