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Method for manufacturing a tufted product, tufted product, and use thereof

US7892622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19References

17Claims

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Assignee

Carl Freudenberg KG · DE

Inventors

Engelbert Locher · Kaiserslautern, DE
Norbert Goffing · Neunkirchen, DE
Ararad Emirze · Kaiserslautern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2008
Grant date	Feb 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/23979
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The object of the invention is to provide a method which is as simple and economical as possible for manufacturing a tufted product, in particular a tufted top layer of a carpet, having improved nep adhesion properties. For this purpose splittable fibers are used which split on or in the region of the puncture site during tufting.

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