Fiber-based carpet cushion with added resilience from vertically oriented fiber construction

US8987151B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8987151-B2
Application numberUS-201113114498-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 24, 2011
Priority dateMay 24, 2010
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A fiber pad having a core non-woven layer is disclosed. The core layer can have an upper surface and a lower surface. The core layer can comprise at least one fiber layer. The at least one fiber layer can comprise a plurality of parallel fibers. Selected groups of the parallel fibers can be folded into desired pleated configurations. Optionally, the core layer can comprise post-consumer carpet materials.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fiber pad comprising: a core non-woven fiber layer having a longitudinal axis and being formed into a plurality of pleats, said pleats extending in a direction transverse to said longitudinal axis and forming opposite top and bottom faces of the core non-woven fiber layer, wherein the core non-woven fiber layer comprises post consumer carpet fibers having non-uniform linear density and non-uniform fiber lengths, wherein at least portion of the post consu…

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What does patent US8987151B2 cover?
A fiber pad having a core non-woven layer is disclosed. The core layer can have an upper surface and a lower surface. The core layer can comprise at least one fiber layer. The at least one fiber layer can comprise a plurality of parallel fibers. Selected groups of the parallel fibers can be folded into desired pleated configurations. Optionally, the core layer can comprise post-consumer carpet …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Burns Jim, Rees John J M, Odum Tom, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D04H1/42. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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