Performance fabric appliqués

摘要

An appliqué comprising an outer perimeter fabric frame of a particular weave, fiber composition and cut, coated with a laminating adhesive, and inlayed with a central fabric panel formed of mesh or other perforated or highly porous material. Lamination causes the adhesive to melt through the mesh central panel and bond the two layers to an underlying performance fabric substrate. The resulting appliqué forms a robust and launderable bond, but does not substantially change the physical and visual characteristics of a performance fabric substrate to which the appliqué is applied. Moreover, a layered embroidery appearance can be created by contrast coloring the fabric frame versus central fabric panel, and this is further enhanced by printing a multi-color graphic along the periphery of the fabric frame.

主权项

1. A thermal appliqué, comprising:
a fabric frame cut from a fabric blank comprising a combination of pure synthetic polyester plus spandex within a range of from 3 to 15%, said fabric frame being cut with an inner cut and conforming outer cut of slightly expanded dimensions, that results in a substantially contiguous border framing a predetermined indicia; a coating of polyurethane adhesive on one side of said fabric frame, said coating of polyurethane adhesive having a thickness within a range of from 50-175 um, a modulus of elasticity within a range of from 3 to 10 Newtons, and a hot melt point within a range of from 175-300 degrees F.; a central fabric panel formed from a second blank of mesh material, cut to conform to the fabric frame but of dimensions intermediate to those of the inner cut and outer cut of the fabric frame, said central fabric panel being registered to and attached beneath the fabric frame on the adhesive-coated side and adhered thereby applique to a performance fabric substrate in a sandwich configuration.