Method of Producing a Carpet or Rug, and a Carpet or Rug Produced by Such Method

Abstract

A method of producing a carpet or rug pursuant to a tufting process, including tufting pile threads into a tuft substrate, and guiding the back side of the tuft substrate along while pressing the back side, together with the loops of the pile threads pierced through the tuft substrate, against a heated drum. At a predetermined temperature, the loops of the pierced-through pile threads begin to melt, and at a predetermined pressure are pressed flat against the tuft substrate.

1 . A method of producing a carpet or rug pursuant to a tufting process, including the steps of:
 tufting pile threads into a tuft substrate; and   guiding a back side of said tuft substrate along while pressing said back side, together with loops of said pile threads pierced through said tuft substrate, against a heated drum to heat said loops, wherein at a predetermined temperature, said loops begin to melt, and are pressed flat against said tuft substrate at a predetermined pressure.   
   
   
       2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said tuft substrate is caused to melt, and wherein the melted loops of said pile threads are connected with said tuft substrate. 
   
   
       3 . A carpet or rug produced pursuant to the method of  claim 2 , wherein said pile threads are tufted into said tuft substrate, wherein said loops of said pile threads that are pierced through said tuft substrate and are connected therewith are pressed flat, and wherein on an upper side opposite said back side said pile threads are oriented parallel to one another. 
   
   
       4 . A carpet or rug according to  claim 3 , wherein said loops of said pile threads are pressed flat in a U-shaped manner.