MULTIMATERIAL STITCHING SKINS PREPARATION
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1. A method for joining pieces of flexible skin, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first piece of flexible skin and a second piece of flexible skin to be joined;
treating at least one border edge of at least one of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin to be joined to provide a treated edge of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin to be joined having at least one of a substantially equal thickness and a substantially similar flexibility; and
joining the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin along a first folded edge formed on the first piece of flexible skin and a second folded edge formed on the second piece of flexible skin, one of the first folded edge and the second folded edge including at least a portion of the treated edge.
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Abstract
The subject matter of the present invention is a method for joining at least two portions or sections of clothing or covering materials in the form of pieces of flexible skins, the materials of the two pieces of skin having a similar or different thickness and/or rigidity or folding stiffness, the join being formed between and along two edges folded opposite one another and in contact end to end of said pieces of skin, so as to form a joining line.
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1. A method for joining pieces of flexible skin, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first piece of flexible skin and a second piece of flexible skin to be joined; treating at least one border edge of at least one of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin to be joined to provide a treated edge of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin to be joined having at least one of a substantially equal thickness and a substantially similar flexibility; and joining the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin along a first folded edge formed on the first piece of flexible skin and a second folded edge formed on the second piece of flexible skin, one of the first folded edge and the second folded edge including at least a portion of the treated edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for joining pieces of flexible skin, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first piece of flexible skin and a second piece of flexible skin to be joined; treating at least one border edge of at least one of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin to be joined to provide a treated edge of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin to be joined having at least one of a substantially equal thickness and a substantially similar flexibility; and joining the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin along a first folded edge formed on the first piece of flexible skin and a second folded edge formed on the second piece of flexible skin to form a joining line, one of the first folded edge and the second folded edge including at least a portion of the treated edge, wherein the joining step is one of stitching, adhesion, and welding. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A covering material for an inside of an automobile comprising:
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a first piece of flexible skin; and a second piece of flexible skin joined with the first piece of flexible skin along a first folded edge formed on the first piece of flexible skin and a second folded edge formed on the second piece of flexible skin, wherein at least one border edge of at least one of the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin includes a treated edge to facilitate the first piece of flexible skin and the second piece of flexible skin having at least one of a substantially equal thickness and a substantially similar flexibility, one of the first folded edge and the second folded edge including at least a portion of the treated edge. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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