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US 10,125,452 B2Granted
Article assembly disassembly system
AssigneeWear2Go B.V.
InventorsStephen John Russell, Charles Rea, Robert Stuart Ellis Bell, Norman Maloney
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AssigneeWear2Go B.V.
InventorsStephen John Russell, Charles Rea, Robert Stuart Ellis Bell, Norman Maloney
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There is described a system, article, method, connectors and apparatus for article reuse or recycling, which system including the assembling of an article from at least two components at least one of which has a textile material brought into communication with each other through one or more connectors and the subsequent disassembling of the article and use of one or more of the components in the assembling stage. The assembled article is susceptible to automatic or semi-automatic disassembly through one or more of its connectors being susceptible to a reduction in one or more mechanical properties under exposure of the article to electromagnetic energy especially microwave. The article may be a garment that has joins stitched with a microwave susceptible yarn. The yarn is ideally manufactured from pseudo-conductive materials and is metal free.
An article susceptible to automatic or semi-automatic disassembly, which comprises at least two components, at least one of which comprises a textile material, the at least two components in communication with each other through one or more connectors, wherein one or more mechanical properties of the one or more connectors are reduced on exposure to electromagnetic energy, wherein the one or more connectors comprise a filament staple having one or more filaments, yarns or staples or a combination thereof said filament staple having a structure/form which comprises one or more organic materials coated and/or chemically bonded with one or more electromagnetic radiation susceptible or conductive additives or materials which on exposure to electromagnetic radiation transfer heat to said one or more organic materials degrading their mechanical properties and wherein said electromagnetic radiation falls within a radio frequency range or a microwave frequency range.
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