Composite camouflage construction and method for manufacturing composite camouflage construction
US6991690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/3472
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textile substrate may be cut to form lobes oriented transversely to the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects in the terrain, such as leaves or foliage. Thread which is capable of shrinking is used to attach textile substrates to each other, and then the thread is heated to shrink the thread into the stitch, forming a hardened seam with gathering and bunching of one or more substrates along the seam. Gathering of substrate along a seam contributes to the three-dimensional visual effect of the camouflage construction.
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