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Patent No.:

US 11678757 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2021

Floor mat with hidden base component

Applicant:

Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);

Inventors:

Padmakumar Puthillath, Greer, SC (US);

Franklin S. Love, Columbus, NC (US);

Dale S. Kitchen, Boiling Springs, SC (US);

Ty G. Dawson, Spartanburg, SC (US);

Barry R. McClure, Campobello, SC (US);

Michael D. Bishop, Chesnee, SC (US);

Assignee:

Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);

Attorney:

Brenda D. Wentz

Primary Examiner:

Cheryl Juska

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 27/02 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 23/26 (2006.01); A47G 27/04 (2006.01); B32B 25/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 25/14 (2006.01); B32B 3/04 (2006.01); B32B 25/10 (2006.01); B32B 25/02 (2006.01); D05C 17/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/06 (2019.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); H01F 7/00 (2006.01); H01F 7/126 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B60N 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 27/02 (2013.01); A47G 27/0206 (2013.01); A47G 27/0243 (2013.01); A47G 27/04 (2013.01); A47G 27/0406 (2013.01); A47G 27/0418 (2013.01); A47L 23/266 (2013.01); B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/06 (2013.01); B32B 25/02 (2013.01); B32B 25/042 (2013.01); B32B 25/10 (2013.01); B32B 25/14 (2013.01); D05C 17/02 (2013.01); D06N 7/0068 (2013.01); D06N 7/0071 (2013.01); D06N 7/0094 (2013.01); A47G 27/0293 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2264/102 (2013.01); B32B 2264/105 (2013.01); B32B 2305/28 (2013.01); B32B 2307/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/208 (2013.01); B32B 2471/04 (2013.01); B60N 3/046 (2013.01); D06N 2205/20 (2013.01); D06N 2209/045 (2013.01); D06N 2211/066 (2013.01); D06N 2213/066 (2013.01); D06N 2213/068 (2013.01); H01F 7/00 (2013.01); H01F 7/126 (2013.01); Y10T 428/23979 (2015.04);
Abstract

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat with a hidden base component. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

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