Method for decorating a ski boot and ski boot decorated by such method
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorJeromo Chaigne
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Abstract
A method of decorating a shell portion of a boot, particularly a ski boot, as well as a boot thus decorated, the method of which includes the following: preparing a transfer layer having a design constituted by the arrangement of a plurality of different colored sublimable inks; transferring the design from the transfer layer to a decorating layer made from a transparent or translucent material, particularly polyamide or polyester, which is compatible with the transfer techniques; making a complex having the decorating layer with a fastening layer; positioning the complex in a mold; injection molding a thermoplastic material in the mold; extracting the shell portion from the mold.
Claims11
A ski boot comprising:
- a rigid shell portion comprising a layer of thermoplastic material, said rigid shell portion having been made by injection molding;
- a decorating layer comprising a transparent or translucent material, said decorating layer being compatible with transfer techniques and comprising a design constituted by an arrangement of a plurality of different colored inks;
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- a fastening layer positioned between said decorating layer and said layer of thermoplastic material.
A method for decorating a shell portion of an alpine ski boot comprising;
- preparing a transfer layer comprising a design constituted by an arrangement of a plurality of differently colored sublimable inks;
- transferring said design from said transfer layer to a decorating layer made from a transparent or translucent material, said transparent or translucent material being compatible with transfer techniques;
- making a complex having said decorating layer with a fastening layer;
- positioning said complex in a mold;
- injection molding a thermoplastic material in said mold;
- extracting said shell portion from said mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.