Claims
- 1. An extensible material, comprising:
an extensible fabric; an extensible binder bonded to said fabric; and microspheres containing a phase change material dispersed in said binder.
- 2. The extensible material of claim 1 wherein said phase change material is a paraffinic hydrocarbon.
- 3. The extensible material of claim 2 further comprising:
a plurality of fibers mounted in said binder and extending away from said extensible fabric.
- 4. The extensible material of claim 2 wherein said binder comprises a latex material.
- 5. The extensible material of claim 4 further comprising:
a plurality of fibers mounted in said latex binder and extending away from said extensible fabric.
- 6. The extensible material of claim 2 wherein said binder and said phase change materials weigh collectively from approximately 1¼ to approximately 2½ ounces per square yard.
- 7. The extensible material of claim 3 wherein said binder and said phase change materials weigh collectively from approximately 1¼ to approximately 2½ ounces per square yard.
- 8. The extensible material of claim 4 wherein said binder and said phase change materials weigh collectively from approximately 1¼ to approximately 2½ ounces per square yard.
- 9. The extensible material of claim 5 wherein said binder and said phase change materials weigh collectively from approximately 1¼ to approximately 2½ ounces per square yard.
- 10. A method of manufacturing a coated composition for an extensible fabric comprising the steps of:
mixing a plurality of microspheres containing a phase change material with an extensible binder to form a coating composition; applying said coating composition to a release paper to produce a coated paper having an exposed coating and an opposed paper surface; bonding said exposed coating of said coated paper to an extensible fabric to form a fabric, coating and paper laminate; and removing said release paper from said laminate to produce an extensible, coated material.
- 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of:
foaming said extensible binder.
- 12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of:
curing said binder after removal of the release paper removal step.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the binder comprises a latex.
- 14. A method of manufacturing a coated composition for a substrate comprising the steps of:
mixing a plurality of microspheres containing a phase change material with a binder to form a coating composition; applying said coating composition to a release paper to produce a release paper coating have an exposed coating surface and an opposing paper contact surface; mounting a plurality of fibers in said exposed coating surface to produce a flocked surface of said release paper coating which is opposite said paper contact surface; removing said release paper from said flocked coating to expose said paper contact surface; and bonding said paper contact surface of said flocked coating to said substrate to form a flocked product containing a phase change material.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein said substrate is a fabric.
- 16. The method of claim 14 wherein said substrate is extensible.
- 17. The method of claim 15 wherein said fabric is extensible.
- 18. The method of claim 14 wherein said substrate is leather.
- 19. The method of claim 14 wherein said flocked produced contains approximately 1¼ to approximately 2½ ounces of said coating composition per square yard.
- 20. The method of claim 17 wherein said flocked produced contains approximately 1¼ to approximately 2½ ounces of said coating composition per square yard.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/259,964 filed Jun. 14, 1994 for FABRIC COATING CONTAINING ENERGY ABSORBING PHASE EXCHANGE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, which is incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety.
Divisions (2)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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