System and method for laying floor coverings

Abstract

The invention relates to a system and a method for laying floor coverings, in particular wall-to-wall carpet, on floors, in particular stairs, whereby the system has a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and an adhesive mass, whereby the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a carrier layer that is coated with an adhesive coating on a top surface that faces the floor covering and on a bottom surface that faces the floor or the stair. The adhesive mass can be applied at least partially for gluing a backing of the floor covering, in particular in areas with particular shear and/or peel stresses on the floor covering.

1 . A system for laying floor coverings on floors and stairs, the floor coverings having backings, the backings facing the floors or stairs, said system comprising: 
 a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, said tape having a top surface that faces the floor covering and a bottom surface that faces the floor;    a top carrier layer and a bottom carrier layer, said top and bottom carrier layers each being respectively coated onto said top and bottom surfaces of said tape, said top and bottom carrier layers each being coated with an adhesive coating; and    an adhesive mass, said mass gluing the back of the floor covering to the floor, said adhesive mass being applied to one or more of:    said tape top surface; and    the backing of the floor covering.    
   
   
       2 . (canceled)  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive mass is one or more of a paste, liquid, or hot-melt form.  
   
   
       4 . (canceled)  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive mass is one or more of an epoxy resin adhesive, a polyurethane adhesive, an acrylate or metacrylic adhesive, an MS or MSP polymer, a hot-melt having a PU or an EVA base; and 
 wherein said adhesive mass is adapted for being thermoset or humidity-set.    
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a glue gun;    said adhesive mass being stored in one of a tube, or a bag, and a bar form; and said adhesive mass being adapted for loading into said gun and being applied therefrom.    
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a container in the form of a bottle, a can, or a pressure tank, said container adapted to storing said adhesive mass.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said carrier layer of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprises one of a fiber fabric, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, or plastic film.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a removable protective film on said top surface.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said removable protective film is located in an anti-slip manner on one or more of said top and bottom surfaces of said adhesive tape; and 
 said film having one or more of nubs, depressions, grooves, and perforation apertures.    
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a width in a range from 100 mm to 2000 mm.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said carrier layer of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a thickness in a range from 10 to 200 μm.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said bottom surface of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has an adhesive coating with lower adhesive strength than the adhesive strength of said adhesive coating on said top surface.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein different adhesive application weights are provided on said top and bottom tape surfaces, whereby said surface with greater adhesive weight having a greater adhesive strength.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein said adhesive application weight is in the range from 5 to 250 g/m 2 .  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive coating on said top and bottom surfaces of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprise a softener-resistant adhesive.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive coating of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprises one or more of a hot-melt adhesive and an acrylate adhesive.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive coating of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprises different adhesives on said top and bottom surfaces.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive strength of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, on said bottom surface of said tape, has an adhesive force of 1 to 50 N/25 mm.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said carrier layer and said adhesive coating of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape are water vapor permeable with a value in a range from 0.2 μm to 30 μm.  
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein one or more of said carrier layer and said adhesive coating on said tape comprises perforation apertures, said perforation apertures being distributed across the entire tape surface, said apertures being spaced from one another at a distance of less than 10 cm and said apertures having a cross-sectional surface area of less than 4 mm 2 .  
   
   
       22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein said perforation apertures are aligned with one another.  
   
   
       23 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said perforation apertures of said removable protective film are arranged in alignment with one or more of: 
 said perforation apertures in said carrier layer; and    said adhesive coating.    
   
   
       24 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape provided as a roll and is adapted to being unrolled.  
   
   
       25 . A method for laying floor coverings on floors and stairs, said floor covering having backings, said method comprising: 
 obtaining an adhesive system according to  claim 1;     applying said adhesive system to the coverings so that the coverings are adapted to adhere to the floor.    
   
   
       26 . (canceled)  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein said floor has a surface, the floor surface being completely covered with said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein said top surface of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a removable protective film that is adapted to being removed prior to one or more of: 
 applying said adhesive mass; and    gluing said flooring.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising the step of completely covering one of said top or bottom surface of said tape with said adhesive mass.  
   
   
       30 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said gun is a hot glue gun.  
   
   
       31 . The system of  claim 11  wherein pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a width in a range from 140 mm to 1500 mm.  
   
   
       32 . The system of  claim 31  wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a width in a range from 170 mm to 300 mm.  
   
   
       33 . The system of  claim 11  wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is 230 mm when employed on stairs and 350 mm when employed on floors.  
   
   
       34 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein said carrier layer of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a thickness in a range from 25 to 150 μm.  
   
   
       35 . The system of  claim 34 , wherein said carrier layer of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a thickness in a range from 50 to 120 μm.  
   
   
       36 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said adhesive application weight is in the range from 8 to 200 g/m 2 .  
   
   
       37 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein said adhesive application weight is in range from 10 to 150 g/m 2 .  
   
   
       38 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the adhesive strength of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, on said bottom surface of said tape, has an adhesive force of 5 to 30 N/25 mm.  
   
   
       39 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein said carrier layer and said adhesive coating of said pressure-sensitive adhesive tape are water vapor permeable with a value in a range from 0.5 μm to 10 μm.