WO1992005947A1 - A method of forming a gaiter - Google Patents

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WO1992005947A1
WO1992005947A1 PCT/GB1991/001614 GB9101614W WO9205947A1 WO 1992005947 A1 WO1992005947 A1 WO 1992005947A1 GB 9101614 W GB9101614 W GB 9101614W WO 9205947 A1 WO9205947 A1 WO 9205947A1
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gaiter
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Wilfred Sparks
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C.M.I. (Trimmings) Limited
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    • 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
    • B29C53/00—Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C53/36—Bending and joining, e.g. for making hollow articles
    • B29C53/38—Bending and joining, e.g. for making hollow articles by bending sheets or strips at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the article being formed and joining the edges
    • B29C53/40—Bending and joining, e.g. for making hollow articles by bending sheets or strips at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the article being formed and joining the edges for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
    • B29C66/05—Particular design of joint configurations
    • B29C66/10—Particular design of joint configurations particular design of the joint cross-sections
    • B29C66/11—Joint cross-sections comprising a single joint-segment, i.e. one of the parts to be joined comprising a single joint-segment in the joint cross-section
    • B29C66/114—Single butt joints
    • B29C66/1142—Single butt to butt joints
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
    • B29C66/05—Particular design of joint configurations
    • B29C66/305—Decorative or coloured joints
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/40—General aspects of joining substantially flat articles, e.g. plates, sheets or web-like materials; Making flat seams in tubular or hollow articles; Joining single elements to substantially flat surfaces
    • B29C66/41—Joining substantially flat articles ; Making flat seams in tubular or hollow articles
    • B29C66/43—Joining a relatively small portion of the surface of said articles
    • B29C66/432—Joining a relatively small portion of the surface of said articles for making tubular articles or closed loops, e.g. by joining several sheets ; for making hollow articles or hollow preforms
    • 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
    • B29C2793/00—Shaping techniques involving a cutting or machining operation
    • 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
    • B29C59/00—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C59/02—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor by mechanical means, e.g. pressing
    • 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
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
    • B29C65/04—Dielectric heating, e.g. high-frequency welding, i.e. radio frequency welding of plastic materials having dielectric properties, e.g. PVC
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
    • B29C66/71—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined
    • 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
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/30—Vehicles, e.g. ships or aircraft, or body parts thereof
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  • This invention relates to a method of forming a gaiter and particularly to a gaiter for covering the gear stick (lever) of a motor vehicle.
  • gaiters for motor vehicle gear levers The usual method of manufacturing gaiters for motor vehicle gear levers is to cut separate shaped pieces of material and to join these pieces together by stitching manually or automatically along adjacent edges of the pieces to produce the required gaiter shape. Commonly four triangular pieces are used to produce a conical gaiter. A wire shaped base is then stitched around the bottom edge of the gaiter to produce the finished gaiter. It will of course be appreciated that problems arise in the utilisation of the above method in so far as stitching together of the individual pieces, whilst producing a neat and attractive appearance, is necessarily time consuming and thus can result in increase production costs and reduced production rate.
