Non-woven fiber mat and method for forming same

Details Non-woven fiber mat and method for forming same Non-woven fiber mat and method for forming same

1997-12-30

1999-10-26

Weisberger, Richard

Paper making and fiber liberation

Processes and products

Non-uniform, irregular or configured web or sheet

162152, 162156, 1621571, 1621572, D21H 1100

Patent

active

059721669

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a non-woven fiber mat suitable for reinforcing resilient sheet floor coverings, such as vinyl floor coverings. The non-woven fiber mat is in the form of a sheet of reinforcement fibers which at least includes semi-coiled fibers and can also include coiled fiber, with one or more turns, and even some relatively straight or slightly curved fibers. It is desirable for most, if not all, of the reinforcement fibers to be made from glass. However, it may also be desirable for the reinforcement fibers to include glass fibers and synthetic fibers. It may even be possible for the reinforcement fibers to include only non-glass fibers. At least one polymeric binder is used for bonding together the reinforcement fibers so as to make the fiber mat a suitable substrate for reinforcing resilient sheet floor coverings, such as an interlayer for vinyl floor coverings. By using a non-woven fiber mat containing reinforcement fibers that are not completely straight and capable of interlocking with one another, a resilient sheet floor covering made with such a mat can exhibit improved planar compressibility.

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