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US 2012/0235322 A1Published application
Method of Forming Material Formed of Multiple Links
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsPamela S. Greene, David Tyson 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.
Claims13
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.