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Fiber-based carpet cushion with added resilience from vertically oriented fiber construction

US8987151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Columbia Insurance Company · US

Inventors

Jim Burns · Chicago, US
John J. M. Rees · Elder Mountain, US
Tom Odum · Tunnel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 24, 2011
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T442/69
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fiber pad having a core non-woven layer is disclosed. The core layer can have an upper surface and a lower surface. The core layer can comprise at least one fiber layer. The at least one fiber layer can comprise a plurality of parallel fibers. Selected groups of the parallel fibers can be folded into desired pleated configurations. Optionally, the core layer can comprise post-consumer carpet materials.

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