Patterned tufted fabrics and method of making same

Claim 2

A tufted pile fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating the base and forming on one surface of the base longitudinal rows of pile tufts, each of said longitudinal rows of pile tufts comprising successive groups of pile tufts with each group having a series of pile tufts therein, the pile tufts in any given group being formed of the same pile yarn with adjacent groups of pile tufts in each longitudinal row being formed of different pile yarns, alternate rows of said pile tufts being formed of one set of pile yarns and intervening rows of tufts being formed of a different set of pile yarns, and said pile yarns forming said alternate rows crossing said pile yarns forming said intervening rows on the reverse side of said base from said pile tufts.

Claim 3

A tufted pile fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating said base, said pile yarns being arranged in two sets of pile yarns with one set of pile yarns penetrating said base and forming alternate longitudinal rows of pile tufts on one face of said base and with said other set of pile yarns penetrating said base and forming intervening rows of pile tufts on said one face of said base, each of said rows of pile tufts comprising successive groups of pile tufts with each group comprising a series of pile tufts, adjacent groups of pile tufts in each row being formed of different pile yarns, and said one set of pile yarns crossing said other set of pile yarns on the reverse face of said base from said pile tufts.

Claim 4

A tufted pile fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating said base, said pile yarns being arranged in two sets of pile yarns with one set of pile yarns penetrating said base and forming alternate longitudinal rows of pile tufts on one face of said base and with said other set of pile yarns penetrating said base and forming intervening rows of pile tufts on said one face of said base, each of said rows of pile tufts comprising successive groups of pile tufts with each group comprising a series of pile tufts, adjacent groups of pile tufts in each row being formed of different pile yarns, and said one set of pile yarns crossing said other set of pile yarns on the reverse face of said base from said pile tufts.

Claim 5

A tufted pile fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating the base and forming on one surface of the base longitudinal rows of pile tufts, said pile yarns being arranged in two sets of pile yarns with the pile yarns of one set forming alternate longitudinal rows of tufts on said surface and the pile yarns of the other set forming intervening longitudinal rows of tufts on said surface, but wherein said alternate rows have successive tufts thereof formed of respective different yarns of said one set and said intervening rows have successive tufts thereof formed of respective different yarns of said other set with the pile yarns forming said alternate rows crossing said pile yarns forming said intervening rows and vice versa on the reverse side of said base from said tufts.

Claim 6

A tufted pile fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating the base and forming on one surface of the base longitudinal rows of pile tufts, said pile yarns being arranged in two sets of pile yarns with the pile yarns of one set forming alternate longitudinal rows of tufts on said surface and the pile yarns of the other set forming intervening longitudinal rows of tufts on said surface, but wherein said alternate rows have successive tufts thereof formed of respective different yarns of said one set and said intervening rows have successive tufts thereof formed of respective different yarns of said other set with the pile yarns forming said alternate rows crossing said pile yarns forming said intervening rows and vice versa on the reverse side of said base from said tufts.

Claim 7

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in alternate rows being formed from a first set of pile yarns and pile tufts in intervening rows being formed from a second set of pile yarns, offset pile tufts in adjacent alternate rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the intervening rows along the back of the base, and offset pile tufts in adjacent intervening rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the alternate rows along the back of the base.

Claim 8

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in alternate rows being formed from a first set of pile yarns and pile tufts in intervening rows being formed from a second set of pile yarns, offset pile tufts in adjacent alternate rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the intervening rows along the back of the base, and offset pile tufts in adjacent intervening rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the alternate rows along the back of the base.

Claim 9

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in alternate rows being formed from a first set of pile yarns and pile tufts in intervening rows being formed from a second set of pile yarns, and offset groups of successive pile tufts in adjacent alternate rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the intervening rows of tufts along the back of the base.

Claim 10

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns penetrating the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in alternate rows being formed from a first set of pile yarns and pile tufts in intervening rows being formed from a second set of pile yarns, and offset groups of successive pile tufts in adjacent alternate rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the intervening rows of tufts along the back of the base.

Claim 11

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in alternate rows being formed from a first set of pile yarns and pile tufts in intervening rows being formed from a second set of pile yarns, offset groups of successive pile tufts in adjacent alternate rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the intervening rows along the back of the base, and offset groups of successive pile tufts in adjacent intervening rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the alternate rows along the back of the base.

Claim 12

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in alternate rows being formed from a first set of pile yarns and pile tufts in intervening rows being formed from a second set of pile yarns, offset groups of successive pile tufts in adjacent alternate rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the intervening rows along the back of the base, and offset groups of successive pile tufts in adjacent intervening rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of the alternate rows along the back of the base.

Claim 13

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, each of said longitudinal rows of pile tufts comprising successive groups of pile tufts with each group having a series of pile tufts therein, the pile tufts in any given group being formed of the same pile yarn with adjacent groups of pile tufts in each longitudinal row being formed of different pile yarns, and alternate rows of said pile tufts having offset groups of pile tufts formed of the same pile yarn and being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of intervening rows along the back of the base.

Claim 14

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, each of said longitudinal rows of pile tufts comprising successive groups of pile tufts with each group having a series of pile tufts therein, the pile tufts in any given group being formed of the same pile yarn with adjacent groups of pile tufts in each longitudinal row being formed of different pile yarns, and alternate rows of said pile tufts having offset groups of pile tufts formed of the same pile yarn and being interconnected by the respective pile yarn extending across the back of intervening rows along the back of the base.

Claim 15

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in certain spaced rows being formed from one set of pile yarns and pile tufts in other spaced rows being formed from another set of pile yarns, said other spaced rows being positioned between said certain spaced rows, offset pile tufts in said certain spaced rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn forming the offset pile tufts extending across the back of said other spaced rows along the back of the base, and offset pile tufts in said other spaced rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn forming the offset pile tufts extending across the back of said certain spaced rows along the back of the base.

Claim 16

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, pile tufts in certain spaced rows being formed from one set of pile yarns and pile tufts in other spaced rows being formed from another set of pile yarns, said other spaced rows being positioned between said certain spaced rows, offset pile tufts in said certain spaced rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn forming the offset pile tufts extending across the back of said other spaced rows along the back of the base, and offset pile tufts in said other spaced rows being interconnected by the respective pile yarn forming the offset pile tufts extending across the back of said certain spaced rows along the back of the base.

Claim 17

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, each row of pile tufts comprising a plurality of successive tufts formed from a plurality of respective pile yarns successively arranged in a predetermined sequence, and spaced rows of pile tufts having certain pile tufts therein formed of the same pile yarn and being connected by said same pile yarn extending across the back of an intervEning row of tufts along the back of the base.

Claim 18

A tufted fabric comprising a base and pile yarns extending through the base and forming pile tufts arranged in longitudinal rows on the face thereof, each row of pile tufts comprising a plurality of successive tufts formed from a plurality of respective pile yarns successively arranged in a predetermined sequence, and spaced rows of pile tufts having certain pile tufts therein formed of the same pile yarn and being connected by said same pile yarn extending across the back of an intervEning row of tufts along the back of the base.