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US 5,322,729 AGranted
Method and apparatus for producing a breathable coated fabric
AssigneeAnsell Edmont Industrial, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Heeter, Jeffrey L. Lawrentz
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a breathable coated fabric is disclosed. The method involves coating a fabric substrate with a resin then opening pores in the resin by directing a flow of air through the fabric substrate and resin coating. The pores provide breathability of the coated fabric and allow for a vapor or moisture transmission rate about ten times that of a resin coated fabric without pores.
Claims26
A process for producing a breathable coated fabric, said process comprised of the steps of:
- applying a coat of resin to a fabric substrate,
- forcing a flow of air through said resin coated fabric thereby opening a plurality of pores in said resin coat,
- processing to a final form said resin coated fabric with a plurality of pores in said resin coat.
A breathable coated fabric produced by the steps of:
- applying a coat of resin to a fabric substrate,
- forcing a flow of air through said resin coated fabric thereby opening a plurality of pores in said resin coat,
- processing to a final form said resin coated fabric with a plurality of pores in said resin coat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.