IP Library Granted Patent US 9,527,271
Granted Patent B2
US 9,527,271 · App. 11/992,268 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Sealing tape and textile product using the same

Inventors: Hiroki Sadato (Tokyo, JP); Junichi Akimori (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,527,271
App. No.
11/992,268
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Sealing Tapes adapted for bonding to a fabric laminated product are described herein. The sealing tapes exhibit a total cover factor of 1400 or less and exhibit a porous open structure having water resistance characteristics. In some embodiments, the sealing tape of the present invention comprises a base film and a woven fabric laminated on one side of the base film and an adhesive layer laminated on the other side of the base film.

Claims (54)

1. A sealing tape for a garment comprising:

a base film comprising a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film,

a woven fabric laminated on one side of the base film, and

an adhesive layer laminated on another side of the base film,

wherein the woven fabric has a total cover factor (CF total ) of from 500 to 1400, calculated from the cover factors of a warp and a weft constituting the woven fabric according to the following formula:

CF total =CF m +CF t

CF m =√{square root over ( F m )}× D m

CF t =√{square root over ( F t )}× D t   [Formula 1]

CF m : cover factor of the warp

CF t : cover factor of the weft

F m : fineness (dtex) of the warp

F t : fineness (dtex) of the weft

D m : density of the warp (counts/2.54 cm)

D t : density of the weft of the woven fabric (counts/2.54 cm),

wherein at least one of the warp and the weft constituting the woven fabric is composed of two or more filament materials,

wherein an adhesive of said adhesive layer is a hot melt adhesive, and

wherein said sealing tape seals a sewn or fused portion of a garment.

2. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the cover factor (CF m ) of the warp and the cover factor of the weft (CF t ) is in a range from 200 to 800.

3. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein a fineness of the filament is 12 dtex or less.

4. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the warp and the weft constituting the woven fabric is a textured yarn.

5. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein the woven fabric has a plain weave construction.

6. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene film has a hydrophilic resin layer on a side to which the adhesive layer is laminated.

7. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein the hot melt adhesive is a polyurethane resin.

8. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer has a thickness of 120 μm or less.

9. The sealing tape according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing tape has a 10% modulus of 10 to 50 N/cm along a length direction thereof.

10. A textile product prepared by sewing a fabric laminated product, wherein at least a part of the sewn part is subjected to a sealing treatment with the sealing tape according to claim 1 .

11. The textile product according to claim 10 , wherein the textile product is a garment.

12. The textile product according to claim 10 , wherein the fabric laminated product comprises a flexible film, a woven fabric laminated to one side of the flexible film, and a cloth laminated on another side of the flexible film, wherein the woven fabric has a total cover factor (CF total ) of from 700 to 1400, calculated from the cover factors of a warp and a weft constituting the woven fabric according to a following formulae, and wherein the woven fabric side of the fabric laminated product is subjected to the sealing treatment

CF total =CF m +CF t

CF m =√{square root over ( F m )}× D m

CF t =√{square root over ( F t )}× D t   [Formula 2]

CF m : cover factor of the warp

CF t : cover factor of the weft

F m : fineness (dtex) of the warp

F t : fineness (dtex) of the weft

D m : density of the warp (counts/2.54 cm)

D t : density of the weft (counts/2.54 cm).

13. The textile product according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the cover factor of the warp (CF m ) and the cover factor (CF t ) of the weft is in a range from 300 to 800.

14. The textile product according to claim 13 , wherein the flexible film is a waterproof and moisture-permeable film.

15. The textile product according to claim 12 , wherein the flexible film is a waterproof and moisture-permeable film.

16. The textile product according to claim 15 , wherein the waterproof and moisture-permeable film is a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film.

17. A textile product prepared by fusing a fabric laminated product, wherein at least a part of a fused part is subjected to a sealing treatment with the sealing tape according to claim 1 .

18. The textile product according to claim 17 , wherein the textile product is a garment.

19. The textile product according to claim 17 , wherein the fabric laminated product comprises a flexible film, a woven fabric laminated to one side of the flexible film, and a cloth laminated on another side of the flexible film, wherein the woven fabric has a total cover factor (CF total ) of from 700 to 1400, calculated from the cover factors of a warp and a weft constituting the woven fabric according to a following formulae, and wherein the woven fabric side of the fabric laminated product is subjected to the sealing treatment

CF total =CF m +CF t

CF m =√{square root over ( F m )}× D m

CF t =√{square root over ( F t )}× D t   [Formula 2]

CF m : cover factor of the warp

CF t : cover factor of the weft

F m : fineness (dtex) of the warp

F t : fineness (dtex) of the weft

D m : density of the warp (counts/2.54 cm)

D t : density of the weft (counts/2.54 cm).

20. The textile product according to claim 19 , wherein at least one of the cover factor of the warp (CF m ) and the cover factor (CF t ) of the weft is in a range from 300 to 800.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, CO. LTD.
To: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES G.K.
Reel/Frame 056688/0023 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2016
From: JAPAN GORE TEX INC
To: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040631/0142 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2016
From: JAPAN GORE TEX INC
To: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040414/0570 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2008
From: SADATO, HIROKI; AKIMORI, JUNICHI
To: JAPAN GORE TEX INC
Reel/Frame 021800/0313 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-272803 · Sep 20, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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