公开(公告)号：US09266112B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US14575503

申请日：2014-12-18

Applicant: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Inventor： John J. M. Rees ,  Edward Huitt ,  Leonard Lee Hixon ,  Christopher Scott Sirmans

IPC: B02C23/14 ,  B02C18/00 ,  B29B17/02 ,  B29B17/04 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B29K9/06 ,  B29K23/00 ,  B29K105/26

CPC classification number: B02C18/0084 ,  B02C23/14 ,  B29B17/02 ,  B29B17/04 ,  B29B2017/0217 ,  B29B2017/0424 ,  B29K2009/06 ,  B29K2023/12 ,  B29K2105/26 ,  B29L2031/7322 ,  Y02W30/622

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the reclaiming of carpet waste material. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for reclaiming carpet components such as yarn, tufting primary, binder, and secondary backing from post industrial and post consumer carpet waste in a substantially continuous flow process.