US 12,215,458 B2
Washable multi-component magnetic floor mat
Franklin S. Love, Columbus, NC (US); Sudhanshu Srivastava, Greer, SC (US); Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Houston, TX (US); Brandon T. Roberts, Greer, SC (US); Padmakumar Puthillath, Greer, SC (US); Dale S. Kitchen, Boiling Springs, SC (US); and Ty G. Dawson, Spartanburg, SC (US)
Assigned to Mountville Mills, Inc., LaGrange, GA (US)
Filed by Mountville Mills, Inc., LaGrange, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,280.
Application 16/923,409 is a division of application No. 16/109,890, filed on Aug. 23, 2018.
Application 18/425,280 is a continuation of application No. 16/923,409, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/109,890 is a continuation of application No. 15/212,350, filed on Jul. 18, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/201,148, filed on Aug. 5, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0167222 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. D06N 7/00 (2006.01); A47G 27/02 (2006.01); A47G 27/04 (2006.01); A47L 23/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/06 (2019.01); B32B 7/08 (2019.01)
CPC D06N 7/0071 (2013.01) [A47G 27/02 (2013.01); A47G 27/0206 (2013.01); A47G 27/0406 (2013.01); A47G 27/0418 (2013.01); A47L 23/26 (2013.01); A47L 23/266 (2013.01); B32B 7/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/08 (2013.01); D06N 7/0063 (2013.01); D06N 7/0065 (2013.01); D06N 7/0068 (2013.01); B32B 2307/208 (2013.01); B32B 2471/04 (2013.01); D06N 2201/08 (2013.01); D06N 2201/082 (2013.01); D06N 2203/061 (2013.01); D06N 2205/20 (2013.01); D06N 2209/045 (2013.01); D06N 2211/066 (2013.01); D10B 2503/04 (2013.01); Y10T 428/23921 (2015.04); Y10T 428/23979 (2015.04)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-component floor mat comprising:
(a) a textile component comprised of a first layer of tufted pile carpet formed by tufting face yarns through a primary backing layer, and a second layer of vulcanized rubber material that contains magnetic particles, wherein the textile component is characterized by having a substantially uniform thickness; and
(b) a base component comprised of an elastomer having a discontinuous magnetic coating comprising magnetic particles pattern coated thereon;
wherein the textile component and the base component are releasably attachable to one another via magnetic attraction, and wherein the vulcanized rubber material of the textile component and the elastomer of the base component are comprised of different materials.