| 摘要 |
A shaped article, such as a floor covering for a vehicle, is made from a plurality of interconnected sections of fabric having a pile and including a thermosetting or thermoplastic plastics material. During forming of the article on a two-part press, in order to prevent the pile from being flattened, the pile surface of the joined together and properly oriented sections is engaged by a gridlike press part only in the regions of the joints between the section. The press includes a trough-shaped receiving press part and a pivotally mounted top press part which is movable to engage over the article which is positioned in the trough-shaped part. The top press part is favored as a grid with projecting portions such as tubes which engage the article being formed at least at the junctures of sections or portions of the article which are to be arranged at an angle to one or more other portions. The tubes advantageously carry means for selectively cooling or heating the article to apply a desired thermal treatment for permanently forming the article.
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