Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06Q—DECORATING TEXTILES
  • D06Q1/00—Decorating textiles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C43/02—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
  • B29C43/021—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles characterised by the shape of the surface
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C43/02—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
  • B29C43/18—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. compression moulding around inserts or for coating articles
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06Q—DECORATING TEXTILES
  • D06Q1/00—Decorating textiles
  • D06Q1/08—Decorating textiles by fixation of mechanical effects, e.g. calendering, embossing or Chintz effects, using chemical means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
  • B29L2007/00—Flat articles, e.g. films or sheets
  • B29L2007/004—Tags; Tickets

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the fields of clothing, footwear, leather goods, bags and like.
• the present invention refers to the production of accessories or parts of articles of the above cited fields.
• Labels for clothing items are known, made of leather on which an engraving is made, typically an hot working, corresponding to graphic or alphanumeric symbols, for example indicative of the logo of the enterprise producing or distributing the clothing item.
• Document EP-1,216,807 describes a method for producing a panel made of a base of fabric supporting an elastomeric layer, penetrated inside the fabric, having a modeled resilient shaped surface, such panel being provided for partially or completely coating the surface of objects, for example suitcases and sport clothing articles such and shoes and track- suits, in order to protect said articles from impacts or form anti-slip surfaces upon them but not labels applicable on clothing articles .
• Document US-4,735,753 relates to a method for forming a fixing element or automatic button of a plastic material directly on a porous material by melting said plastic material which partially penetrates in the porous material and partially remains at the surface where it is shaped in order to form the fixing element.
• clothing articles not only clothing items are meant, but also footwear, leather goods, bags and the like.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a method for the production of accessories for a clothing article as an alternative to the known ones and which permits to produce accessories conjugating an adequate aesthetic effect with satisfactory performances in terms of resistance to washing and other stresses .
• An other object of the invention is also an accessory for a clothing article as defined in claim 6 and by its particular embodiments described in claims 7 and 8.
• Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a matrix of a die provided with cavities or grooves according to an embodiment of the invention
• Figure 2 shows a perspective view of said matrix, in which a layer of fabric and a batch of press-moulding material are housed;
• Figure 3a shows a plan view of said matrix containing the layer of fabric and the batch
• Figure 3b shows a cross-section according to the axis B-B of the matrix of Figure 3a;
• Figure 3c shows an enlargement of a portion C of the view in cross-section of Figure 3b;
• Figure 4a shows a plan view of a label according to an example of the invention
• Figure 4b shows a cross-section according to the axis A-A of the label of Figure 4a;
• Figure 5 shows an exemplary label obtained with a method of compression moulding according to one embodiment of the invention
• Figure 6a shows a plan view of further embodiment of the matrix of Figure 3a containing a reinforcing mesh in addition to the layer of fabric and to the batch;
• Figure 6b shows a plan view of a label according to said further embodiment of the invention.
• Figure 6c shows a cross-section according to the axis A-A of the label of Figure 6b.
• an exemplary embodiment of a method for producing an accessory for clothing articles will be described below.
• clothing articles not only clothing items are meant, but also footwear, leather goods, bags and similar.
• accessory as a clothing article both the complete accessory and parts of an accessory are meant, or parts of the article itself.
• the label is produced by means of a compression moulding utilizing a per se conventional press (consequently not shown) acting upon a mould comprising a punch (not shown) and a matrix 1 , shown in Figure 1.
• the matrix 1 (for example of ferrous material) is provided with an aperture which gives access to a hollow region 2 reproducing in negative the overall shape of the accessory to be obtained.
• the hollow region 2 is provided with a support surface 3 in which one or more cavities 4 are worked (for example, by means of a mechanical operation), as for example grooves .
• Such cavities 4 reproduce in negative the shape of graphical representations, ornamentals, graphical and/or alphanumeric symbols which must appear in relief on the label.
• graphics are representative of the logo of a particular producer of clothing items.
• the cavities 4 reproduce the wording " ETALBOTTONI " .
• the matrix 1 can have on the support surface 3 not only cavities but also some reliefs; the punch 1 is suitably counter-shaped.
• the method includes a phase or step at which a layer of fabric 5 (for example, with a rectangular shape) is placed on the support surface 3 ( Figures 2 and 3) .
• the layer of fabric 5 is made of fibers/materials of various origin (natural or synthetic) .
• the layer of fabric 5 can be obtained by weaving or knitting works and it can also be a nonwo- ven fabric, but in any case such to define some interstices among the its fibers /materials , also but not necessarily perceptible to the naked eye.
