Tufted structure for landscape and sports

    公开(公告)号:US10370799B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15103469

    申请日:2014-12-09

    申请人: BFS EUROPE NV

    摘要: The present invention seeks to provide a tufted structure such as an artificial turf, that imitates more closely the root zone, the volume effect, and density of natural grass and that has an improved wear and drainage property. An artificial turf adapted for use in landscape and sports applications comprises a bounded layer of fibers formed as a non-woven matting made of one or more natural and/or synthetic fibers. A plurality of tufts of pile yarn is inserted through the bounded layer of fibers. A backing is applied at the backside of the bounded layer of fibers enhancing anchoring the tufts to the bounded layer of fibers.

    Carpets with surfactant-stabilized emulsion polymer carpet binders for improved processability

    公开(公告)号:US10301772B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US13695851

    申请日:2011-05-03

    IPC分类号: D06N7/00

    摘要: Disclosed are improved carpet products made using certain types of coating compositions to secure carpet fibers to a carpet backing or substrates and/or to secure one or more carpet scrims or other layers to carpet backing. The coating compositions, which can be in the form of either precoating or skip coating compositions, are made from latex binder emulsions based on interpolymers emulsion polymerized from vinyl esters, ethylene, and a multifunctional cross-linking co-monomer such as an unsaturated silane. Such emulsions are also stabilized with surfactant emulsifiers but are substantially free of protective colloid stabilizers. The multifunctional co-monomer alters interpolymer molecular weight, branching and/or flow properties such that films formed from such interpolymers exhibit relatively low elongation values. When the emulsion binder exhibits such non-elongating film-forming characteristics, the carpet coating composition made from such binders can be easily processed without build-up on carpet processing apparatus. Such binder emulsions which are stabilized substantially only with surfactant emulsifiers, and not with protective colloids, also have excellent compatibility with other coating composition components.

    Yarn twist differential carpet configuration

    公开(公告)号:US10221520B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US14617054

    申请日:2015-02-09

    申请人: Robert S. Weiner

    发明人: Robert S. Weiner

    摘要: Differential yarn twist has been found to increase the durability factor of carpet in an unexpected manner while providing a wide range of aesthetic effects. First and second adjacent yarns have different rates of twist. They can be tufted with a single needle or adjacent needles for various embodiments.

    Hydrophobic fiberglass thermal insulation materials

    公开(公告)号:US10220594B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US15653606

    申请日:2017-07-19

    摘要: Hydrophobic thermal insulation fiberglass flexible blanket using a textile grade fiberglass is produced by impregnating a hydrophobic polymer (e.g. a fluoropolymer) dispersion into a fiberglass blanket/mat, such as a needle felted fiberglass (FG) blanket/mat. The preferred FG needle felt blanket is a mechanically, rather than organically, bound glass fiber insulating blanket. The hydrophobic polymer dispersion forms a hydrophobic coating on the surface of the fiberglass filaments. Integral hydrophobicity is achieved and maintained without the need to add commonly-used hydrophobic inorganic particles, such as treated silica aerogels or fumed silica. Optionally, to enhance overall hydrophobicity and to inhibit fibrous surface lofting, a super-hydrophobic coating of fluoropolymer and inorganic particles such as silica particles may be dispersed onto one or more surfaces of the blanket. The resulting blanket thermally insulates better than mineral wool; it is equal in insulating properties to (or is slightly better than) untreated FG mat; and it slightly less insulating than aerogel-based blanket materials. It is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, it is flexible, it is durable, it can optionally be made moldable, it eliminates dust, and it remains hydrophobic after long-term heating to 600° F. (315° C.), or after short-term excursions to temperatures as high as 700° F. (370° C.).

    Method of applying a theromplastic polymer coating

    公开(公告)号:US10202722B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US15340616

    申请日:2016-11-01

    IPC分类号: D06N7/00 B32B37/12

    摘要: The invention comprises a method. The method comprises applying a quantity of an aqueous dispersion of thermoplastic polymer particles to a primary backing and loop backs of a tufted carpet or a tufted synthetic turf, wherein the thermoplastic particles have an average particle size less than 1,000 microns. The method also comprises heating the aqueous dispersion to a temperature sufficient to remove water therefrom, and heating the thermoplastic particles on the primary backing and loop backs to a temperature at or above the melting temperature of the thermoplastic particles. The method further comprises allowing the heated thermoplastic polymer particles to cool below their melting temperature whereby the loop backs are adhered to the primary backing.

    EVENT OR EXHIBITION CARPET WITH SOLID MULTILOBAL FIBRE

    公开(公告)号:US20190010639A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16066484

    申请日:2016-12-23

    摘要: An event or exhibition carpet is described having a needlefelt structure which can be low in weight but having good abrasion resistance. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention the event or exhibition carpet comprises at least a needle punched facing layer as top layer made of staple fibers, wherein the staple fibers comprise at least 50% by weight of solid multilobal fibers, and at least a partial binding. A process for making this event or exhibition carpet is described comprising the steps of: conveying a fibrous card web to a crosslapping machine and crosslapping the card web into a batt of material, wherein the multilobal nonwoven crosslapper travelling distance is less than 20% and larger than 10% bigger than the final width of the needle punched facing layer.