PROCESS FOR FORMING COVERINGS

摘要

The present invention relates to a process (10) of forming a covering configured to be worn by a human or animal. The process (10) comprises the step of applying uncured silicone rubber to a textile substrate (14), the textile substrate comprising an elastic fibre that allows the textile substrate to stretch elastically, the textile substrate defining the general form of the covering. The process also comprises part curing the silicone rubber (16) such that the silicone rubber is sufficiently cured that the integrity of the silicone rubber can be substantially maintained and yet the silicone rubber is sufficiently uncured that a surface of the silicone rubber is impressible. The process (10) then comprises impressing a pattern on the surface of the part cured silicone rubber (20, 22).