• a first face of the layer of fabric 5 is therefore faced to the cavities 4, whereas one of its second faces, opposite to the first, is looking towards the outside of the hollow region 2.
• a charge of moulding material 6 is placed on the second face of the layer of fabric 5.
• a moulding material can be at least one of the materials chosen among rubber, silicone-based materials, thermoplastics materials, thermosetting materials and the like.
• the matrix 1 is closed by its punch and the mould so formed is suitably fixed to the press. Then, a compression moulding phase occurs together with an increase of the temperature of the charge of moulding material 6.
• the increase of temperature is obtained, in particular, due to a direct heating (for example of the electric type) of the die as well as caused by the compression action.
• This thermal increase (for example, up to approximately 200°C) causes a softening of the charge 6 which were initially at the solid state or near at the solid state.
• the material for moulding the charge 6 is forced to enter into and through the interstices of the layer of fabric 5.
• the interstices faced to the cavities 4 are crossed by a portion of the softened moulding material (that is at the solid or soft state) of the charge 6 which flows into the cavities 4, until they are all filled.
• the moulding material of the charge 6 does not passes through and outward the interstices of the layer of fabric 5, even if it can flows at least partially through them anchoring itself to the fabric .
• the moulding material of the charge 6 is forced against the layer of fabric 5 and therefore it is forced to assume the shape of the hollow region 2. Due to this moulding action, the material of the charge 6 comes to form a coating of the second face of the layer of fabric 5.
• the label 7 so obtained by the method described hereinbefore is therefore provided with one or more reliefs 8 (corresponding to the cavities 4) of moulding material (for example rubber or silicone) and placed on the first face of the layer of fabric 5, and therefore on the face that results in sight, for instance, when the label is applied to the clothing item.
• moulding material for example rubber or silicone
• the second face of the layer of fabric 5 is coated (or at least partially coated) by a rear coating 9 obtained by compressing the moulding material.
• a rear coating 9 obtained by compressing the moulding material.
• the label 7 may therefore put on a clothing item, for example by means of a sewing, made along its edges, which crosses both the layer of fabric 5 and the rear coating 9 so that the face having the reliefs 8 is visible.
• the labels of- fabric associated with rubber or other similar natural or synthetic material, are usually sewn at the limit of its outer edge, and therefore this operation forms some cuttings and holes due to the sewing needle which, after a plurality of washings, cause breakings in the rubber and in some cases they cause the detachment of the label due to the fact that the natural rubber, in particular the silicone, has a little cutting resistance.
• This negative characteristic is as more pronounced as more reduced is the thickness of the label .
• a solution to this problem consisting in providing a reinforcing net 10, metallic or in a plastic or textile material, which is laid on the layer of fabric so that it is printed together with the combination rubber/fabric .
• Such net even remaining on the rear of the label, is permeated by the rubber and it acts as a reinforce, avoiding the tearing of the rubber. Nevertheless such reinforcing action does not alter the characteristics of flexibility and easy application to the clothing item or other article by the current industrial and non industrial sewing machines .
• a depression along the peripheral edge of the label forming a sewing channel 11 is in addition provided, having the aim of guiding the sewing machine in the phase of application of the la- bel to the clothing item, this latter intended in its broader scope comprising also the clothing accessories .
• the above described moulding procedure (preferably but non exclusively based on the compression moulding) can also be used for manufacturing buttons or other accessories such as frogs, hooking means, buckles, pendants, loops and parts of the clothing item itself which are traditionally made only of fabric, such as pockets, patches, linings, inserts and others .
• a button obtained according to the above described method will have a rear face, coated with the moulding material 9 and a front face, which makes visible a relief 8 in moulding material on a background of fabric 5. Furthermore, in the phase of loading of material in the die, it is possible to insert in the die itself a fixing element (for instance a metallic hook) connected to the fabric and/or to be incorporated in the moulding material; such metallic element will permit to fix the button to the clothing item.
• a fixing element for instance a metallic hook
• the accessory 7 (label, button or others) is also possible that not all the cavities 4 are filled directly with the moulding material 6 at the softened state; it is also possible that some cavities 4 can be coated by a part of the layer of fabric 5 and the cavity formed by such layer is filled with the moulding material which in any case does not pass through the fabric.
• the accessory 7 has on its front face (that is to say the one in sight) also one or more parts of fabric in relief .
• the described method can also be made in automated way with a management of the various phases controlled by a controlling and monitoring equipment.

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