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US 2009/0269544 A1Published application
Glitter enhanced flock fabric
AssigneeMicrofibres, Inc.
InventorDavid Morrison
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AssigneeMicrofibres, Inc.
InventorDavid Morrison
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The present invention provides systems and methods for the incorporation of glitter particulates in flocked pile fabrics, as well as fabrics manufactured using the same. The fabrics produced according to the invention comprise flocking and glitter particulates at the exposed surface of the adhesive used to attach the flocking and glitter particulates to the fabric. By adhering the glitter particulates to the exposed surface of the adhesive layer—rather than admixing the glitter particulates with the adhesive—the decorative effect is maintained while reducing the amount of glitter particulates used in the manufacturing process. In addition, the process does not require the passage of glitter particulates through an adhesive deposition tool, thereby eliminating shape and size restrictions imposed by the use of such tools.
A method of depositing glitter particulates and flocking on a fabric substrate comprising the steps of:
A method of depositing glitter particulates and flocking on a fabric substrate comprising the steps of:
A flocked fabric comprising:
In a method of fabricating a flocked fabric having a quantity of glitter particulates dispersed therein, the step of depositing glitter particulates onto a wet adhesive layer prior to and separately from a subsequent step of applying flocking to said wet adhesive layer.
A flocked fabric comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.