Method for continuously attaching a primary substrate to a secondary substrate to form a product having indicia thereon
In one embodiment, a method of attaching one substrate to another substrate includes supplying a first substrate having an indicium thereon from a first source, supplying a second substrate from a second source, wherein the supplying is accomplished in a continuous manner, and curing the substrates until the substrates are bonded thereto to form a product. The method disclosed herein allows a fabric to be integrally bonded to either an elastomeric composition or a urethane composition utilizing a continuous process. The product includes indicium that identifies or conveys information about the product.
1. A method of attaching two substrates, comprising:
supplying a first substrate from a first source, wherein the first substrate is a fabric having an indicium thereon;
supplying a second substrate from a second source, wherein the second substrate is wider than the first substrate;
embedding, the first substrate into the second substrate so that a top surface of the first substrate is flush with a to surface of the second substrate; and
curing the second substrate until the substrates are bonded to each other to form a product, wherein the indicium is visible on the product.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second substrate is an elastomeric composition.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second substrate is a urethane composition.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is a braid.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second substrates are bonded to each other to form a substantially unitary product.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curing is accomplished through heating from a platen heating system.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the platen heating system includes plates disposed adjacent a conveyor to heat the second substrate.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second substrates are attached to each other in a continuous manner.
9. A method of manufacturing identifiable goods, comprising:
providing a first substrate comprising a fabric having an indicium thereon;
providing a second substrate comprising an elastomeric composition, wherein the second substrate is wider than the first substrate;
embedding the first substrate into the elastomeric composition so that a top surface of the first substrate is flush with a to surface of the second substrate; and
curing the second substrate to the first substrate to form a product, wherein the indicium is visible on the product to display information about the product.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further includes the step of applying the indicium onto the first substrate before the first substrate is provided.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first and second substrates are provided in a substantially continuously manner.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the elastomeric composition is uncured.