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Installation method for carpet underlays

US6253526A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1998
Grant dateJul 3, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G27/0437
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A process for installing a carpet underlay resistant to water requires placing a padding over a floor, mechanically securing the padding to the floor and placing an underlay over the padding. The underlay is formed of a water resistant fabric or water resistant film. The fabric being treated with a water repellent finish. The resulting fabric or film being resistant to water such that 20 ml of water poured on a sample of the underlay from a height of 6 cm results in no wet spot after 10 minutes, or results in a wet spot having a maximum diameter of 2.54 cm, on a paper towel located directly beneath the location on the underlay on which the water has been poured.

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