Velour-like pile articles and pile surface structures and methods of making
US6720058B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/23979
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pile article having a support strand for attachment to multifilament yarn to form a velour-like pile having loosely entangled filaments in spaced apart monolithic pile rows, a helically wound package of oriented pile articles for shipping and storage, and a pile surface structure comprising pile articles arranged in spaced apart rows on a substrate to form a pile surface that may be flat or moldable, and a method for making a pile surface structure by embedding the pile articles into the backing substrate. The pile surface structures may be usefully employed in automobile mats, carpets and panels.
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