A light-emitting carpet or light-emitting trim panel that employs a translucent polymer sheet that has a protective layer and a plurality of cavities configured to accept a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged to generate light where the LEDs are configured to align and project into the polymeric sheet cavities.

An object of the present invention is to provide a carpet exhibiting excellent antifouling property against both dry soil and wet soil. The carpet is a carpet including a pile yarn having a coated pile single yarn, in which the coated pile single yarn is a pile single yarn to which a layer A containing organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-based compound is attached, a fineness of the coated pile single yarn is 8 to 40 dtex, a crimp elongation of the pile yarn is 10% to 30%, a carpet staining degree (ΔE) in an antifouling dry test is 30 or less, and a carpet staining degree (ΔE) in an antifouling wet test is 30 or less.

A method of making a floor covering including a tufted textile substrate and a reinforcement backing system. A layer of reinforcement fibers is positioned on the ends of yarn stitches. Applicators are operationally connected such that adhesive is forced into the reinforcement fiber layer towards a primary backing substrate, and adhesive is also substantially simultaneously directed to form a pool of adhesive between the applicators, and a portion of the pool of adhesive is also substantially simultaneously applied as a layer of adhesive on the reinforcement fiber layer.

The present invention relates to a carpet tile or carpet strip which is suitable for the contract market, more particularly office or commercial buildings, comprising a machine or mechanically woven carpet, comprising warp and weft yarns, a needle felt, an intermediate layer between the needle felt and the machine or mechanically woven fabric, wherein a part of the warp yarns on the back side of the machine or mechanically woven fabric have at least partially fused together. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a carpet tile or carpet strip which is suitable for the contract market, in particular office and commercial buildings.

A light-emitting carpet or light-emitting trim panel that employs a translucent polymer sheet that has a protective layer and a plurality of cavities configured to accept a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged to generate light where the LEDs are configured to align and project into the polymeric sheet cavities.

An object of the present invention is to provide a carpet exhibiting excellent antifouling property against both dry soil and wet soil. The carpet is a carpet including a pile yarn having a coated pile single yarn, in which the coated pile single yarn is a pile single yarn to which a layer A containing organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-based compound is attached, a fineness of the coated pile single yarn is 8 to 40 dtex, a crimp elongation of the pile yarn is 10% to 30%, a carpet staining degree (E) in an antifouling dry test is 30 or less, and a carpet staining degree (E) in an antifouling wet test is 30 or less.