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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clarence A Peoples, Jr, Rockwell, NC (US);
Jacquelyn S Hicks, Cohutta, GA (US);
Vernon C Smith, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Collins & Aikman Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D / ; 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 a sound deadening foam cushion bonded to the thermoplastic polymer layer. The physical properties of the foam are controlled to provide enhanced vibration damping and sound deadening in the carpet assembly.