Insulating floor underlayment
US6986229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06N2209/10
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flooring material having a textile pad substructure with a density of greater than 10 pounds per cubic foot is provided. The textile pad has reinforcement and binding fibers. The binding fibers are thermoplastic and are used to bind the reinforcement fibers together. The pad is created by heating and compressing a fibrous textile batt so that it has a density of greater than 13 pounds per cubic foot.
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