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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. Falbaum, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul J. Mattia, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a method of reducing slippage between a mat having a flexible polymer back surface and a substrate surface contiguous to the back surface, the method comprising applying a liquid comprising an aqueous solution of poly(vinyl acetate) to the back surface and contacting the back surface with the liquid thereon to the substrate surface while the aqueous solution is still wet. The method is especially effective where the mat comprises a flexible polymeric back surface comprising a flexible polymer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, natural elastomers and synthetic elastomers. The contacting may be performed before the aqueous solution is completely dried. The aqueous solution may be applied directly to the back surface by spraying said aqueous solution onto said surface. The aqueous solution may be applied directly to the substrate surface. The aqueous solution may, for example, comprise from 1 to 90% by weight of the solution of poly(vinyl acetate) or 1 to 99% by weight of the solution as poly(vinyl acetate).