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(11) |
EP 1 026 311 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
| (88) |
Date of publication A3: |
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09.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/15 |
| (43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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09.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/32 |
| (22) |
Date of filing: 18.01.2000 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
| (30) |
Priority: |
01.02.1999 IT FI990019
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| (71) |
Applicant: Diddi & Gori S.p.A. |
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50041 Calenzano (Firenze) (IT) |
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| (72) |
Inventor: |
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- Diddi, Gabriele
59100 Prato (IT)
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| (74) |
Representative: Bardini, Marco Luigi et al |
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c/o Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Corso dei Tintori, 25
50122 Firenze
50122 Firenze (IT) |
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A recyclable carpet and a manufacturing process thereof |
(57) A process for the manufacture of a textile material for floor covering, in which
a layer of needlepunched non-woven fabric made of synthetic fiber is formed, a layer
of binder in an aqueous suspension of a water-resistant vinyl resin having hydrolizable
functionalities sufficient to be dissolved when heated in a strongly basic solvent
being applied thereon. The vinyl resin can include a polymer made of polyvinyl acetate.
The floor covering material thus obtained is recyclable.