Leather and process for its production
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1. A leather assembly, comprising:
- a leather selected from the group consisting of a grained leather showing a grain structure on an upper surface thereof and a split leather with a surface finish; and
a coating layer on a non-visible underside surface of said leather, said coating layer being a foam layer formed by applying a liquid plastic dispersion with a solvent and subsequently setting the coating layer by removing the solvent and forming a solidified dispersion;
said foam layer having closed cells and open cells, with said closed cells formed of hollow microspheres comprising gas-tight shells of plastic enclosing a gas, and open cells filling interspaces between said closed cells;
said solidified dispersion having a hardness of less than 45 Shore A units and a density of less than 0.3 g/cm3; and
said solidified dispersion enclosing fibers projecting from said underside surface of said leather, with individual enclosed fibers or fiber bundles individually projecting from said underside surface of said leather.
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Abstract
In order to provide leather with the desired cushioning properties and desirable soft handling properties, especially a grained leather with a grain structure on its upper surface, or a split leather with a surface finish, even if this leather is of minimal thickness, a foam layer is created on the non-visible underside surface of the leather. This foam layer is formed by applying a liquid plastic material containing means to create the foam and is subsequent solidified by removal of the solvent.
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1. A leather assembly, comprising:
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a leather selected from the group consisting of a grained leather showing a grain structure on an upper surface thereof and a split leather with a surface finish; and
a coating layer on a non-visible underside surface of said leather, said coating layer being a foam layer formed by applying a liquid plastic dispersion with a solvent and subsequently setting the coating layer by removing the solvent and forming a solidified dispersion;
said foam layer having closed cells and open cells, with said closed cells formed of hollow microspheres comprising gas-tight shells of plastic enclosing a gas, and open cells filling interspaces between said closed cells;
said solidified dispersion having a hardness of less than 45 Shore A units and a density of less than 0.3 g/cm3; and
said solidified dispersion enclosing fibers projecting from said underside surface of said leather, with individual enclosed fibers or fiber bundles individually projecting from said underside surface of said leather. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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