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US 2018/0339487 A1Published application
Waterproof Garment with Invisible Barrier Seam
AssigneeCohesive Systems LLC
InventorJoseph E. GALLAGHER
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Abstract
A waterproof invisible barrier seam is formed between two fabric laminates, an outer shell fabric laminate and an inner lining fabric laminate. The seam includes an invisible seam tape that forms a hydrostatic barrier within the seam. The design of the seam allows the formation of an effective hydrostatic barrier along the seams of a soft shell garment, while retaining flexibility, stretch, aesthetic appearance, and reversibility.
Claims6
A method of making a garment containing an invisible barrier fabric seam, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an outer garment comprising a plurality of outer garment pieces joined by one or more seams, an inner garment comprising a plurality of inner garment pieces joined by one or more seams, and a hydrophobic polymer membrane joined by one or more seams;
- assembling the inner garment inside of the outer garment to form a composite garment with the hydrophobic polymer membrane disposed between the inner garment and the outer garment, and edges of at least a portion of the seams disposed between the inner garment and the outer garment;
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- applying heat and/or pressure to the composite garment to fuse the composite garment together over its surface area to provide a laminated garment with a continuous hydrophobic barrier across the one or more seams of the hydrophobic polymer membrane.
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