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A molded foam-backed carpet assembly is provided which is suitable for use in automobiles and which includes a carpet layer, a moldable thermoplastic polymer layer and one or more foam pads fusibly bonded to the thermoplastic polymer layer and extending over less than the entire surface of the therm

A molded foam-backed carpet assembly is provided which is suitable for use in automobiles and which includes a carpet layer, a moldable thermoplastic polymer layer and one or more foam pads fusibly bonded to the thermoplastic polymer layer and extending over less than the entire surface of the thermoplastic polymer layer to provide desired cushioning and sound and thermal insulation only in preselected areas of the carpet where needed.

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A molded foam-backed carpet assembly suitable for use in automobiles and characterized in that the foam backing thereon is present only in localized preselected areas of the carpet assembly to reduce weight, provide better fit and conformity while providing the desired padding, cushioning and sound

A molded foam-backed carpet assembly suitable for use in automobiles and characterized in that the foam backing thereon is present only in localized preselected areas of the carpet assembly to reduce weight, provide better fit and conformity while providing the desired padding, cushioning and sound deadening where most needed, said carpet assembly comprising a carpet having a backing and pile yarns carried by the backing and extending from one face thereof to form a pile surface, said carpet having a nonplanar three dimensional contoured configuration adapted to conform to the contours of the automobile; a moldable thermoplastic polymer layer covering the opposite face of said carpet backing and imparting moldability to the carpet for maintaining the carpet in said nonplanar three dimensional contoured configuration; and at least one foam pad carried by said thermoplastic polymer layer and bonded thereto, said at least one pad extending over less than the entire surface of said thermoplastic polymer layer and providing desired cushioning and sound and thermal insulation only in preselected areas of the carpet.