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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Higgins Research & Development, Llc, LaGrange, GA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth B. Higgins, LaGrange, GA (US);
Assignee:
Higgins Research & Development, LLC, LaGrange, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 27/02 (2006.01); B05D 1/40 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); D05C 17/02 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); B05C 3/18 (2006.01); B05C 11/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/24 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 27/02 (2013.01); B05C 3/18 (2013.01); B05C 11/023 (2013.01); B05C 11/025 (2013.01); B05D 1/40 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); D05C 17/02 (2013.01); D05C 17/023 (2013.01); D06N 7/0071 (2013.01); D06N 7/0073 (2013.01); B32B 37/1018 (2013.01); B32B 37/1284 (2013.01); B32B 2037/148 (2013.01); B32B 2037/243 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0072 (2013.01); B32B 2305/188 (2013.01); B32B 2307/734 (2013.01); B32B 2471/02 (2013.01); D06N 7/0081 (2013.01); D06N 2201/0254 (2013.01); D06N 2203/061 (2013.01); D06N 2205/14 (2013.01); D06N 2209/1628 (2013.01); D06N 2211/066 (2013.01); D06N 2213/065 (2013.01); D10B 2503/041 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 428/23979 (2015.04); Y10T 428/23986 (2015.04); Y10T 428/23993 (2015.04);
Abstract
A dimensionally stable universal floor covering includes a tufted textile substrate and a reinforcement layer to provide dimensional stability for the entire floor covering. Vacuum, mixing, and injection of compressed air assists in preparing an adhesive and fiber composition to be in the preferred condition and position before the application of pressure to form the reinforcement layer. The universal floor covering is selectively cut and transported in a roll for installation, and it can be conveniently recycled if necessary.