Wall covering

• US 5,292,576 A
• Filed: 06/21/1993
• Issued: 03/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
• Original Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
• Inventors: Sanders, Kenneth H.
• Primary Examiner(s): CANNON, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US08/078,633
• Time in Patent Office: 260 Days
• Field of Search: 428/232, 428/246, 428/248, 428/253, 428/904.4
• US Class Current: 442/313
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2607/02 Wall papers, wall coverings
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/12 next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/30 comprising vinyl (co)polymers; comprising acrylic (co)polymers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/02 characterised by structural features of a fibrous or filamentary layer layer formed of metallic wires B32B15/02; layer formed of natural mineral fibres B32B19/02; layer formed of wood fibres B32B21/02
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/026 Knitted fabric
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 21/00 Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
• CPC Class Codes: D06N 2203/045 Vinyl (co)polymers
• CPC Class Codes: D06N 2205/026 Plastisol
• CPC Class Codes: D06N 7/0002 Wallpaper or wall covering on textile basis
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2201/00 Cellulose-based fibres, e.g. vegetable fibres
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2503/04 Floor or wall coverings; Carpets
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/456 Including additional strand inserted within knit fabric

Abstract

A wallcovering having a weft inserted warp knit fabric as a substrate with the inserted weft yarn being cotton with a count in the range of 18'"'"'s-30'"'"'s.

Claims

1. A wallcovering product comprising:

a face material, a substrate fabric and an adhesive between said face material and said substrate fabric to maintain the face material adhered to said substrate fabric, said substrate fabric being a weft inserted warp knit fabric with the weft inserted yarn being cotton with a count in the range of 18'"'"'s-30'"'"'s.

2. The product of claim 1 wherein said face material is vinyl.

3. The product of claim 2 wherein said weft inserted yarn has a count of 27.

4. The product of claim 1 wherein said warp knit fabric is chain stitched.

5. The product of claim 4 wherein said face material is vinyl.

6. The product of claim 5 wherein said weft inserted yarn has a count of 27.