  • a method of forming a gaiter comprising cutting a shaped section of material, linking together opposite ends of said material section to define a partially enclosed body of material and including adapting the material such that the effect of stitching is produced thereon.
  • the cutting of the shaped section of material is effected automatically, however manual cutting may be used if desired.
  • Said linking together of the ends of the material section can be achieved by way of welding, adhesives, stitching or any other suitable method as appropriate or as desired.
  • Preferably said effect of imitation stitching is created by way of high frequency welding or by way of high frequency flow moulding.
  • the imitation stitching may be created so as to be in generally equispaced radially extending lines.
  • the method may further include securing a rigid frame in a part of the gaiter to aid maintainance of shape thereof.
  • the material from which the gaiter is formed may comprise polyvinylchloride (PVC) coated fabric or leather or any other material as appropriate or as desired.
  • PVC polyvinylchloride
  • a gaiter comprising a single shaped section of material, said section being linked together at opposite ends thereof to define said gaiter and said material being adapted so as to create the effect of stitching thereon.
  • the second aspect of the invention may have some or all of the features of the first aspect.
  • gaiter may be generally hollow and conical in shape.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a section of material
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of the section of Fig. 1 with adaptation to create the effect of stitching
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of a gaiter made in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 a gaiter 10 constructed in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • the gaiter 10 is generally conical in shape and is hollow, having an open top 11 and bottom 12 thereto.
  • the gaiter 10 is formed in the following manner. Firstly, a single shaped piece of a material 13 such as polyvinylchloride (PVC) coated fabric or leather is cut from a source of such material (not shown) . Of course any suitable material can be used as appropriate or as desired.
  • a material 13 such as polyvinylchloride (PVC) coated fabric or leather is cut from a source of such material (not shown) .
  • PVC polyvinylchloride
  • any suitable material can be used as appropriate or as desired.
  • the piece of material 13 cut is generally of arcuate form having two generally straight ends 14, 16 linked by two curved side edges 17, 18, one 17 of which is of generally greater curvature relative to the other.
  • the shaped piece of material 13 then has imitation stitching 19 applied thereto in order to give it the attractive appearance associated with hand sewn gaiters.
  • the imitation stitching 19 is applied to the material piece 13 by using a high frequency welding machine or a flow moulding high frequency process machine or any other suitable apparatus. In the former case it has been realised that the use of metallic tools enables satisfactory results to be obtained.
  • the imitation stitching 19 is applied in generally radially extending equispaced lines, as shown in Fig. 2, to give the appearance of a gaiter formed by joining together a number of similar sections in the finished product.
  • the two ends of the piece 14, 16 are brought together and are joined using the same high frequency welding machine or high frequency process machine or by hand stitching.
  • the two ends 14, 16 of the gaiter can be held together in any suitable manner as desired or as appropriate, for example glues or other adhesives may be used.
  • the gaiter 10 thus formed is generally conical as described above.
  • a generally circular wire frame (not shown) can be stitched around the interior of the gaiter in the region of the bottom edge 18 to facilitate the gaiter in maintaining its shape.
  • the gaiter 10 is suitable for use in providing a cover for a conventional gear lever in a motor vehicle. With this method it is possible to provide a fast and efficient way to produce gaiters having an attractive appearance.

