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US 2013/0230714 A1Published application
System and method for leather forming
OwnerRoy LIRANinventor
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Abstract
A novel vacuum forming technique is disclosed whereby unique leather-plastic sandwich materials may be formed into arbitrary shapes using a molding technique having similarities to the vacuum thermoforming and leather molding processes. The leather itself may be softened before applying a vacuum forming step by means of soaking in warm water. The vacuum step removes the water thus hardening the material.
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A leather-plastic sandwich article comprising layers of leather 102 and plastic 103 rigidly bonded and formed into a desired shape.
A method for producing leather-plastic sandwich articles comprising steps of
- a. softening a largely planar piece of leather 102;
- b. placing said leather over a rigid plastic form 103;
- c. placing said form upon a vacuum backing plate 104;
- d. placing a framework 101 around the periphery of said leather 102;
- e. drawing a vacuum between said leather 102 and said plate 104;
- f. removing said leather 102 and plastic form 103 from said vacuum plate 104;
- g. bonding said plastic 103 to said leather 102.
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