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Fabric article and method of manufacture

  • US 5,774,966 A
  • Filed: 10/16/1996
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of attaching a plastic material to a fabric for decorative and/or protective purposes, said method comprising the steps of:

  • forming a pressure plate having concavities on one side thereof wherein said concavities are disposed in a selected pattern;

    providing fluid communication between each said concavity and an opposite side of said pressure plate;

    disposing the fabric on a bed;

    forcing said pressure plate against the fabric and bed to form a seal between the said concavities;

    forcing fluid plastic material through the concavities and into the fabric disposed under each concavity to form a plastic pattern on the fabric;

    allowing the fluid plastic material to harden; and

    separating the pressure plate from the fabric leaving hardened plastic embedded in said fabric.

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