US3232780A
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Method for producing a vinyl composition surface covering
Assignee: Congoleum Industries Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-10
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1983-12-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John J Kupits
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:55
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B37/00; B32B37/14; B32B37/24; B29; B29C; B29C43/00; B29C43/22; B29C43/228; B29C43/24; B29C43/30; D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; D06N7/0028; D06N7/0039; D06N7/0057; B29K; B29K2027/00; B29K2027/06; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/16; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/251; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0018; B29K2995/002; B29K2995/0021; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/722
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING A DECORATIVE RESILIENT SURFACE COVERING WHICH COMPRISES DISTRIBUTING ON A BACKING SHEET GRANULES OF A SYNTHETIC RESINOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING ABOUT 25 PERCENT TO 80 PERCENT OF FILLER, ABOUT 0.2 TO ABOUT 2.5 PERCENT OF A COMPATIBLE WAXY SUBSTANCE, A THERMOPLASTIC VINYL CHLORIDE POLYMER BINDER AND PLASTICIZER THEREFOR, ABOUT 2 PERCENT TO ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF SAID BINDER BEING PLASTICIZED AND FUSED AND ABOUT 70 PERCENT TO ABOUT 98 PERCENT OF SAID BINDER BEING IN THE FORM OF DISCRETE UNPLASTICIZED AND UNFUSED PARTICLES UNIFORMLY DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE GRANULES, SUBJECTING SAID GRANULES TO A PRESSING OPERATION AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THAT AT WHICH FUSION AND PLASTICISATION OF THE COMPOSITION TAKES PLACE TO CONSOLIDATE THE GRANULES INTO A SHEET, REMOVING THE SHEET FROM SAID PRESSING OPERATION AND THEN HEATING THE CONSOLIDATED GRANULES TO FUSE AND PLASTICIZE THE ENTIRE RESINOUS BINDER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING A DECORATIVE RESILIENT SURFACE COVERING WHICH COMPRISES DISTRIBUTING ON A BACKING SHEET GRANULES OF A SYNTHETIC RESINOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING ABOUT 25 PERCENT TO 80 PERCENT OF FILLER, ABOUT 0.2 TO ABOUT 2.5 PERCENT OF A COMPATIBLE WAXY SUBSTANCE, A THERMOPLASTIC VINYL CHLORIDE POLYMER BINDER AND PLASTICIZER THEREFOR, ABOUT 2 PERCENT TO ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF SAID BINDER BEING PLASTICIZED AND FUSED AND ABOUT 70 PERCENT TO ABOUT 98 PERCENT OF SAID BINDER BEING IN THE FORM OF DISCRETE UNPLASTICIZED AND UNFUSED PARTICLES UNIFORMLY DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE GRANULES, SUBJECTING SAID GRANULES TO A PRESSING OPERATION AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THAT AT WHICH FUSION AND PLASTICISATION OF THE COMPOSITION TAKES PLACE TO CONSOLIDATE THE GRANULES INTO A SHEET, REMOVING THE SHEET FROM SAID PRESSING OPERATION AND THEN HEATING THE CONSOLIDATED GRANULES TO FUSE AND PLASTICIZE THE ENTIRE RESINOUS BINDER.
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