摘要 |
<p>Floor covering, such as carpets (30) or other covering materials for residential and general furnishing, are fixed to a floor or other surface by means of an applied bonding layer which is converted, only after the carpet has been laid and adjusted in position, from a non-adhesive state into a malleable tacky phase by the application of heat after which a firm bond is produced in a cooling phase. Alternatively, the bonding layer may be provided by a separate interlayer 20. The bonding layer comprises a thermoplastic material and an activating agent, for example a plasticizer such as dicyclohexyl phthalate. <IMAGE></p> |