摘要 |
This invention relates to a tufted PET carpet assembly and a method of forming the same. The carpet assembly according to the invention comprises a face layer comprised of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yam comprised of PET fibers and tufted at a pre-determined gauge, the face layer having a face weight, a first backing layer adjacent the face layer, and a first back coating layer adjacent the first backing layer. The invention also provides a method of forming a tufted PET carpet assembly with PET yarn comprising the steps of tufting the PET yarn at a pre determined gauge onto a backing, applying a back coating to the tufted PET via extrusion to lock the tufted PET to the backing, and applying steam to the tufted PET to enhance the look and feel of the PET. fl j1 . . .. ..16 is (NJ NJ ~20 |