A shielding device for shielding against weather influences that includes a textile sheet material which is stretched two-dimensionally or can be rolled out and which forms a shield against weather influences, in particular, against solar radiation and/or rain. The textile material has warp threads and weft threads connected together in a lattice-like manner so as to form a fabric. A foam layer which has foam pores that are separated from one another by solid foam walls is applied onto the textile sheet material on at least one side of the textile sheet material.

In one aspect, floor coverings are described herein comprising nylon fibers dyed with at least one vat dyestuff, the dyed nylon fibers exhibiting enhancements to lightfastness, color fastness, wet fastness and/or resistance to household bleach.

Artificial turf for use with an artificial turf system, which may also include a base layer and a support layer. The artificial turf comprising a backing supporting pile tufts of between ¼″ to 4″ in length, in position on its upper surface. The backing may comprise a porous synthetic foam or backing sheet. A filler of particles shaped to have no sharp edges and of substantially equal size are interspersed over the backing and about the tufts up to at least half thick length. The artificial turf substantially retains its resiliency, porosity and equal density throughout.

Disclosed is a napped artificial leather napped including: a non-woven fabric that is an entangle body of ultrafine fibers; and an elastic polymer impregnated into the non-woven fabric, the napped artificial leather having, at least on one side thereof, a napped surface formed by napping the ultrafine fibers, wherein the ultrafine fibers contain 0.5 mass % or more of a pigment (A), the elastic polymer contains 0 to 0.01 mass % of a pigment (B), and the ultrafine fibers and the elastic polymer are undyed; the napped surface has a lightness L* value of 25 or less in a color coordinate space (L*a*b* color space); and a ratio of an area occupied by the elastic polymer, observed on the napped surface, to a total area of an area occupied by the ultrafine fibers and the area occupied by the elastic polymer is 0.5% or less.

Disclosed are a soft solvent-free flame-retardant polyurethane synthetic leather and a preparation method therefor. The soft solvent-free flame-retardant polyurethane synthetic leather comprises an antifouling layer, a surface layer, an intermediate layer, a bonding layer and a base cloth in sequence from top to bottom, wherein the bonding layer is prepared from component A and an isocyanate; the molar ratio of —NCO in the isocyanate to —OH in the component A is 0.85-0.93; and the component A is composed of a polyhydric alcohol, an inhibition-type catalyst, a flame retardant, a filler and a viscosity modifier in parts by weight.

Disclosed are a soft solvent-free flame-retardant polyurethane synthetic leather and a preparation method therefor. The soft solvent-free flame-retardant polyurethane synthetic leather comprises an antifouling layer, a surface layer, an intermediate layer, a bonding layer and a base cloth in sequence from top to bottom, wherein the bonding layer is prepared from component A and an isocyanate; the molar ratio of —NCO in the isocyanate to —OH in the component A is 0.85-0.93; and the component A is composed of a polyhydric alcohol, an inhibition-type catalyst, a flame retardant, a filler and a viscosity modifier in parts by weight. The polyurethane synthetic leather prepared by the present invention has daily life antifouling properties, a good durability, is soft to the touch, is strongly skin-friendly, and has a very superior flame-retardant performance, and also has excellent antifouling, scratch resistance and flexure resistance properties; the production process is simple, efficient and environmentally friendly and same can satisfy market demands.

A sheet material includes a polymeric elastomer and a fiber-entangled body including, as a constituent element, a nonwoven fabric including ultrafine fibers having an average single fiber diameter of 1.0 μm or more and 10.0 μm or less. The ultrafine fibers include a polyester-based resin including a black pigment (a.sub.1). The black pigment (a.sub.1) has an average particle diameter of 0.05 μm or more and 0.20 μm or less and has a coefficient of variation (CV) of the average particle diameter of 75% or less. The polymeric elastomer includes a polyurethane including a black pigment (b). The sheet material has a nap coverage of 70% or more and 100% or less on a surface having a nap.

Disclosed is a leather-like sheet having a lightness L* of 35 or less, and including a fiber structure including fiber dyed with a dye composition including C.I. Basic Blue 3 and at least one blue cationic dye other than C.I. Basic Blue 3, and an elastic polymer contained in internal voids of the fiber structure, or the fiber structure. Also disclosed is a leather-like sheet having a lightness L* of 35 or less, and including a fiber structure including fiber dyed with an azo-based blue cationic dye, and an elastic polymer contained in internal voids of the fiber structure, wherein the leather-like sheet or the fiber structure has a color difference (ΔE), determined when treated for 48 hours under moist and hot conditions of 80° C. and a moisture of 90%, of ΔE≤2. or the fiber structure.

A napped artificial leather including a non-woven fabric including ultrafine fibers and a polyurethane, the napped artificial leather including a napped surface formed by napping the ultrafine fibers on a surface thereof, wherein the napped surface has, after a Martindale abrasion test in accordance with JIS L 1096 (6.17.5E method, Martindale method) under a pressing load of 12 kPa and 50000 times of abrasions, a ratio of the polyurethane observed by a surface observation using an electron microscope in a portion that has been subjected to the Martindale abrasion test, of 4.0% or less.

In one aspect, floor coverings are described herein comprising nylon fibers dyed with at least one vat dyestuff, the dyed nylon fibers exhibiting enhancements to lightfastness, color fastness, wet fastness and/or resistance to household bleach.

The invention relates to a multilayered composite film made of plastic and in the form of a surface coating for an article, wherein the composite film is at least partly transparent, i.e. is transparent in partial regions, has at least one outer transparent top layer which is optionally provided with a transparent coating, and has, on the rear side of the top layer, one or more further transparent plastic layers and also a transparent carrier layer, wherein arranged inside the layer composite is an opaque layer which is in the form of a sheet-like masking or diaphragm provided with openings and is transparent only in the openings of the masking or diaphragm, wherein the opaque layer adjoins the rear side of the top layer in the direction of the carrier layer, wherein the base material of the opaque layer is the same as that of the top layer.