CARPET SEAM TAPE

• US 20150150401A1
• Filed: 02/06/2015
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Paul Bennett
• Original Assignee: Daniel Paul Bennett
• Inventors: BENNETT, DANIEL PAUL
• Application Number:
  US14/616,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20150150401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/0443 using hot-melt adhesives; Irons therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/045 Gripper strips; Seaming strips; Edge retainers A47G27/0443 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/4815 Hot melt adhesives, e.g. thermoplastic adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/5007 characterised by the structure of said adhesive tape, threads or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/5021 being multi-layered
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/5028 being textile in woven or non-woven form
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/5035 being in thread form, i.e. in the form of a single filament, e.g. in the form of a single coated filament
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/5042 covering both elements to be joined
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/1142 Single butt to butt joints
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/21 said joint lines being formed by a single dot or dash or by several dots or dashes, i.e. spot joining or spot welding
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/232 said joint lines being multiple and parallel, i.e. the joint being formed by several parallel joint lines
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/43 Joining a relatively small portion of the surface of said articles B29C66/45 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/7652 Pile carpets
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2262/062 Cellulose fibres, e.g. cotton
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/51 Elastic
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2471/02 Carpets
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/024 Woven fabric
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/026 Knitted fabric
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/04 characterised by a layer being specifically extensible by reason of its structure or arrangement , e.g. by reason of the chemical nature of the fibres or filaments
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/08 the fibres or filaments of a layer being of different substances , e.g. conjugate fibres, mixture of different fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/26 : another layer next to it also being fibrous or filamentary relative arrangement of fibres or filaments of different layers B32B5/12
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/14 : applied in spaced arrangements, e.g. in stripes
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2203/314 : for carpets
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/204 : the adhesive coating being discontinuous
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/208 : the adhesive layer being constituted by at least two or more adjacent or superposed adhesive layers, e.g. multilayer adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/304 : the adhesive being heat-activatable, i.e. not tacky at temperatures inferior to 30°C
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2400/263 : in the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/21 : Paper; Textile fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/29 : Laminated material metallised plastics C09J7/22
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/35 : Heat-activated
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24843 : with heat sealable or heat releasable adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24851 : Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2817 : Heat sealable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2826 : Synthetic resin or polymer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2848 : Three or more layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2098 : At least two coatings or impregnations of different chemical composition
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2746 : Heat-activatable adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/277 : Coated or impregnated cellulosic fiber fabric

Abstract

Carpet seam tape for joining two carpet segments comprises an elongated base layer being resilient in a transverse direction, an intervening layer applied to the base layer, and an adhesive applied to the intervening layer.

Claims

1. Carpet seam tape for joining two carpet segments, the carpet seam tape comprising:

an elongated base layer being resilient in a transverse direction;

an intervening layer applied to the base layer; and

an adhesive applied to the intervening layer.

2. The carpet seam tape of claim 1, wherein the adhesive comprises a hot-melt thermoplastic adhesive.

3. The carpet seam tape of claim 1, wherein the base layer comprises textile or fabric.

4. The carpet seam tape of claim 3, wherein the textile or fabric comprises (a) cotton and elastane or (b) denim and elastane.

5. The carpet seam tape of claim 1, wherein the adhesive comprises (a) a unitary mass of adhesive, (b) a plurality of beads of adhesive, or (c) a plurality of spots of adhesive.

6. The carpet seam tape of claim 1, wherein the intervening layer comprises (a) a unitary mass of intervening layer, (b) a plurality of beads of intervening layer, or (c) a plurality of spots of intervening layer.

7. The carpet seam tape of claim 1, wherein the intervening layer comprises a sealant to inhibit the adhesive from seeping into pores of the base layer.

8. The carpet seam tape of claim 1, wherein the adhesive comprises a first adhesive, and wherein the intervening layer comprises a second adhesive.

9. The carpet seam tape of claim 8, wherein the second adhesive comprises a polymer adhesive.

10. Carpet seam tape for joining two carpet segments, the carpet seam tape comprising:

an elongated base layer;

an intervening layer applied to the base layer; and

an adhesive applied to the intervening layer.

11. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the adhesive comprises a hot-melt thermoplastic adhesive.

12. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the base layer is resilient in a transverse direction.

13. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the base layer comprises textile or fabric.

14. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the base layer comprises textile or fabric that is resilient in a transverse direction.

15. The carpet seam tape of claim 14, wherein the textile or fabric comprises (a) cotton and elastane or (b) denim and elastane.

16. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the adhesive comprises (a) a unitary mass of adhesive, (b) a plurality of beads of adhesive, or (c) a plurality of spots of adhesive.

17. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the intervening layer comprises (a) a unitary mass of intervening layer, (b) a plurality of beads of intervening layer, or (c) a plurality of spots of intervening layer.

18. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the intervening layer comprises a sealant to inhibit the adhesive from seeping into pores of the base layer.

19. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the adhesive comprises a first adhesive, and wherein the intervening layer comprises a second adhesive.

20. The carpet seam tape of claim 17, wherein the second adhesive comprises a polymer adhesive.

21. The carpet seam tape of claim 10, wherein the seam tape does not comprise a scrim.