Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Discontinuous or differential coating – impregnation or bond
Patent
1997-05-05
1999-07-20
Bell, James J.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond
2 25, 2159, 36 83, 112402, 428195, 428421, 428422, 4284231, 4283044, 428911, B32B 300
Patent
active
059254416
ABSTRACT:
Items of clothing that have a predetermined shape that is maintained when not being worn, including a shell and a waterproof, breathable inner layer. The shell comprises an outer closely woven synthetic fabric, a relatively high-tensile-strength stratum printed on the inner face thereof and covering from 10 to 90% of the surface of the inner face, and fluorocarbon impregnation thereof. The stratum may be printed in a variety of patterns.
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Blauer Charles
Blauer Stephen J.
Mordecai Mark A.
Bell James J.
Blauer Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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