526results about "Domestic upholstery" patented technology

A composite upholstery panel includes a layer of ticking fabric, a layer of flame and heat-resistant backing fabric, and a layer of resilient flame and heat-resistant cushioning material sandwiched between the layer of ticking fabric and the layer of backing fabric. The composite upholstery panel maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged at any location with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocol set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs (TB-603). However, individually, the ticking layer, backing layer and cushioning layer would fail to maintain flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocol set forth in TB-603.

The present invention relates to products having a foam carrier or substrate, and particularly to such products employing a reticulated polyurethane foam carrier impregnated with silicone polymer. The present invention also relates to a method of producing these silicone-impregnated foam products.

Nonwoven wet-lay flame barrier of the invention comprises a blend of water dispersible fibers, that are inherently fire resistant and nonshrinking to direct flame, along with water dispersible fibers extruded from polymers made with halogenated monomers and optionally including fiberglass and wood pulp, being together thermally bonded with a binder resin in a wet-lay manufacturing process to provide a relatively thin, but dense, durable flame barrier with excellent tensile, and durability properties in the end use application. The wet-lay flame barrier of this invention also allows for the manufacture of open flame resistant composite articles, while also permitting the continued use of conventional non-flame retardant dress cover fabrics, conventional non-flame retardant fiberfills and conventional non-flame retardant polyurethane foams.

A polylactic acid resin film or sheet which can be satisfactorily and stably formed and has excellent matte properties. It is a single-layer matte film or sheet which comprises a polylactic acid resin composition containing a particulate substance and at least one side of which has a surface gloss as measured in accordance with ASTM-D2457-70 (45° gloss) of 60% or lower.

Provided are partially or fully neutralized mixtures of carboxylate functionalized ethylene high copolymers or terpolymers (Mw between 80,000 and 500,000 Da) with carboxylate functionalized ethylene low copolymers (Mw between 2,000 and 30,000 Da). The compositions are used in films, multilayer structures and other articles of manufacture. The compositions are preferably used on a surface of the articles.

A method of forming a multi-colored multi-layered non-woven composite includes the application of ultrasonic energy to the top layer to displace a portion of that layer in a predetermined pattern such that openings are formed through which any underlying layer may be visible. In related embodiments, the use of pinsonic or ultrasonic embossing of a non-woven layer provides a three-dimensional colored pattern due to melting and densification of the fibers and/or the activation of heat activatable pigments or dyes used to color the non-woven.

The invention relates to slickened or siliconized flame resistant fiber blends that are well suited for use in mattresses, boxsprings, upholstered furniture, fiber-filled bed clothing, transportation seating or any end use application where a soft materials are desired for flame resistant (FR) purposes. Some of the fibers in the blend are slickened. The FR fibers incorporated into these blends include both char forming FR fibers and oxygen depleting FR fibers. FR char-forming fibers are those which exhibit little shrinkage when exposed to direct flame and are not spun from polymers manufactured with halogenated monomers. Oxygen depleting FR fibers are spun from polymers manufactured with halogenated monomers.

The present invention provides a process for producing a prepreg of high modulus reinforcing fibers, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing a reinforcing fiber bundle layer wherein such bundle contains a thermoplastic and/or crosslinking resin within the fiber bundle; b) providing a layer of a thermoplastic and/or crosslinking material layer on at least one side of the high modulus fiber layer of step a); c) compressing the layers from step b) under an appropriate amount of heat and pressure, and thereby producing a prepreg of high modulus reinforcing fibers.

A multilayer structure comprising (A) a fabric and (B) a polymeric layer comprising a substantially random interpolymer comprising in polymerized form i) one or more α-olefin monomers and ii) one or more vinyl or vinylidene aromatic monomers and/or one or more sterically hindered aliphatic or cycloaliphatic vinyl or vinylidene monomers, and optionally iii) other polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s); layer (B) being free from a substantial amount of tackifier. The multilayer structure has desirable haptics and surprisingly good drape properties. It is useful in many applications, for example as water-impermeable clothes, tablecloths, tents, water-impermeable covers, curtains, artificial leather or upholstery.

