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US 12,331,442 B2Granted
Methods for stitching latex and similar compounds
OwnerJessica M. Walshinventor
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and techniques for sewing natural rubber latex and similar materials, and forming garments and articles from same, via novel stitching methods that interpose natural rubber latex between two translucent substrates that entirely cover the surface of the natural rubber latex and enable new ways to manipulate natural rubber latex and similar materials without the use of adhesive.
Claims15
A method for sewing latex fabric comprising:
- placing a first piece of latex sheeting between a first translucent substrate and a second translucent substrate to form a multi-layer translucent protective support with the first piece of latex sheeting substantially entirely covered on a top surface and substantially entirely covered on a bottom surface of the first piece of latex sheeting by the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate;
- placing a second piece of latex sheeting adjacent the first piece of latex sheeting, both between the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate, stitching through the first translucent substrate, the second translucent substrate, the first piece of latex sheeting and the second piece of latex sheeting, via a sewing machine, to form at least one stitch between the first piece of latex sheeting and the second piece of latex sheeting;
- removing the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate to reveal the at least one stitch;
- wherein no adhesive is used and the multi-layer translucent protective support forms at least one barrier between the first piece and second piece of latex sheeting and a user.
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A method of forming a garment comprising stitched latex formed by:
- forming a clothing pattern, comprising a first pattern block of latex sheeting;
- placing the first pattern block of latex sheeting between a first translucent substrate and a second translucent substrate to form a multi-layer translucent protective support with the first pattern block of latex sheeting substantially entirely covered on a top surface and a bottom surface of the first pattern block of latex sheeting by the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate;
- placing the first pattern block of latex sheeting adjacent a second pattern block of latex sheeting, with the first pattern block of latex sheeting and the second pattern block of latex sheeting both between the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate;
- stitching through the first translucent substrate, the second translucent substrate, the first pattern block of latex sheeting and the second pattern block of latex sheeting, via a sewing machine, to produce at least one stitch joining the first pattern block of latex sheeting to the second pattern block of latex sheeting;
- removing the first translucent substrate and second translucent substrate to reveal the at least one stitch;
- wherein no adhesive is used and the multi-layer translucent protective support forms at least one barrier between the first pattern block of latex sheeting and the second pattern block of latex sheeting and a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.