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Patent No.:

US 10920371 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2020

Floor covering

Applicant:

Higgins Research & Development, Llc, LaGrange, GA (US);

Inventor:

Kenneth B. Higgins, LaGrange, GA (US);

Assignee:

HIGGINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC, LaGrange, GA (US);

Attorney:

Hammer & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Michael A Tolin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 27/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/42 (2006.01); B05C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06N 7/0068 (2013.01); A47G 27/02 (2013.01); B05C 3/18 (2013.01); B05D 1/42 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); D06N 7/0065 (2013.01); D06N 7/0071 (2013.01); D06N 7/0081 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0072 (2013.01); B32B 2471/02 (2013.01); D06N 2205/14 (2013.01); D06N 2211/066 (2013.01); D06N 2213/066 (2013.01); D10B 2503/042 (2013.01); Y10T 428/23979 (2015.04); Y10T 428/23986 (2015.04);
Abstract

A one step method for integrally attaching a backing cover to a universal fiber-reinforced backing before curing. The manufacturing method includes attaching a porous cover to a reinforcement configuration of fibers and adhesive before curing. The cover is pressed against the fibers and adhesive for compressing, collapsing, and flattening the ends of the stitch portions. The compressing and collapsing actions cause adhesive and fibers to be directed toward and forced into the porous cover. Adhesive and reinforcement fibers provide an integral attachment of the cover to the reinforced backing before and after curing.

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