Floor Mats With Microfiber Backing Material

Abstract

An improved floor mat designed to maintain its location in relation to the carpet upon which it is placed. The floor mat comprises a layer of carpet, a layer of support material attached to a layer of carpet, and a layer of loop-pile microfiber material attached to the layer of support material opposite the layer of carpet. The layer of loop-pile microfiber material can include a plurality of split microfibers. The split microfibers can include a generally acute triangular shape wherein a portion of the generally acute triangular shape includes at least one generally arcuate side.

1 . A floor mat comprising:
 a layer of carpet;   a layer of support material attached to the layer of carpet; and   a layer of loop pile microfiber material attached to the layer of support material opposite the layer of carpet, the layer of loop pile microfiber material including a plurality of split microfibers.   
     
     
         2 . The floor mat of  claim 1 , wherein the split microfibers include generally an acute triangular shape. 
     
     
         3 . The floor mat of  claim 2 , wherein a portion of the generally acute triangular shapes include at least one generally arcuate side. 
     
     
         4 . The floor mat of  claim 1 , wherein the layer of loop pile microfiber material includes:
 an area;   a plurality of piles with each pile formed by at least one microfiber and including a height; and   a pile density measured in the number of piles per square centimeter of the area of the layer of loop pile microfiber material,   
     
     
         5 . The floor mat of  claim 4 , wherein the height of each pile ranges from approximately 1.0 millimeters to approximately 12.0 millimeters. 
     
     
         6 . The floor mat of  claim 4 , wherein the height of each pile ranges from approximately 1.5 millimeters to approximately 4.0 millimeters. 
     
     
         7 . The floor mat of  claim 4 , wherein the height of each pile ranges from approximately 2.0 millimeters to approximately 3.0 millimeters. 
     
     
         8 . The floor mat of  claim 4 , wherein the pile density ranges from approximately 5 piles per cm 2  to approximately 500 piles per cm 2 . 
     
     
         9 . The floor mat of  claim 8 , wherein the pile density ranges from approximately +/−10% piles per cm 2    
     
     
         10 . The floor mat of  claim 4 , wherein the pile density ranges from approximately +/−10% piles per cm 2 . 
     
     
         11 . The floor mat of  claim 1 , wherein the layer of loop pile microfiber material includes:
 a plurality of piles and each of the plurality of piles includes one of the split microfibers;   each split microfiber comprises segments as part of the split; and   wherein the number of filaments per pile ranges from approximately 10 to approximately 10,000 and the number of segments as part of the split ranges from 1 to 64.   
     
     
         12 . The floor mat of  claim 11 , wherein the number of filaments per pile ranges from approximately 500 to approximately 750. 
     
     
         13 . The floor mat of  claim 1 , wherein the layer of support material is composed of polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, or polyamide. 
     
     
         14 . A floor mat comprising:
 support material having a first side and a second side;   carpet attached to the first side of the support material;   loop pile constructed microfiber material attached to the second side, the loop pile microfiber material including a plurality of piles with each pile including a height and a split microfiber having segments exposed and extending along the split.   
     
     
         15 . The floor mat of  claim 14 , wherein the segments include a generally triangular shape with a portion of the generally triangular shapes including at least one generally arcuate side. 
     
     
         16 . The floor mat of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the loop pile microfiber material includes an area and a pile density measured in the number of piles per square centimeter of the area of the loop pile microfiber material;   the height of each pile ranges from approximately 1 millimeter to approximately 12 millimeters and the pile density ranges from approximately 5 piles per cm 2  to approximately 500 piles per cm 2 ; and   the number of filaments per pile ranges from approximately 10 to approximately 10,000 and the number of segments as part of the split ranges from 1 to 64.   
     
     
         17 . The floor mat of  claim 14 , wherein the layer of support material is composed of polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, or polyamide. 
     
     
         18 . A floor mat comprising:
 a layer of carpet having a front side and a backside;   a layer of loop pile microfiber material operatively attached to the backside of the carpet, the microfiber material includes a plurality of piles and each of the plurality of piles includes at least one filament having at least one split microfiber with each split microfiber comprising segments as part of the split, wherein the number of filaments per pile ranges from approximately 10 to approximately 10,000 and the number of segments as part of each split ranges from 1 to 64.   
     
     
         19 . The floor mat of  claim 18 , wherein the split microfibers include a plurality of generally protruding edges extending from the split microfiber surface. 
     
     
         20 . The floor mat of  claim 18 , wherein the layer of loop pile microfiber material includes:
 an area:,   a plurality of piles with each pile including a height, wherein the height of each pile ranges from approximately 1 millimeter to 12 millimeters; and   a pile density measured in the number of piles per square centimeter of area of the layer of loop pile microfiber material, wherein the pile density ranges from approximately 5 piles per cm 2  to 500 piles per cm 2 .