Milliken + Co

Milliken Research Corporation

Peter Helge Sorensen

Flemming Bojstrup

Helle B Petersen

Soren Andersen

Thomas Brock

A mat ( ) comprises a pile surface fabric ( ) and a rubber or rubber-like backing layer ( ). The pile surface fabric ( ) is connected to and extends to the edges of the backing layer ( ). The pile surface fabric ( ) is provided with a border portion ( ) having on its upper surface ( ) a contrasting color and/or texture to the remainder ( ) of the pile surface fabric and extending along at least a portion of the edge of said pile surface fabric. The mat ( ) can be formed in a single cutting operation by cutting the mat from a roll of mat material ( ) comprising a pile surface fabric having elongate areas ( ) of contrasting surface color and/or texture bonded to a rubber backing layer. The cuts ( ) are made along the elongate areas ( ). Since the border ( ) is formed in the pile, colors and shapes can be selected to suit customer requirements, while the mat ( ) serves to clean footwear over its entire area.

Floor covering with borders and method of making same

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.

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Hornslet, Denmark

Peter Helge Sorensen