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EP 0301843 A1 19890201 - Mat and method of manufacture.

Title (en)

Mat and method of manufacture.

Title (de)

Matte und Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben.

Title (fr)

Natte et son procédé de fabrication.

Publication

EP 0301843 A1 19890201 (EN)

Application

EP 88306937 A 19880727

Priority

GB 8717772 A 19870727

Abstract (en)

A mat eg. synthetic grass or carpet comprises a base having a pile formed of yarn of co-extruded polymers of different degrees of longitudinal shrinkage, the yarn having been treated so that the free ends of lenghts thereof are not exposed.

IPC 1-7

A47G 27/02; D05C 17/00; E01C 13/00

IPC 8 full level

E01C 13/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01C 13/08 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] FR 2014861 A1 19700424 - DEUTSCHE LINOLEUM WERKE AG
[Y] US 3940522 A 19760224 - WESSELLS JOHN HUMPHREY
[A] US 4061804 A 19771206 - MCCULLOCH WALTER GRAHAM

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0301843 A1 19890201; GB 8717772 D0 19870903

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88306937 A 19880727; GB 8717772 A 19870727