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Method and apparatus for impressing a pattern on flocked materials

US5510143A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1994
Grant dateApr 23, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06Q1/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pattern is impressed on flocked fabric by applying a patterned cylinder to the flocked surface before the adhesive that retains the flocking has cured. The projections on the cylinder surface tilt the flock fibers contacted by them to a new orientation, thereby forming the pattern in the flocked surface. Subsequent curing of the adhesive preserves the pattern.

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