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Abstract

A method of forming a gaiter (10), such as is used to cover the gear lever of a vehicle, is disclosed whereby a shaped section of material (13) is cut and opposite ends (14, 16) of the section are brought together and secured together by high frequency welding to form a partially enclosed gaiter. Imitation stitching is then applied to the gaiter by way of high frequency welding in equispaced radial lines (19). A rigid frame can be included to increase the rigidity of the finished gaiter.

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A METHOD OF FORMING A GAITER
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method of forming a gaiter and particularly to a gaiter for covering the gear stick (lever) of a motor vehicle.
BACKGROUND ART
The usual method of manufacturing gaiters for motor vehicle gear levers is to cut separate shaped pieces of material and to join these pieces together by stitching manually or automatically along adjacent edges of the pieces to produce the required gaiter shape. Commonly four triangular pieces are used to produce a conical gaiter. A wire shaped base is then stitched around the bottom edge of the gaiter to produce the finished gaiter. It will of course be appreciated that problems arise in the utilisation of the above method in so far as stitching together of the individual pieces, whilst producing a neat and attractive appearance, is necessarily time consuming and thus can result in increase production costs and reduced production rate.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of forming a gaiter which will allow faster production thereof without any loss to the attractiveness of the finished product. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Thus, and in accordance with a first aspect of the present invention therefore, there is provided a method of forming a gaiter comprising cutting a shaped section of material, linking together opposite ends of said material section to define a partially enclosed body of material and including adapting the material such that the effect of stitching is produced thereon.
With this method it is possible to produce attractive gaiters in a fast and efficient manner.
Preferably the cutting of the shaped section of material is effected automatically, however manual cutting may be used if desired. Said linking together of the ends of the material section can be achieved by way of welding, adhesives, stitching or any other suitable method as appropriate or as desired. Preferably said effect of imitation stitching is created by way of high frequency welding or by way of high frequency flow moulding. The imitation stitching may be created so as to be in generally equispaced radially extending lines. The method may further include securing a rigid frame in a part of the gaiter to aid maintainance of shape thereof.
The material from which the gaiter is formed may comprise polyvinylchloride (PVC) coated fabric or leather or any other material as appropriate or as desired.
In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a gaiter comprising a single shaped section of material, said section being linked together at opposite ends thereof to define said gaiter and said material being adapted so as to create the effect of stitching thereon.
The second aspect of the invention may have some or all of the features of the first aspect.
Furthermore said gaiter may be generally hollow and conical in shape. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described further by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings of which:-
Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a section of material;
Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of the section of Fig. 1 with adaptation to create the effect of stitching; and
Fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of a gaiter made in accordance with the method of the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Referring now to the Figures, there is shown in Fig. 3 a gaiter 10 constructed in accordance with the method of the present invention.
The gaiter 10 is generally conical in shape and is hollow, having an open top 11 and bottom 12 thereto. The gaiter 10 is formed in the following manner. Firstly, a single shaped piece of a material 13 such as polyvinylchloride (PVC) coated fabric or leather is cut from a source of such material (not shown) . Of course any suitable material can be used as appropriate or as desired.
To construct the form of gaiter shown in Fig. 3, the piece of material 13 cut is generally of arcuate form having two generally straight ends 14, 16 linked by two curved side edges 17, 18, one 17 of which is of generally greater curvature relative to the other.
The shaped piece of material 13 then has imitation stitching 19 applied thereto in order to give it the attractive appearance associated with hand sewn gaiters.
The imitation stitching 19 is applied to the material piece 13 by using a high frequency welding machine or a flow moulding high frequency process machine or any other suitable apparatus. In the former case it has been realised that the use of metallic tools enables satisfactory results to be obtained. The imitation stitching 19 is applied in generally radially extending equispaced lines, as shown in Fig. 2, to give the appearance of a gaiter formed by joining together a number of similar sections in the finished product.
Once the imitation stitching 19 has been applied to the material piece 13, the two ends of the piece 14, 16 are brought together and are joined using the same high frequency welding machine or high frequency process machine or by hand stitching. Alternatively, of course, the two ends 14, 16 of the gaiter can be held together in any suitable manner as desired or as appropriate, for example glues or other adhesives may be used.
The gaiter 10 thus formed, is generally conical as described above. A generally circular wire frame (not shown) can be stitched around the interior of the gaiter in the region of the bottom edge 18 to facilitate the gaiter in maintaining its shape.
The gaiter 10 is suitable for use in providing a cover for a conventional gear lever in a motor vehicle. With this method it is possible to provide a fast and efficient way to produce gaiters having an attractive appearance.
It is of course to be understood that the invention is not intended to be restricted to the details of the above embodiment which are described by way of example only.

Claims

1. A method of forming a gaiter comprising cutting a shaped section of material, linking together opposite ends of said material section to define a partially enclosed body of material and including adapting the material such that the effect of stitching is produced thereon.
2. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the cutting of the shaped section of material is effected automatically.
3. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the cutting of the shaped section of material is effected manually.
4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the linking together of the ends of the material section is achieved by way of welding.
5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the linking together of the ends of the material section is achieved by way of adhesives.
6. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the linking together of the ends of the material section is achieved by way of stitching.
7. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the effect of stitching is created by way of high frequency welding.
8. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , characterised in that the effect of stitching is created by way of high frequency flow moulding.
9. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that said effect of stitching is created
5 so as to be in generally equispaced radially extending lines.
10. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 further including securing a rigid frame in a part of said gaiter to aid maintenance of the shape thereof.
10 11- A method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that said gaiter is formed from polyvinylchloride (PVC) coated fabric.
12. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that said gaiter is formed from leather.
15 13. A gaiter comprising a single shaped section of material , said section being linked together at opposite ends thereof to define said gaiter and said material being adapted so as to create the effect of stitching thereon.
20 14. A gaiter according to claim 13 wherein said gaiter is hollow and conical in shape.
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