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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
William Kelsey, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/16 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/322 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0207 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0246 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0261 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0276 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0292 (2013.01); B32B 2262/04 (2013.01); B32B 2262/062 (2013.01); B32B 2262/08 (2013.01); B32B 2264/0257 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); B32B 2307/538 (2013.01); B32B 2307/724 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides stretchable laminates with a flat appearance on the visible surface. The laminates comprise a textile layer, a functional layer, and a plurality of elastic fibers. The plurality of elastic fibers are in a substantially parallel arrangement and the internal distance between adjacent fibers does not exceed the maximum fiber spacing, which depends on laminate thickness in a stretched state. Also provided are garments and footwear comprising the stretchable laminates and methods of producing the stretchable laminates.