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US 9,175,436 B2Granted
Flocked articles having a resistance to splitting and methods for making the same
AssigneeHigh Voltage Graphics, Inc.
InventorLouis Brown Abrams
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Abstract
A flocked article having a resistance to splitting is described. The article has a flock layer adhered to one side of an elastomeric adhesive layer and an inelastic layer adhered to the other side of the elastomeric adhesive layer. The flock layer is adhered to a stretchable and/or elastic substrate by a third adhesive positioned between and in contact with the inelastic layer and the stretchable and/or elastic substrate.
Claims23
An article, comprising:
- a plurality of flock fibers having opposing first and second ends;
- an elastomeric layer positioned between first and second adhesive films, wherein the plurality of flock fibers are adhered to the first adhesive film;
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- an inelastic layer adhered to an elastomeric textile substrate by a third adhesive film, wherein the inelastic layer is positioned between the second and third adhesive films.
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An article, comprising:
- flock fibers adhered to an elastic layer by a first adhesive film, wherein the first adhesive film is positioned between the flock fibers and the elastic layer;
- an inelastic layer adhered to the elastic layer by a second adhesive film, wherein the inelastic layer is positioned between the second adhesive film and a third adhesive film;
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- a stretchable substrate adhered to the inelastic layer by the third adhesive.
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An article, comprising:
- flock fibers adhered to an elastic layer by a first adhesive film;
- an inelastic layer adhered to the elastic layer by a second adhesive film, the second adhesive film being positioned between the elastic and inelastic layers;
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- a stretchable substrate adhered to the inelastic layer a third adhesive film, the third adhesive film being positioned between the inelastic layer and the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.