Method for manufacturing a water vapor permeable or breathable three-dimensional glove or glove lining
US12302965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2437/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a water vapor permeable glove or a glove lining. The method includes steps: (A) preparing a functional layer assembly in the shape of a hand having a hand insertion opening and having a flat configuration, the flat functional layer assembly being stretchable in at least one direction, (B) subjecting the flat functional layer assembly to a stretching force and thereby transforming the flat configuration into a three-dimensional structure under the influence of the stretching force, (C) applying heat to the functional layer assembly while the functional layer assembly is subject to the stretching force, thereby relaxing the functional layer assembly and transforming the three-dimensional structure of the functional layer assembly into a stable three-dimensional structure, and (D) removing the stretching force from the functional layer assembly.
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