LAMINAR MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHOES, METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND SHOE STIFFENER MATERIALS INCLUDING SAID LAMINAR MATERIALS

摘要

A method of making a laminar material suitable for use in the manufacture of shoes. The material includes an extruded core having laminated thereto on both sides a fibre fabric layer, the thermoplastic sheet core is made from a mixture of granulated scrap shoe stiffener material with virgin extrudable thermoplastics material the core including at least 40% by weight of virgin extrudable thermoplastics material. Hot melt adhesive coatings are applied on both sides. The scrap material in the core includes fibrous particles.