GARMENTS HAVING ARTICLES SECURED THERETO AND METHODS FOR SECURING THE ARTICLES TO THE GARMENTS

摘要

A method for securing a rigid or semi-rigid article to a textile is described. The method can include the steps of positioning the article in a mold cavity of a mold; laying the textile between opposed mold portions for forming the mold cavity with a textile region of the textile extending across the mold cavity; closing the mold to clamp the textile between the opposed mold portions and substantially seal the article and the textile region in the mold cavity; filling the mold cavity with moldable material; and curing the moldable material to form an enclosure undetachably molded over the article and the textile region and embedding the article.