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Method of forming fabric

  • US 5,743,979 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1995
  • Issued: 04/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of forming fabric comprising performing the following steps in the order presented:

  • a) providing a film constructed of a stretchable material, a frame for securing the film, a fabric, an adhesive, and a mold having a cavity with a contoured surface;

    b) securing the film to the frame;

    c) placing the fabric on the film with the adhesive between the fabric and film and without securing the fabric to the frame;

    d) tacking the fabric to the film;

    e) forming the fabric by drawing the fabric and film into the cavity of the mold; and

    thereafterf) fixing the shape of the fabric so that it substantially conforms to the contoured surface of the mold cavity.

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