Waterproof breathable garment with tape-free seams
AssigneeBHA Altair, LLC
InventorsVishal Bansal, James P. Lenox
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Abstract
A waterproof breathable garment is provided. The waterproof garment includes a first segment of a laminated composite material, a second segment of the laminated composite material, and a seam joining the first and the second segments of the laminated composite material to form the garment. The seam includes a light curable adhesive.
Claims20
A waterproof breathable garment comprising:
- a first segment of a laminated composite material;
- a second segment of said laminated composite material, wherein said laminated composite material comprises a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, at least one membrane layer laminated between said first and second fabric layers, and at least one carbon layer laminated between said first and second fabric layers;
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- a seam joining said first and said second segments of said laminated composite material to form said garment, said seam comprising a light curable, water proof, adhesive, wherein said seam does not include a seam tape.
A method of making a waterproof breathable garment, said method comprising:
- providing a composite material comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein the composite material comprises a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, at least one membrane layer laminated between said first and second fabric layers, and at least one carbon layer laminated between the first and second fabric layers;
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- forming a seam joining the first and second segments of the composite material, the seam comprising a light curable, waterproof adhesive, wherein forming a seam does not include using a seam tape.
A seam formed between two pieces of a multilayered textile material comprising a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, at least one membrane layer laminated between the first and second fabric layers and at least one carbon layer laminated between the first and second fabric layers, said seam comprising a light curable adhesive, wherein the adhesive is not a seam tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.