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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Kenneth B Higgins, LaGrange, GA (US);
N. David Sellman, Jr., LaGrange, GA (US);
William Tippett, Ormskirk, GB;
Kenneth B Higgins, LaGrange, GA (US);
N. David Sellman, Jr., LaGrange, GA (US);
William Tippett, Ormskirk, GB;
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A flooring system for use in a residential environment. The flooring system includes a subfloor adapted to support the mass of a user and modular surface covering elements for disposition in edge to edge covering arrangement across at least a portion of the subfloor. The modular surface covering elements include a pile fabric face with an arrangement of yarns projecting outwardly defining a pile layer for contact by a user. At least one layer of cushioning material is disposed in contacting relation at a position below the pile fabric face.