US5470648A
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Composite fabrics of nonwoven nylon layers and fiberglass scrim
Assignee: Invista North America LLC
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Filing: 1994-06-10
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Granted: 1995-11-28
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Expires: 2014-06-10
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to composite fabrics having two layers of nonwoven fabric comprising entangled non-bonded nylon filaments and a reinforcing layer of fiberglass scrim adhesively attached to each of the nonwoven layers. The composite fabrics are useful as backings in a carpet assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul S. Pearlman
- 👤 Vijayendra Kumar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:02
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; B32B5/02; B32B5/022; B32B5/06; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/42; D04H1/4326; D04H1/4334; D04H1/58; D04H1/593; D04H3/00; D04H3/002; D04H3/004; D04H3/005; D04H3/009; D04H3/011; D04H3/02; D04H3/04; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/02; B32B2262/0261; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/101; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/102; Y10T442/133; Y10T442/143
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A composite fabric, comprising: a) a first layer of a nonwoven fabric comprising entangled, non-bonded nylon filaments; b) a second layer of fiberglass scrim comprising an array of intersecting continuous multifilament glass strands; and c) a third layer of a nonwoven fabric comprising entangled, non-bonded nylon filaments, wherein each layer of nonwoven fabric is adhesively attached to the layer of fiberglass scrim at a contact surface along said fabrics and scrim in such a manner that individual nylon filaments within the first and third layers of nonwoven fabric are mobile between the strands in the scrim.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A composite fabric, comprising: a) a first layer of a nonwoven fabric comprising entangled, non-bonded nylon filaments; b) a second layer of fiberglass scrim comprising an array of intersecting continuous multifilament glass strands; and c) a third layer of a nonwoven fabric comprising entangled, non-bonded nylon filaments, wherein each layer of nonwoven fabric is adhesively attached to the layer of fiberglass scrim at a contact surface along said fabrics and scrim in such a manner that individual nylon filaments within the first and third layers of nonwoven fabric are mobile between the strands in the scrim.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite fabric of claim 1, wherein the fiberglass scrim comprises an intersecting array of at least 6 multifilament strands by 6 multifilament strands per inch of scrim.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composite fabric of claim 2, wherein each multifilament strand has a denier of at least 500 and a tensile break strength of at least 8 pounds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composite fabric of claim 2, wherein the fiberglass scrim further comprises multifilament glass strands crossing over the intersecting array of multifilament strands in a diagonal direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composite fabric of claim 1, wherein the nylon filaments of each nonwoven layer of nylon fabric are hydro-entangled or needle-punched.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composite fabric of claim 5, wherein the nylon filaments are continuous filaments or staple fiber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite fabric of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a modified acrylic resin.
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