Ecological felt pad for furniture legs
A felt pad to use under legs of furniture to protect the floor from scratches due to displacement of the furniture. The felt pad comprises two layers joined by an intermediate layer. A first thin layer in contact with the floor comprises virgin fibers, a second thick layer in contact with the bottom of the leg of a piece of furniture comprises recycled material fibers. Both layers are joined together by means of a fusion which forms a thin intermediate layer formed by the fusion of virgin fibers with recycled material fibers, thereby making both layers inseparable one from the other. The use of recycled fibers in bigger quantity than the virgin fibers allows giving a second life to fibers having already served a first time.
1 . A combination ( 20 ) of virgin and recycled fibers intended to serve under an object to protect a surface, said combination comprising:
a layer of recycled fibers ( 24 ) comprising means of attachment to said object,
a layer of virgin fibers ( 22 ) comprising means to slide on said surface,
means of junction between said recycled fibers and said virgin fibers to resist shear stress.
2 . The combination of claim 1 wherein said means of junction between said recycled fiber layer ( 24 ) and said virgin fiber layer ( 22 ) is a fusion resulting in a fused area ( 26 ).
3 . A felt pad for a furniture leg using recycled materials with the aim of giving a second life to already used materials and comprising:
a layer of recycled fibers ( 24 ) comprising means of attachment ( 28 ) to said leg and defining a major thickness ( 32 );
a layer of virgin fibers ( 22 ) comprising means to slide on a surface and defining a minor thickness ( 34 );
an intermediate layer defining a fused area of combined thickness ( 36 ) wherein virgin fibers are present with recycled fibers and surrounded by amorphous fibers, the original form thereof having been modified because of a fusion, said fused area extending along a combined thickness ( 36 ) and strongly unifying said recycled and said virgin fibers to resist shear stress and avoid their separation.
4 . The combination of claim 1 wherein said recycled fiber layer ( 24 ) has a thickness two to five times as large as a thickness of said virgin fibers.
5 . A process of fabrication of a combination ( 20 ) of virgin fibers and recycled fibers comprising the following steps:
choosing a layer of recycled fibers ( 24 ) comprising means of attachment to a furniture leg;
choosing a layer of virgin fibers ( 22 ) comprising in its inferior face means to slide on a surface;
fusing said layers by keeping a depth of said recycled fibers equal to at least double of a depth of said virgin fibers.
6 . The combination of claim 1 wherein said means of junction comprise an adhesive film wherein a first side is intended to join said recycled fiber layer and a second side is intended to join said virgin fiber layer.
7 . The combination of claim 4 wherein said recycled fiber layer ( 24 ) has a thickness four times as large as a thickness of said virgin fibers.