...ns that make up the back of the carpet as opposed to the carpet pile or face. In tufted carpet:
Primary backing - A woven or nonwoven fabric in which the yarn is inserted by the tufting needles.
Secondary backing - Fabric laminated to the back of the carpet to reinforce and increase dimensional stability.
In woven carpet, the backing is the "construction yarns" which are interwoven with the... |
...Separation of the secondary backing or attached cushion from the primary backing of the carpet... |
...The ability of the carpet to retain its original size and shape, e.g. a secondary backing adds dimensional stability to carpet... |
...A fibrous plant, native to India and Asia, which can be shredded and spun into yarn, used for backing in woven carpets, or itself woven into sheets and used as secondary backing on tufted carpet. In many applications, jute is being replaced by fiberglass, polypropylene or other synthetic fibers... |
...A water emulsion of synthetic rubber, natural rubber, or other polymer. In carpet, latex is used for laminating secondary backings to tufted carpet, backcoating carpet and rugs, and for backcoating woven carpets and rugs. Almost all carpet latex consists of styrene-butadiene synthetic rubber (SBR) compounded with large quantities of powdered filler... |
...Weight (ounces) per square yard of the total carpet pile yarn, primary and secondary backings and coatings... |
...A tufted carpet term for primary or secondary backing manufactured by the weaving process. Secondary backings are usually woven jute or woven polypropylene... |