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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clarence A Peoples, Jr, Rockwell, NC (US);
Jacquelyn S Hicks, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Vernon C Smith, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Collins & Aikman Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D / ; B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 95 ; 264243 ; 264257 ; 428159 ; 428160 ;
Abstract
A molded foam-backed carpet assembly is provided which is suitable for use in automobiles and which includes a carpet layer, a moldable thermoplastic polymer layer and one or more foam pads fusibly bonded to the thermoplastic polymer layer and extending over less than the entire surface of the thermoplastic polymer layer to provide desired cushioning and sound and thermal insulation only in preselected areas of the carpet where needed.