US 11,678,757 B2
Floor mat with hidden base component
Padmakumar Puthillath, Greer, SC (US); Franklin S. Love, Columbus, NC (US); Dale S. Kitchen, Boiling Springs, SC (US); Ty G. Dawson, Spartanburg, SC (US); Barry R. McClure, Campobello, SC (US); and Michael D. Bishop, Chesnee, SC (US)
Assigned to Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US)
Filed by Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,404.
Application 17/386,404 is a continuation of application No. 16/109,930, filed on Aug. 23, 2018.
Application 16/109,930 is a continuation of application No. 15/648,706, filed on Jul. 13, 2017, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/378,739, filed on Aug. 24, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0353087 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A47G 27/02 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 23/26 (2006.01); A47G 27/04 (2006.01); B32B 25/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 25/14 (2006.01); B32B 3/04 (2006.01); B32B 25/10 (2006.01); B32B 25/02 (2006.01); D05C 17/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/06 (2019.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); H01F 7/00 (2006.01); H01F 7/126 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B60N 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 27/02 (2013.01) [A47G 27/0206 (2013.01); A47G 27/0243 (2013.01); A47G 27/04 (2013.01); A47G 27/0406 (2013.01); A47G 27/0418 (2013.01); A47L 23/266 (2013.01); B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/06 (2013.01); B32B 25/02 (2013.01); B32B 25/042 (2013.01); B32B 25/10 (2013.01); B32B 25/14 (2013.01); D05C 17/02 (2013.01); D06N 7/0068 (2013.01); D06N 7/0071 (2013.01); D06N 7/0094 (2013.01); A47G 27/0293 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2264/102 (2013.01); B32B 2264/105 (2013.01); B32B 2305/28 (2013.01); B32B 2307/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/208 (2013.01); B32B 2471/04 (2013.01); B60N 3/046 (2013.01); D06N 2205/20 (2013.01); D06N 2209/045 (2013.01); D06N 2211/066 (2013.01); D06N 2213/066 (2013.01); D06N 2213/068 (2013.01); H01F 7/00 (2013.01); H01F 7/126 (2013.01); Y10T 428/23979 (2015.04)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-component floor mat comprising:
(a) A textile component comprising (i) a first layer of tufted pile carpet formed by tufting face yarns through a primary backing layer, wherein the face yarns are dyed or printed and (ii) a second layer of vulcanized nitrile rubber material that contains magnetic particles, wherein the first layer and the second layer are coextensive with one another;
(b) a base component having a floor-facing surface, wherein the base component is comprised of polyvinyl chloride rubber that contains magnetic particles; and wherein the base component further includes an adhesive composition on its floor-facing surface;
wherein the textile component and the base component are releasably attachable to one another via magnetic attraction; and
wherein the textile component is at least 10% larger in length and width than the base component and is free from a rubber border.