Multicolored flexible wearables and related methods
Multicolored flexible wearables include a first portion having a first flexible polymer forming a toroid and including one or more colorants, a first surface, a second surface, and a recess in the first surface not reaching the second surface. A second portion formed of a second flexible polymer fills a majority of the recess and includes one or more colorants. The first and second flexible polymers have different colors and are permanently bonded together. Precious material particles may be disposed within the first and/or second flexible polymers. One or more of the colorants may have a color matching a color of the precious material particles. One method of bonding the portions includes depositing a liquid second portion into the recess and then curing it. Another method includes depositing a solid second portion into the recess and then curing a liquid layer of polymer between the first portion and second portion.
1. A multicolored flexible wearable, comprising:
a first portion comprising a toroid formed at least in part by a first flexible polymer, the first flexible polymer comprising:
one or more first colorants comprised within the first flexible polymer;
a first surface;
a second surface opposite the first surface; and
a recess in the first surface, the recess comprising a depth perpendicular to the first surface, the recess not extending to the second surface; and
a second portion filling at least a majority of a volume of the recess and at least a majority of the depth of the recess, the second portion comprising a second flexible polymer, the second flexible polymer comprising one or more second colorants comprised within the second flexible polymer;
wherein the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer are permanently bonded together within the recess;
wherein the first flexible polymer comprises a different color than the second flexible polymer; and
wherein the second flexible polymer comprises a surface that is substantially flush with the first surface.
2. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 1 , wherein the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer comprise identical compositions except for one or more different colorants and one or more precious material particles.
3. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 1 , wherein the first surface fully circumscribes an opening of the recess.
4. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is sized to fit in a manually removable configuration over one of: a digit of a user and; a limb of a user.
5. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer comprises a metallic color.
6. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer comprises a plurality of precious material particles.
7. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer comprises one or more colorants comprising a color matching a color of the precious material particles, the one or more colorants not comprising the precious material particles.
8. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 6 , wherein the precious material particles are disposed within the first flexible polymer, and further comprising a plurality of second precious material particles disposed within the second flexible polymer.
9. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 8 , wherein the second precious material particles comprise at least one of gold particles, non-ionic silver particles, copper particles, platinum particles, and crushed pearl particles.
10. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 8 , wherein the one or more first colorants comprise a color matching a color of the precious material particles, and wherein the one or more second colorants comprise a color matching a color of the second precious material particles.
11. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 6 , wherein the precious material particles comprise at least one of gold particles, non-ionic silver particles, copper particles, platinum particles, and crushed pearl particles.
12. The multicolored flexible wearable of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of grooves formed on an inner surface of the first portion and extending from proximate a top of the first portion to proximate a bottom of the first portion.
13. A method of forming a multicolored flexible wearable, comprising:
forming a toroid comprising a first flexible polymer, the first flexible polymer comprising a first portion, the first flexible polymer comprising one or more first colorants;
forming a recess in a first surface of the toroid, the recess comprising a depth perpendicular to the first surface of the toroid, the recess not extending fully to a second surface of the toroid opposite the first surface;
filling at least a majority of a volume of the recess and at least a majority of the depth of the recess with a second portion, the second portion comprising a second flexible polymer, the second flexible polymer comprising one or more second colorants; and
permanently bonding the first portion and the second portion together through a curing process;
wherein the first flexible polymer comprises a different color than the second flexible polymer; and
wherein the first portion and the second portion comprise at least 70% identicality between their compositions;
wherein permanently bonding the first portion and the second portion together further comprises: placing the second portion into the recess when the second portion is in a liquid, non-cured state and the first portion is in a solid, already-cured state, and; curing the second portion so that it permanently bonds with the first portion.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising including a plurality of precious material particles disposed within one of the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer, wherein the one or more first colorants do not comprise the precious material particles and wherein the one or more second colorants do not comprise the precious material particles.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the precious material particles comprise at least one of gold particles, non-ionic silver particles, copper particles, platinum particles, and crushed pearl particles.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein one of the one or more first colorants and the one or more second colorants comprises a color matching a color of the precious material particles.
17. A method of forming a multicolored flexible wearable, comprising:
forming a toroid comprising a first flexible polymer, the first flexible polymer comprising a first portion, the first flexible polymer comprising one or more first colorants;
forming a recess in a first surface of the toroid, the recess comprising a depth perpendicular to the first surface of the toroid, the recess not extending fully to a second surface of the toroid opposite the first surface;
filling at least a majority of a volume of the recess and at least a majority of the depth of the recess with a second portion, the second portion comprising a second flexible polymer, the second flexible polymer comprising one or more second colorants; and
permanently bonding the first portion and the second portion together through a curing process;
wherein the first flexible polymer comprises a different color than the second flexible polymer; and
wherein the first portion and the second portion comprise at least 70% identicality between their compositions;
wherein permanently bonding the first portion and the second portion together further comprises: when the first portion is in a solid, already-cured state and the second portion is in a solid, already-cured state, placing the second portion into the recess with one or more layers of uncured polymer between the first portion and the second portion, and; curing the one or more layers of uncured polymer.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising including a plurality of precious material particles disposed within one of the first flexible polymer and the second flexible polymer, wherein the one or more first colorants do not comprise the precious material particles and wherein the one or more second colorants do not comprise the precious material particles.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the precious material particles comprise at least one of gold particles, non-ionic silver particles, copper particles, platinum particles, and crushed pearl particles.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein one of the one or more first colorants and the one or more second colorants comprises a color matching a color of the precious material particles.