Ronald K Freeman

US Patent:

39999408, Dec 28, 1976

Filed:

Jan 2, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/538077

Inventors:

Ronald Edward Freeman - Cartersville GA

Assignee:

Congoleum Corporation - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

D06P 512

US Classification:

8 14

Abstract:

Multicolored pile materials, and particularly pile carpets, comprising a fabricated backing and a fabricated pile face having: (1) upper pile face portions which have a predetermined color; and (2) lower pile face portions which have a color which is different and darker than the predetermined color of the upper pile face portions, whereby unusual multicolored effects are obtained; and, more specifically, multicolored pile fabrics, and particularly pile carpets, comprising a fabricated backing and a fabricated pile face having: (1) upper pile face portions which are substantially white in color; and (2) lower pile face portions which have a color which is different and darker than white, whereby unusual multicolored, frosted effects are obtained. Processes for making such multicolored or frosted pile materials are also included.