Architectural fabric
AssigneeGore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
InventorsThomas Kelmartin, Thomas Wallace, William Greene, Robert Willmann
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Abstract
An article useful as an architectural fabric consisting of (a) a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface made of polytetrafluoroethylene fibers; and (b) a fluoropolymer coating disposed on at least the first surface of the fabric.
Claims33
An article consisting essentially of:
- (a) a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface and comprising polytetrafluoroethylene fibers;
- and
- (b) a fluoropolymer coating disposed on said first surface and extending between and among said fibers from said first surface.
A method of making an architectural fabric comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a fluoropolymer fabric having a first surface and a second surface, and
- (b) extrusion coating the first surface of said fluoropolymer fabric with THV by simultaneously extruding the THV onto the fabric and nipping the fabric and extruded THV between a first roll and a second roll.
A method of making an architectural fabric for a retractable, temporary, or permanent structure comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface and comprising polytetrafluoroethylene fibers;
- (b) coating THV onto said first surface of said fabric;
- and
- (d) coating THV onto said second surface of said fabric.
An architectural fabric for retractable, temporary, or permanent structures comprising a welded seam exclusive of seam tape or surface preparation through abrasion.
An architectural fabric for retractable, temporary, or permanent structures formed by the process of providing at least two pieces of fluoropolymer fabric and welding said pieces together without the use of seam tape or surface preparation through abrasion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.