A dimensionally stable universal floor covering includes a tufted textile having stitches and a reinforcement layer of fibers and adhesive providing dimensional stability for the entire floor covering. The fibers and adhesive are mixed and then moved by an applicator towards the stitches. A slip path is formed to improve the movement of the fibers and adhesive. A releasable adhesive or gecko-like cover system is provided which also provides additional strength and stability and a releasable attachment of the universal floor covering to a supporting surface.

A non-slip cold-resistant loop mat and a manufacturing method therefor. The non-slip cold-resistant loop mat includes a non-slip mesh layer (1) and a loop layer arranged on the non-slip mesh layer (1); the loop layer includes a flat loop base layer, and a plurality of vertical filaments (2) and a plurality of arched loops (3) erected on the loop base layer; both the vertical filaments (2) and the arched loops (3) are provided with particles (4); the non-slip mesh layer (1) is of a porous structure; upper ends of the vertical filaments (2) extend upwards; the arched loops (3) are vertically arranged; and the particles (4) are fixed on the vertical filaments (2) and the arched loops (3) in an adhesive manner. The influence of the temperature on the overall hardness of the loop mat is small, and the anti-slip performance of the loop mat is improved.

A dimensionally stable universal floor covering includes a tufted textile having stitches and a reinforcement layer operatively connected to the stitches to provide dimensional stability for the entire floor covering. The reinforcement layer is made of fibers and adhesive that are formed into a reinforcement layer of laminated fibers that is operatively connected to the stitches and/or the fibers and adhesive are formed into a layer of fibers and adhesive that is contained within the stitches. The fibers and adhesive are mixed and then moved by an applicator toward the stitches. A curved slip path is formed on a curved portion of the applicator to improve the movement of the fibers and adhesive toward the stitches. A removable tip portion on the end of the curved portion of the applicator improves the penetration of the adhesive and provides compression of the fibers towards the ends of the stitches. A releasable adhesive cover system is provided to cover the layer of fibers for providing additional strength and stability and for providing a releasable attachment of the universal floor covering to a supporting surface.

A carpet pad includes a top hook layer and a bottom anti-slip layer. An upper surface of the hook layer is provided with protruding monofilaments in a bent shape. Top ends of the protruding monofilaments are provided with bumps formed by melting/softening and then cooling the protruding monofilaments. The protruding monofilaments on the hook layer are heat-treated to make their top ends melted/softened into the small bumps. The heat-treated protruding monofilaments have a certain degree of curvature and inclination, and thus can firmly hook with various carpets above and provide a large friction force, in particular in a vertical direction. The length and density of the protruding monofilaments are reasonably designed to make the protruding monofilaments well hook and lock with the carpet above. In addition, the protruding monofilaments touch soft, and the bumps are not prickly.

A floor mat made of a rubber sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface with spaced-apart lugs extending therefrom, each lug having a pair of opposing nibs spaced-apart to define a passage therebetween with a longitudinal axis in a selected direction and the selected direction different from the direction of the longitudinal axis of the passage in an adjacent lug, which lugs cooperatively resist movement of the mat in response to loading by foot and wheeled cart traffic across the floor mat disposed on a floor surface.

A chair mat including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, wherein the first layer includes a plastic, wherein the second layer includes an adhesive, wherein the third layer includes a cushioning foam, wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer, wherein the first layer is more rigid than the third layer.

A dimensionally stable universal floor covering includes a tufted textile having stitches and a reinforcement layer operatively connected to the stitches to provide dimensional stability for the entire floor covering. The reinforcement layer is made of fibers and adhesive that are formed into a reinforcement layer of laminated fibers that is operatively connected to the stitches and/or the fibers and adhesive are formed into a layer of fibers and adhesive that is contained within the stitches. The fibers and adhesive are mixed and then moved by an applicator toward the stitches. A curved slip path is formed on a curved portion of the applicator to improve the movement of the fibers and adhesive toward the stitches. A removable tip portion on the end of the curved portion of the applicator improves the penetration of the adhesive and provides compression of the fibers towards the ends of the stitches. A releasable adhesive cover system is provided to cover the layer of fibers for providing additional strength and stability and for providing a releasable attachment of the universal floor covering to a supporting surface.

The present invention discloses a rug that is weighted along the outer edges, the central portion or a combination thereof to prevent bunching, gathering or upturns of the rug and to hold the rug in place. Such rugs comprise pockets or sleeves on the bottom surface of the rug wherein flat weighted inserts can be placed in these pockets or sleeves. The weighted inserts could be coated metallic inserts with length greater than the width or coated or non-coated weighted pellets. The pockets or sleeves can encase the weighted inserts completely or covering just one surface, can be attached or detachable and can be closed at both ends or closed at one end and open at the other end.

A dimensionally stable universal floor covering includes a tufted textile having stitches and a reinforcement layer operatively connected to the stitches to provide dimensional stability for the entire floor covering. The reinforcement layer is made of fibers that are initially contained within a composition of adhesive and fibers. Mixing of the adhesive/fibers composition and/or injection of compressed air, assists in preparing the adhesive and fiber composition to be in the preferred condition and position prior to the forming of the reinforcement layer. Multiple sources of pressure, including vacuum, are applied in a controlled manner for moving the adhesive and fiber composition to form a reinforcement layer of fibers that is operatively connected to the stitches and/or to form a layer of fibers and adhesive that is contained within the stitches. The universal floor covering is selectively cut and transported in a roll for installation, and it can be conveniently recycled if necessary.

A multi-piece floor arrangement and assembly forms a floor covering that includes a top, or upper, rug portion and bottom, or lower, mat portion, and pocketed corner areas in each corner of an underside surface of the rug portion into which corresponding corners of the mat portion are insertable. The pocketed corner areas secure the rug portion with the mat portion when both are placed on an underlying surface while enabling a flow of air between the rug portion and the mat portion. The mat portion includes multiple interlocking sections that help to maintain the floor covering in a uniform planar shape and provide an aesthetically-pleasing appearance when placed on an underlying surface. The multi-piece arrangement and assembly does not move relative to that surface, yet does not require either a cumbersome installation or removal process.