Molding thermosetting polymers onto substrates
AssigneeUbertech Texas, Inc.
InventorDonald G. Harrison
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for molding thermosetting polymers onto clothing. The apparatus includes at least one molding device, at least one polymer supply and a control system for controlling the operation of the molding devices and polymer supplies. The molding devices include die sets having an input member and a mold. The polymer supplies supply polymers for injection into the input members of the molding devices for use in molding three dimensional bodies of polymers onto substrates such as clothing.
Claims38
A method of molding three dimensional bodies of thermosetting polymers onto substrates, comprising:
- providing at least one supply of said polymer;
- positioning a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface onto a heated surface;
- positioning a heated mold having at least one cavity onto said substrate in opposing relation to said heated surface;
- injecting a controlled amount of one of said at least one supply of said polymer into each said cavity of said heated mold to form at least one three dimensional body of said polymer;
- impregnating said substrate with said at least one supply of said polymer;
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- curing said at least one three dimensional body of said polymer prior to complete penetration of said polymer to form an attachment of said polymer between said top and bottom surfaces of said substrate.
A method of molding three dimensional bodies of thermosetting polymers onto substrates, comprising:
- providing at least one supply of said polymer;
- providing a plurality of substrates each having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- providing a plurality of heated surfaces;
- positioning each said substrate onto a corresponding one of said heated surfaces;
- providing a plurality of heated molds each having at least one mold cavity;
- positioning each said heated mold onto a corresponding one of said substrates in opposing relation to a corresponding one of said heated surfaces;
- injecting a controlled amount of one of said at least one supply of said polymer into each said cavity of each said heated mold to form at least one three dimensional body of said polymer on each said substrate;
- impregnating each said substrate with said at least one supply of said polymer;
- and
- curing each said at least one three dimensional body of said polymer prior to complete penetration of said polymer to form an attachment of said polymer between said top and bottom surfaces of each said substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.