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US 2006/0134351 A1Published application
Material formed of multiple links and method of forming same
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsPamela Greene, David Brack
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Abstract
A material includes a frame having at least one elongate member formed of a first polymer. At least one link is formed of a second polymer, with a portion of each link co-molded about a portion of at least one elongate member, and at least one link movable with respect to a corresponding elongate member.
Claims68
A material comprising, in combination:
- a frame comprising at least one elongate member formed of a first polymer;
- and
- at least one link formed of a second polymer, a portion of each link co-molded about a portion of at least one elongate member, and at least one link movable with respect to a corresponding elongate member.
A material comprising, in combination:
- a frame comprising a plurality of elongate members formed of a first polymer, at least one elongate member including a plurality of nubs spaced from one another along the elongate member;
- and
- a plurality of links formed of a second polymer, wherein the links are movable with respect to the elongate members, a portion of each link is co-molded about a portion of at least one elongate member, at least one link includes a recess with an end of an elongate member being received in each recess, and at least one link includes an aperture with an elongate member extending through each aperture.
A material comprising, in combination:
- a frame comprising a plurality of elongate members formed of a first material;
- and
- a plurality of links formed of a second material;
- wherein the first and second materials are capable of being co-molded without bonding to one another, and a portion of each link is co-molded about a portion of at least one elongate member.
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A method of forming a material comprising the following steps:
- injecting a first material into a first mold to produce a frame having at least one elongate member;
- transferring the frame to a second mold;
- registering the frame securely in place within the second mold;
- and
- injecting a second material into the second mold about the frame to create at least one link that is movable with respect to a corresponding elongate member.
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A method of forming a material comprising the following steps:
- injecting a first material into a first mold to produce a frame having at least one elongate member;
- transferring the frame to a second mold;
- registering the frame securely in place within the second mold;
- trimming a portion of the frame upon a closing of the second mold;
- and
- injecting a second material into the second mold about the frame to create at least one link that is movable with respect to a corresponding elongate member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.