Abstract:
A floor covering (100) includes a wear layer (106) having an uppermost surface (108) and a lowermost surface (110), a fiber layer (112) comprising a plurality of fibers (112'), and a backing (118). The plurality of fibers have a first portion (114) integrally joined to the lowermost surface of the wear layer, and a second portion (116) projecting upwardly from the backing, such that the fiber layer extends between the wear layer and the backing.
Abstract:
A textile motif comprises an arrangement of substantially square, substantially identical modules variously oriented with respect to one another in fixed positions within the motif. Each module includes at least two visually distinct hues. The motif may be repeated to form an overall textile pattern.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to an automated system for generating large numbers of digitally-defined patterns suitable for printing on textiles wherein each pattern is individually different but shares one or more unifying design motifs with all other patterns. In the general case, each pattern is comprised of at least two components in the form of separately configurable pattern layers that are digitally superimposed to form a composite pattern that is unique but visually related to all other unique patterns that use pattern layers taken from the same pattern sources.
Abstract:
A textile substrate such as patterned carpet for coordinating with other flooring is provided. The substrate includes a multi-colored pattern produced by a process for coloring substrates, using the application of liquid colorants, in which the assignment of color is done on a pixel-by-pixel basis, and corresponding products. Relatively large areas of a substrate may be given the appearance of being uniformly colored by successively replicating or tiling a group of individually colored pixels comprising a repeating unit (i.e., a superpixel) across the substrate surface. The repeating unit is constructed in such a way that if a colorant application error develops, causing one or more pixels within the repeating unit to be colored incorrectly or incompletely, the overall arrangement of the pixels within the repeating unit will render such error less visually apparent when viewed on the substrate. A display rug having a plurality of areas of different patterns, colors or shades is provided. Also, a display rug and a display cover is provided.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide carpet tile patterns and techniques for making carpet tile patterns that provide diversity of color, texture, and/or other pattern attributes. In some embodiments, a color attribute changes along a dimension of a web from which the carpet tiles are cut. In other embodiments, a yarn pile height changes along a dimension of a web from which the carpet tiles are cut. In some embodiments, carpet tiles mimic in some respects the appearance of wood flooring having natural variations in the appearance of the wood elements.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a modular textile system comprises dividing a textile web into a plurality of frames, each frame defining a carpet tile to be formed from the textile web, providing each frame with an indicium, and forming the textile web into a plurality of carpet tiles. The indicium may comprise at least one of a variously oriented indicium and a variously positioned indicium for indicating the orientation of each carpet tile in an installation.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a modular textile system comprises dividing a textile web into a plurality of frames, each frame defining a carpet tile to be formed from the textile web, providing each frame with an indicium, and forming the textile web into a plurality of carpet tiles. The indicium may comprise at least one of a variously oriented indicium and a variously positioned indicium for indicating the orientation of each carpet tile in an installation.
Abstract:
A modular textile system comprises a plurality of distinct, but coordinating, textile tiles, each including at least one design zone, where at least two of the distinct tiles include at least one design zone having substantially the same composition.
Abstract:
A textile pattern includes at least one motif element having an irregular peripheral edge, at least one interior discontinuity, or any combination thereof that facilitates alignment of a textile along seams and conceals patterns of wear.
Abstract:
A set of square carpet tiles having omnidirectional patterning, the set comprising at least two tiles with coordinating pattern and color, with each tile having at least two areas of visual texture (31, 32, 33, 34) applied thereto, the areas of visual texture providing the impression of at least two pile directions on each tile. The patterning and texturing may both be done by printing. Also disclosed is a method of supplying the omnidirectionally-patterned tiles.