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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2009
Joel Sheppard, LaGrange, GA (US);
James Hobbs, LaGrange, GA (US);
Stuart Jones, LaGrange, GA (US);
James Woods, Jr., LaGrange, GA (US);
Joel Sheppard, LaGrange, GA (US);
James Hobbs, LaGrange, GA (US);
Stuart Jones, LaGrange, GA (US);
James Woods, Jr., LaGrange, GA (US);
Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Low weight and non-square carpet tile suitable for use in mass transit vehicles, particularly passenger aircraft. The carpet tile preferably weighs less than about 82 ounces per square yard. The carpet tile of this invention may have a carpet pile and at least one backing layer. The backing layer may use low weight filler material. Secondary backing plastic material may be compressed into the tile structure with pressure rollers or other pressure applying process on an improved tile production line.