Protective article
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1. A method of making an article for protecting a substrate, comprising:
- transporting a backing material past a gel dispenser;
dispensing a gel from the gel dispenser onto the backing; and
deforming the backing and the gel into a predetermined shape such that at least a major portion of an inner surface of the backing has gel thereon, the shape being similar to an external surface shape of at least part of a substrate to be protected.
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Abstract
An article for protecting a substrate includes a preshaped member having a shape similar to that of the substrate being protected, the article having a thin layer of gel disposed in intimate contact with an inner surface of the member such that the gel is disposed in intimate contact with the substrate when the member is disposed therearound. Preferably, the gel comprises an open looped three-dimensional network, the gel being relatively soft, elastic, and having an ultimate elongation in excess of 100%.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of making an article for protecting a substrate, comprising:
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transporting a backing material past a gel dispenser; dispensing a gel from the gel dispenser onto the backing; and
deforming the backing and the gel into a predetermined shape such that at least a major portion of an inner surface of the backing has gel thereon, the shape being similar to an external surface shape of at least part of a substrate to be protected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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