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US 8,720,750 B2Granted
Non-slip metal wire clothes hanger
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorMarc De Clerck
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Abstract
Metal wire coated with a thermoplastic elastomer has non-slip properties, especially suited for textile and paper. The coated metal wire is further mechanically deformable for use as a clothes hanger or a paperclip.
Claims17
A clothes hanger, comprising:
- a) a hook portion;
- b) at least one shoulder portion having a top end and a bottom end;
- c) at least one base portion extending from said bottom end of said shoulder portion;
- d) said shoulder portion and said base portion are formed from a single elongated metal core provided with a thermoplastic coating selected from a group consisting of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic polyurethane;
- e) an adhesion layer is at least partially applied between the metal core and the thermoplastic coating, the adhesion layer including:
- i) a compound selected from organo functional silanes, organo functional titanates, and organo functional zirconates.
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A method for producing a non-slip clothes hanger, comprising the steps of:
- a) fully or partially coating an elongated metal element with a non-slip thermoplastic elastomer;
- b) mechanically deforming said coated elongated metal element;
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- c) prior to said step of fully or partially coating an elongated metal element, the method includes the steps of:
- i) cleaning the surface of the uncoated metal element;
- ii) treating the metal element with a primer compound;
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- iii) solvent-free applying:
- 1) a functionalized polymer containing functional groups selected from carboxylic acids or anhydrides, epoxy groups, amino groups, oxazoline groups and hydroxy groups;
- and
- 2) a compound selected from copolyamides, copolyesters, and polyamides or blends thereof;
- individually or sequentially or in the form of a blend to the surface of said metal substrate;
- or a compound selected from organo functional silanes, organo functional titanates and organo functional zirconates.
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A clothes hanger, comprising:
- a) a hook portion;
- b) at least one shoulder portion having a top end and a bottom end;
- c) at least one base portion extending from said bottom end of said shoulder portion;
- d) said shoulder portion and said base portion are formed from a single elongated metal core provided with a thermoplastic coating selected from a group consisting of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic polyurethane;
- e) an adhesion layer is at least partially applied between the metal core and the thermoplastic coating, the adhesion layer including:
- i) a functionalized polymer containing functional groups selected from carboxylic acids or anhydrides, epoxy groups, amino groups, oxazoline groups and hydroxy groups;
- and
- ii) a compound selected from copolyamides, copolyesters, and polyamides or blends thereof;
- f) a primer coating is interposed between the metal core and the adhesion layer;
- and
- g) said primer coating comprises a compound selected from organo functional silanes, organo functional titanates and organo functional zirconates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.