DUAL PURPOSE COATING
A protective floor covering or desk pad comprising a body having an upper and lower planar surface and a copolymer resin coating on the lower planar surface.
1 . A method of making a slip resistant protective covering comprising the steps of:
providing a copolymer resin that comprises ethylene-vinyl acetate; and
applying the copolymer resin to at least a portion of a surface of the covering.
3 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising adding or blending a plasticizer to the copolymer rein.
4 . The method according to claim 2 further comprising adding a tacktifer.
5 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the copolymer resin has a static coefficient of friction is from 1.0 to 1.10.
6 . A protective floor covering or desk pad comprising:
a body having an upper surface and a lower surface; and
a copolymer resin comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate coating on at least a portion of the lower planar surface.
8 . The copolymer resin protective coating according to claim 6 wherein the copolymer resin includes a plasticizer.
9 . The copolymer resin protective coating according to claim 6 wherein the copolymer resin includes a tacktifer.
10 . The copolymer resin protective coating according to claim 6 wherein the copolymer resin has a static coefficient of friction is from 1.0 to 1.10.