Abstract: A carpet tile, includes a pile fabric layer, a primary backing coupled with the pile fabric layer, a secondary backing coupled with the primary backing, and a nonwoven mat. The nonwoven mat includes a glass fiber rich layer having at least 80 weight percent of the glass fibers and a synthetic fiber rich layer having at least 80 weight percent of the synthetic fibers. The nonwoven mat also includes an emulsion binder that is applied to the glass fiber rich layer and the synthetic fiber rich layer to bind the glass fibers and synthetic fibers in said layers together. The nonwoven mat includes at least 10 weight percent of the binder and the binder is curable at a maximum temperature of below 330 degrees Fahrenheit. A total weight percent of glass fibers in the glass fiber rich layer and the synthetic fiber rich layer is at least 48 percent.

Abstract: A carpet tile, includes a pile fabric layer, a primary backing coupled with the pile fabric layer, a secondary backing coupled with the primary backing, and a dual-layer wet-laid nonwoven mat. The dual-layer wet-laid nonwoven mat includes a first layer comprising a plurality of glass fibers and a first binder and a second layer comprising a plurality of synthetic fibers and a second binder.

Abstract: A method for making a workpiece having an operation station comprising the steps of: forming a passage communicating with said operation station of the workpiece; installing a predetermined link mounted in the operational station; and positioning resilient means on the link operable to return a portion of the workpiece to a ready position after use, a method and apparatus for forming said workpiece and the resulting workpiece.