Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation

Michael Christopher Gallman

Michael E Bell

Harlan Francis Morris, Jr

Robert N Bowen, Jr

A low-weight carpet tile and process for making the same, wherein the carpet tile comprises a facecloth having a plurality of face yarns tufted through a primary backing, an extruded polymer secondary backing layer, and a reinforcing scrim layer partially embedded within the extruded polymer secondary backing layer. The top surface and bottom surface of the carpet tile are defined by the facecloth and the reinforcing scrim layer, respectively. A polymer-based resin is extruded onto the facecloth to form an at least substantially uniform secondary backing layer, and the reinforcing scrim layer is laid onto the extruded polymer secondary backing layer while the extruded polymer secondary backing layer remains above a softening temperature for the resin. The entire multi-layer web is then passed through a nip to embed the reinforcing scrim layer into the extruded polymer secondary layer, and the entire web is chilled.

Low weight modular carpet components and methods of making the same

A low-weight carpet tile and process for making the same, wherein the carpet tile comprises a facecloth having a plurality of face yarns tufted through a primary backing, an extruded polymer secondary backing layer, and a reinforcing scrim layer partially embedded within the extruded polymer secondary backing layer. The top surface and bottom surface of the carpet tile are defined by the facecloth and the reinforcing scrim layer, respectively. A polymer-based resin is extruded onto the facecloth to form an at least substantially uniform secondary backing layer, and the reinforcing serim layer is laid onto the extruded polymer secondary backing layer while the extruded polymer secondary backing layer remains above a softening temperature for the resin. The entire multi-layer web is then passed through a nip to embed the reinforcing scrim layer into the extruded polymer secondary layer, and the entire web is chilled.

A yarn storage container for storing a yarn, said storage container () comprising a, preferably tubular, container (), having an axial length (L), a, preferably tubular, wall () and a first and second axial extremity (-), the first axial extremity () of said container () having an opening () for receiving an end of a yarn (), said second axial extremity () of said container () being air-permeably closed, said wall () is air permeable by means of a plurality of openings (-) present along the axial length of said container (). The invention further relates to a yarn storage system () comprising a plurality of containers (), to a textile production assembly () and to methods of producing yarn () and textiles.

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Calhoun, GA, United States of America

Michael Christopher Gallman