Claims
- 1. An insulative textile flooring pad comprising:
slightly crimped 6 D nylon fibers; polyethylene fibers; polyester sheer fibers; and a vapor barrier.
- 2. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 1 wherein the slightly crimped nylon fibers and polyester fibers are distributed substantially randomly in a first plane.
- 3. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 1 comprising less than about 50% to 70% slightly crimped nylon.
- 4. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 1 comprising about 60% slightly crimped nylon fiber.
- 5. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 1 comprising between 10% and 20% polyester fiber.
- 6. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 5 comprising 15% polyester.
- 7. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 1 comprising 20% to 30% polyester sheer fiber.
- 8. The insulative textile flooring pad according to claim 1 having a density of about 7.1 pounds per cubic foot.
- 9. A floor structure comprising:
a sub floor; a carpet surface layer; and a textile pad disposed between said sub floor and surface layer comprising binder and crimped nylon fibers distributed substantially random in a first plane, said binder fibers being meltable at a predetermined temperature to couple the binding fibers to the reinforcement fibers.
- 10. The floor structure according to claim 9 wherein said carpet material comprises a woven carpet.
- 11. The floor structure according to claim 9 wherein said binder fiber is polyester.
- 12. The floor structure according to claim 9 wherein the binder fibers are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The floor structure according to claim 9 wherein the textile pad has a density of about 7 pounds per cubic foot.
- 14. The floor structure according to claim 9 wherein the textile pad has a compression set of 9.6%.
- 15. The floor structure according to claim 14 wherein the textile pad has a weight of 32 oz/sq yd.
- 16. The floor structure according to claim 9 wherein the textile pad has about 60% slightly crimped 6 denier nylon fiber.
- 17. The floor structure according to claim 16, wherein the textile pad has about 15% binder fiber.
- 18. A floor underlayment for disposal under a floor surface comprising:
less than about 20% thermoplastic binder fibers and more than about 50% slightly crimped 6 denier nylon fibers, said floor underlayment having a first surface disposed beneath said floor surface and having a density of about 7.1 pounds per cubic foot.
- 19. The floor underlayment according to claim 18 having about 60% slightly crimped 6 denier nylon fiber.
- 20. The floor underlayment according to claim 18 wherein the thermoplastic binder fiber is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, and mixtures thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/038,187 filed on Jan. 4, 2002 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/535,802 filed on Mar. 28, 2000. The disclosure of the above applications is incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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10038187 |
Jan 2002 |
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10376725 |
Feb 2003 |
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Parent |
09535802 |
Mar 2000 |
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Child |
10038187 |
Jan 2002 |
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