Title:
【発明の名称】不織繊維マットとその形成方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2000507312
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention is a non-woven fiber mat suitable for reinforcing resilient sheet floor coverings, such as vinyl floor coverings. The non-woven fiber mat is in the form of a sheet of reinforcement fibers which at least includes semi-coiled fibers and can also include coiled fiber, with one or more turns, and even some relatively straight or slightly curved fibers. It is desirable for most, if not all, of the reinforcement fibers to be made from glass. However, it may also be desirable for the reinforcement fibers to include glass fibers and synthetic fibers. It may even be possible for the reinforcement fibers to include only non-glass fibers. At least one polymeric binder is used for bonding together the reinforcement fibers so as to make the fiber mat a suitable substrate for reinforcing resilient sheet floor coverings, such as an interlayer for vinyl floor coverings. By using a non-woven fiber mat containing reinforcement fibers that are not completely straight and capable of interlocking with one another, a resilient sheet floor covering made with such a mat can exhibit improved planar compressibility.
Inventors:
Hellwig Gregory S
Miller Scott W
House Holder Kimberley A
Miller Scott W
House Holder Kimberley A
Application Number:
JP53368897A
Publication Date:
June 13, 2000
Filing Date:
March 19, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Owens Corning
International Classes:
B29C63/04; B32B5/00; B32B5/02; B32B5/26; A47G27/02; B32B27/12; D04H1/46; D04H1/60; D04H1/70; D21H13/24; D21H13/40; D21H13/14; D21H17/36; D21H17/37; D21H17/43; D21H17/51; (IPC1-7): D04H1/42; A47G27/02; B32B5/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Nakamura (6 outside)