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US 12,599,191 B2Granted
Recycling of waste yarns
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsThomas Feix, Simon Stegmueller, Clemens Dyckmans, Korbinian Berner, Fionn Corcoran-Tadd, Benjamin Alexander Thompsett
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Abstract
Methods of manufacturing a component at least partially from waste yarns. In some embodiments, the waste yarns may be distributed on a surface and bonded to each other on the surface. The component may be least a part of an upper for an article of footwear, an article of apparel, or a sports equipment article.
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A method of manufacturing a component at least partially from waste yarns, the method comprising:
- (a) providing waste yarns;
- (b) arranging a jig on a first textile element such that the jig covers a first region of the first textile element, wherein the jig comprises an opening exposing a second region of the first textile element;
- (c) distributing the waste yarns through the opening of the jig on the second region of the first textile element;
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- (d) bonding at least a part of the distributed waste yarns to each other.
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