Standard Terminology Relating to Pile Floor Coverings

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1.1 This terminology covers definitions of technical terms related to pile yarn floor coverings. Terms that are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily available sources are not included.
1.1.1 Fig. 1 is included to show the different elements of a tufted pile yarn floor covering.

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Designation: D 5684 – 02
Standard Terminology
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Relating to Pile Floor Coverings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5684; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope backing , n— in pile yarn floor covering, all materials in a pile
floor covering other than the pile yarn.
1.1 This terminology covers definitions of technical terms
backing fabric, n— in textiles, a fabric into which a pile yarn
related to pile yarn floor coverings. Terms that are generally
is inserted; or a reinforcing layer which is adhered to the
understood or adequately defined in other readily available
reverse side of a fabric.
sources are not included.
1.1.1 Fig. 1 is included to show the different elements of a
DISCUSSION—In woven and knitted pile yarn floor coverings the
tufted pile yarn floor covering. backing fabric is created at the same time the pile yarn is bound to the
backing fabric, but, in tufted pile yarn floor coverings, the backing
2. Referenced Documents
fabric is made prior to the operation in which the pile yarn is fastened
to the backing fabric.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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D 123 Terminology Relating to Textile Materials
binding site, n— for pile yarn floor covering, a point at which
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D 1335 Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Floor Coverings
the pile yarn is, or can be, bound to the backing fabric.
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D 2646 Method of Testing Backing Fabrics
DISCUSSION—In any machine-made pile yarn floor covering, the
D 2859 Test Method for Flammability of Finished Textile
binding sites occur in an orderly and repetitive array at uniform
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Floor Covering Materials
intervals both in the lengthwise and widthwise directions of the pile
D 3936 Test Method for Delamination Strength of Second-
yarn floor covering. The nature of the binding sites differs among
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ary Backing of Pile Floor Covering
woven, knitted, and tufted pile yarn floor coverings. For example, the
binding site of a woven pile yarn floor covering consists of one or more
D 5793 Test Method for Binding Sites Per Unit Length or
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filling shots under which the face yarn passes, whereas the binding site
Width of Pile Floor Coverings
of a tufted pile yarn floor covering consists of a section of backing
fabric between two adjacent needle holes in the lengthwise direction.
3. Terminology
The number of pile yarn strands that can be fastened at one binding site
3.1 Definitions:
can vary from one to several, according to the design.
attached cushion, n— for pile yarn floor covering, a material,
buried pile yarn, n— for coated pile yarn floor covering, the
bonded to the backing fabric side of a pile yarn floor
part of pile yarn tufts which is in or under the primary
covering to provide additional dimensional stability, thick-
backing.
ness, and padding.
carpet, n—all textile floor coverings not designated as rugs.
carpet module, n—textile floor covering sections usually
DISCUSSION—Such products as foam, rubber, and urethane are used as
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attached cushion. having dimensions of less than 1 m .
components, n—for pile yarn floor covering, the individual
back coating, n— in textile floor covering, an adhesive
yarn or fabric elements into which a pile yarn floor covering
compound applied for such purpose as locking pile yarn tufts
can be separated.
into a carpet backing, bonding a secondary backing to a
constant-rate-of-extension tensile type testing machine
primary backing, increasing fabric body or stiffness and
(CRE), n— a testing machine in which the rate of increase
increasing dimensional stability.
of specimen length is uniform with time.
crush, n—in pile yarn floor coverings, loss of tuft definition
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due to entanglement and compression of pile fibers.
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.21 on Pile Floor Coverings.
cut pile yarn floor covering, n—a pile floor covering in which
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2002. Published November 2002. Originally
the pile is composed of adjacent tuft elements that are
published as D 5684 – 95. Last previous edition D 5684 – 00.
2 separated or cut (see Fig. 1).
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01.
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delamination—See resistance to delamination.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.02.
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D5684–02
dents per unit width, n— for woven pile floor covering, the loop pile yarn floor covering, n— a pile yarn floor covering
number of binding sites per unit width; dents being the reed in
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