PROCESS OF FORMING UPHOLSTERY

• US 3,652,359 A
• Filed: 09/11/1967
• Issued: 03/28/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1967
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AKZO America Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Donald L. Decker
• Inventors: Decker, Donald L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Engle, Samuel W.
• Application Number:
  US04/666,941
• Time in Patent Office: 1,660 Days
• Field of Search: 156/222,224,242,245,310,285,327 161/76
• US Class Current: 156/224
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 51/145 having at least one layer of textile or fibrous material combined with at least one plastics layer
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2262/0261 Polyamide fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/718 Weight, e.g. weight per square meter
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2309/022 Temperature vs pressure profiles
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/00 Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin fibrous or filamentary layer made of a synthetic resin B32B5/02; particulate layer made of a synthetic resin B32B5/16; foamed layer made of a synthetic resin B32B5/18
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/12 next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/22 using plasticisers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/304 comprising vinyl halide (co)polymers, e.g. PVC, PVDC, PVF, PVDF
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/06 characterised by the heating method
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/12 characterised by using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1048 to form dished or receptacle-like product

Abstract

A process for molding an article of manufacture consisting of forming a laminate composed of a stretch fabric bonded to stretchable plastic film with an adhesive system. The laminate is heated to between 270*-295* F. and molded under pressure of 2 to 8 p.s.i.a. and products formed by said process.

Claims

2. The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fabric is nylon and has a weight of between 1.5 and 10 ounces per square yard.

3. The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first adhesive is a vinyl based latex.

4. The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said plastic film is a vinyl plastic compound having at least 42 percent plasticizer added thereto.

5. The process as set forth in claim 4 wherein said film is polyvinyl chloride.