Engineered leather substrates, methods of making the substrates, engineered leather composites including the substrates, and articles of manufacture which include the engineered leather substrates or composites are disclosed. The substrate includes leather, non-leather fibers, a binding agent and one or more additional components such as cushioning agents, softeners, processing aids, and colorants. A composite material can be formed including the substrate and one or more additional layers, such as top coat layers, reinforcing layers, and cushioning layers. The substrate and or the composite can be chemically or mechanically embossed. The leather used to form the engineered leather substrate can be derived from post-industrial and/or post-consumer materials. The non-leather fibers can be organic or inorganic, and the composition can also include inorganic fillers, such as calcium carbonate, and clays. The cushioning agents can include polymeric microbubbles, foam, rubber particles, and other low density cushioning agents. The binding agents can be synthetic or natural, such as synthetic latex, natural latex, PVA, and starch.

A multi-layer sheet suitable as sealable or peelable sheet specially used for closing foodstuff containers or blisters. This multi-layer sheet comprises a tie-layer between a substrate layer and a seal or a peel-seal layer comprising a polyolefin with acid or anhydride, grafted or copolymerized. The tie-layer has a thickness equivalent to 1-7 g/m2. The seal layer comprises a polyolefin. The total thickness of the combination of tie-layer and seal layer is equivalent to 3-20 g/m. This multilayer sheet is prepared by extrusion or coextrusion coating.

A method of producing a ticking includes laminating a flame retardant backer to film material, wherein the backer releases flame retardant in the vapor phase that reduces the rate of flame propagation along the film material, when the ticking layer is exposed to flame. The backer is laminated in direct contact with the film material. In some embodiments, the laminated ticking is configured to release less than 15 MJ of heat in the first ten minutes when exposed to a flame in accordance with the testing protocol set forth in 16 CFR 1633. Upholstered articles, such as mattresses, mattress foundations, and articles of furniture, may incorporate the ticking layer.

A cellular structure may include a plurality of cells each cell of the plurality of cells having a fourteen-cornered cross section. The fourteen-cornered cross section may include fourteen sides and fourteen corners. Each cell may include a plurality of longitudinal walls extending between a top and a bottom of the cell, the longitudinal walls intersecting to create corners of the cell.

The present invention is directed to articles of manufacture for drying or wiping a surface or protecting a surface from soiling. In one embodiment, a seat cover is described. In another embodiment, a fishing chap is described. In still another embodiment, a wiping and cleaning article is described.

A composite material comprising a first layer which comprises a surfactant component, surfactant-generated microcells, a gel catalyst component and a binder component, and a second layer which comprises a metallic component is provided. The first layer may further comprise a filler component. In addition, the composite material may further comprise a substrate to which the first layer is adhered. The composite materials have heat insulating and fire resistant characteristics and are particularly suited for use in building materials and mattresses.

A multi-layer sheet material includes at least one textile substrate layer, at least one foamed layer made of polyvinyl chloride containing plasticizer, at least one cover layer made of polyvinyl chloride containing plasticizer, and at least one coating layer facing outward on the cover layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the multi-layer sheet material and to an interior trim part made of a sheet material for a vehicle. For a reduced tendency to yellow under high-temperature aging and for greater color fastness, the polyvinyl chloride fraction in the cover layer is based at least 50 wt% on a polyvinyl chloride that was produced according to the method of suspension polymerization (S-PVC), and the composition for the cover layer comprises a calcium hydroxide stabilizer and/or a Ca/Zn stabilizer that contains 1 to 3 wt% calcium and 1 to 2 wt% zinc.

The invention relates to the use of a flame resistant (FR) three-layer double-knit fabric, also know as a matelasse fabric. The top layer is of standard non-FR face yarn, the middle layer is of a FR filler spun yarn and the bottom layer is of a FR spun yarn or FR filament yarn. This FR matelasse fabric can be used to protect a mattress, foundation, upholstery cushion, pillow, office panel, transportation seat or any other article requiring FR protection. In this invention, a matelasse fabric is formed by circular double knitting a FR spun or FR filament yarn into the bottom portion of the fabric, utilizing a heavy cotton count FR filler spun yarn for the middle layer and using conventional non-FR yarns for the top layer. The invention has particular applicability in the formation of FR mattresses and foundations that require passage of large open flame tests such as CPSC's 16 CFR Part 1633, California's Test Bulletin 603 and Test Bulletin 129 and in the formation of FR upholstered furniture that requires passage of California's Test Bulletin 133 or British Standard 5852 using the crib 5 ignition source or higher.

An active self-transformable material comprising a flexible base material with an active material disposed on or within the flexible base material in a specific pattern. More particularly, the active material and the flexible base material differ in properties such that the active material is reactive to an external stimulus trigger that to cause an automatic transformation of the active self-transformable material into a predetermined 3-dimensional transformed shape.