Patent · US Expired

Recyclable carpet floor covering

US5472763A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 1993
Grant dateDec 5, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/23993
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is described a recyclable carpet floor covering comprising a backing, a tied-in pile yarn and a back finish with or without a secondary backing adhered to the (primary) backing, wherein the pile yarn, the (primary) backing and a secondary backing comprise polyester fibers and the back finish for the (primary) backing and for adhering a secondary backing comprises a consolidating and adhering composition comprising a combination of 10-70% by weight of a water-soluble or -dispersible first polyester A, and 90-30% by weight of a water-insoluble second polyester B, There are further described a process for producing the recyclable carpet floor covering and also an aqueous preparation of the consolidating and adhering composition comprising the polyesters A and B and the use thereof for consolidating the carpet floor coverings and optionally adhering them to secondary backings.

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