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US 2023/0357987 A1Published application
Footwear including bio-based materials
AssigneeDeckers Outdoor Corporation
InventorsRonald Louis Hillas, Sharon Anne Wright
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Abstract
A composite material for footwear where the composite material includes a substrate and a material layer applied to the substrate. The material layer includes at least two transfer coating layers and an adhesive layer that secures the material layer to the substrate.
Claims18
A composite material for footwear, comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a material layer applied to said substrate, said material layer including at least two transfer coating layers and an adhesive layer that secures the material layer to said substrate.
A method of making a composite material having a surface that closely resembles leather, the method comprising:
- providing a release paper;
- applying a first layer of a transfer coating to the release paper;
- heating the first layer of the transfer coating on the release paper to at least partially cure the first layer of the transfer coating;
- applying a second layer of the transfer coating to the first layer;
- heating the second layer of the transfer coating on the release paper to at least partially cure the first and second layers of the transfer coating;
- applying an adhesive layer to the second layer of the transfer coating;
- attaching a substrate to the adhesive layer;
- heating the adhesive layer after attaching the substrate to at least partially cure the adhesive layer;
- and
- separating the release paper from the first layer of the transfer coating.
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