US 12,104,318 B2
Polyester carpet tile or carpet strip and method for manufacturing a polyester carpet tile or carpet strip
Bert Schollier, Mouscron (BE)
Assigned to DE POORTERE DECO SA, Mouscron (BE)
Appl. No. 17/754,857
Filed by DE POORTERE DECO SA, Mouscron (BE)
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/079239
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/074395, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019/5714 (BE), filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093428 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B32B 5/26 (2006.01); A47G 27/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 37/20 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); D06M 17/04 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); D06M 101/32 (2006.01)
CPC D06N 7/0068 (2013.01) [A47G 27/02 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/275 (2021.05); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 37/203 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); D06M 17/04 (2013.01); B32B 2255/02 (2013.01); B32B 2255/26 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0276 (2013.01); B32B 2305/188 (2013.01); B32B 2305/28 (2013.01); B32B 2307/3065 (2013.01); B32B 2367/00 (2013.01); B32B 2471/02 (2013.01); D06M 2101/32 (2013.01); D06N 2201/02 (2013.01); D06N 2209/067 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carpet tile or carpet strip suitable for the contract market, particularly office or commercial buildings, comprising
a mechanically woven fabric, comprising a front side as a use surface and a back side, comprising warp and weft yarns of substantially 100% thermoplastic flame retardant polyester (PES),
a needle felt of essentially 100% thermoplastic flame retardant polyester (PES),
an intermediate layer between the needle felt and the mechanically woven fabric,
wherein some of the warp threads on the back side of the mechanically woven fabric have at least partially fused to each other.