Patterned articles made of filaments including segments of differing color,and method of making the same
Abstract
Abstract PATTERNED ARTICLES OF THERMOPLASIC OR OTHER MATERIAL ARE FORMED OF FILAMENTS, EACH DILAMENT INCLUDING A SERIES OF SEGMENTS OF DIFFERING COLOR OR OTHER PROPERTY. THE FILAMENTS ARE POSITIONED BESIDE ONE ANOTHER WITH SEGMENTS IN EACH DILAMENT ALIGNED TRANSVERSELY WITH SEGMENTS IN TRANSVERSELY CONTIGUOUS FILAMENTS TO ESTABLISH THE PATTERN. THE FILAMENTS ARE PRODUCED AS PORTIONS OF CONTINUOUS STAND WHICH IS SPIRALLY WRAPPED OF FOLDED TO POSITION PORTIONS OF THE STAND BESIDE ONE ANOTHER TO TRANSVERSELY ALIGN THE SEGMENTS. THE PATTERN EXTENDS THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE ARTICLE, SO IT CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY SURFACE WEAR. CONTINUOUS STANDS CAN BE PRODUCED BY EXTRUSION OR OTHER METHOD.
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- 👤 Cornelis W Beelien
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