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US 2017/0361565 A1Published application
Fabrication Process for Garments and Other Fabric Products
AssigneeCohesive Systems LLC
InventorJoseph E. Gallagher
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Abstract
Fabrication processes are provided for a fabric product that provide a continuous moisture and/or thermal barrier around the fabric product, eliminating moisture and thermal leakage through seams and other stitching perforations, and creating an equal barrier quality throughout the structure of the fabric product. A fabric product is also provided.
Claims22
A multi-layered fabric product comprising:
- an outer shell fabric comprising a plurality of fabric pattern panels, at least one seam formed along edges of fabric pattern panels to join the fabric pattern panels together, the outer shell fabric having an inner side and an outer side;
- a barrier layer comprising a plurality of pattern panels fused to the inner side of the outer shell fabric, the pattern panels overlapping in an area extending along the seam of the outer shell fabric, wherein the barrier layer extends across the inner surface of the outer shell fabric and the at least one seam between the outer shell fabric pattern panels.
A composite material comprising:
- a first layer comprising a high melt membrane film, the high melt membrane film comprising a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyether, polypropylene, polyurethane, thermoplastic polyurethane, PTFE, and expanded PTFE;
- a second layer disposed on a first side of the first layer, the second layer comprising a low melt membrane film, the low melt membrane film comprising a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyether, polypropylene, and polyurethane;
- wherein the low melt membrane film has a melting temperature lower than a melting temperature of the high melt membrane film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.