Flocked expanded-plastic fabric and method
US4025678A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249984
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention contemplates expanded-plastic coated fabric wherein the exposed surface of the expanded plastic is characterized by a random distribution of torn cellular pockets and by a random distribution of projecting free ends of flock elements which are rooted to the plastic at their other ends. Various methods of making the fabric are described, with different "hand" or "feel" depending upon the method and upon the materials and their dimensions.
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