Amoco Corporation

Bp Corporation North America Inc.

Bp Amoco Corporation

Thomas L Oakley

Kenneth W Burgess

Paul E Swindell

Diego H Daponte

Hugh C Gardner

Thomas Lee Baker

Richard C Moon

Steven M Pruitt

Stephen G Ceisel

Mark B Williams

Tuftable primary backings comprise a closed-weave, woven tape fabric to which is affixed a coherent web layer comprising staple fibers with fibers oriented in at least two directions and a plurality of the fibers being fused. The web layer is affixed to the fabric by penetration of fibers from the web into the fabric. The backings have substantial weftline straightness and stability against deformations in the machine, cross and off-axis directions. Improved tufted goods and methods for making the composites and tufted goods are also provided.

Tuftable and tufted fabrics

Improved nonwoven fabrics comprise a web of randomly disposed, substantially continuous filaments comprising a multi-phase, thermoplastic, elastomeric olefin copolymer. The webs exhibit improved friction and/or softness and hand properties.

Antiskid fabric

Composite fabrics particularly suited for upholstery backings and furniture decking comprise at least one layer of a needlepunched web of nonwoven staple fibers adhered to at least one layer of a substantially continuous filament nonwoven web comprising substantially randomly disposed filaments. The filaments comprise a multi-phase, thermoplastic, elastomeric olefin copolymer.

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Marietta, GA, United States of America

Thomas L Oakley