Resin particle reinforced leather product and method for producing the same
AssigneeBali Leathers, Inc.
InventorJohn D. Widdemer
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Abstract
An ABCITE® reinforced leather and a method for producing the ABCITE® reinforced leather for use in making shoes, gloves and garments are shown. ABCITE® pellets are ground into a fine powder and floated in a carrier so that they penetrate the fiber structure of a tanned skin. The ABCITE® particles bond to the fiber structure and provide enhanced abrasion resistance and tensile strength to the leather. This ABCITE® impregnated leather can be used to make gloves, shoes and garments. Also, ABCITE® powder can be added to the surface to make the surface more durable and abrasion resistant.
Claims23
A method of creating a resin particle reinforced leather product comprising:
- grinding pellets of an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer ionomer resin into a fine powder of particles of said resin;
- preparing the leather fiber structure of the leather product to receive said particles;
- applying said fine powder to the leather product via a carrier material so that said particles enter the fiber structure of the leather and are bonded to it and are trapped within the leather;
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- fixing said particles in the fiber structure of the leather product;
- whereby said particles trapped within and near the surface of the leather provide enhanced tensile strength and durability to the leather which are important characteristics for longer lasting shoes, gloves and garments.
A resin particle reinforced leather for use in gloves, garments, footwear or other leather products, comprising:
- a leather having an internal fiber matrix;
- a fine powder of particles of an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer ionomer resin, said particles being bonded to the tanned leather in a retaining process so that the particles penetrate the internal fiber matrix of said leather and are trapped within and bonded to the internal fiber matrix;
- whereby the trapped particles in the tanned leather internally strengthen the leather, providing enhanced tensile strength and durability to the leather, so that the enhanced leather is particularly suitable for use in gloves, garments, footwear and other leather products requiring tensile strength and durable leather.
A glove comprising:
- a tanned leather having an internal fiber matrix;
- a fine powder of particles of an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer ionomer resin, said particles being bonded to the tanned leather so that the particles penetrate the internal fiber matrix of said leather and are trapped within and bonded to the internal fiber matrix;
- whereby the trapped particles in the tanned leather internally strengthen the leather, providing the leather with enhanced tensile strength and durability.
A garment, comprising:
- a tanned leather having an internal fiber matrix;
- a fine powder of particles of an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer ionomer resin, said particles being bonded to the tanned leather so that the particles penetrate the internal fiber matrix of said leather and are trapped within and bonded to the internal fiber matrix;
- whereby the trapped particles in the tanned leather internally strengthen the leather, providing the leather with enhanced tensile strength and durability.
Footwear, comprising:
- a tanned leather having an internal fiber matrix;
- a fine powder of particles of an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer ionomer resin, said particles being;
- bonded to the tanned leather so that the particles penetrate the internal fiber matrix of said leather and are trapped within and bonded to the internal fiber matrix;
- whereby the trapped particles in the tanned leather internally strengthen the leather, providing the leather with enhanced tensile strength and durability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.