Patent ID: 6622312
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A41C,A41D,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
A garment, comprising:a fabric body formed of yarns, the fabric body having a fabric edge; and an elongate trim attached to the fabric body along the fabric edge, the trim being formed of a textile material including fibers of thermoplastic material, the trim being attached to the fabric edge by wrapping the trim over the fabric edge such that the fabric edge is sandwiched between opposing portions of the trim and passing the trim and the fabric edge lengthwise through a nip defined between an ultrasonic horn and a rotating anvil, the anvil having an outer periphery configured to cause the trim to be heated at localized regions thereof spaced apart along a length of the trim, said heating the thermoplastic fibers at localized spaced apart regions to melt and penetrate the fabric edge, such that upon cooling and re-solidification of the thermoplastic material the trim is attached to the fabric edge at said localized spaced apart regions; wherein the fabric body is a non-ultrasonically bondable fabric, and the trim is attached to the fabric edge by thermoplastic material penetrating the fabric edge from each of the opposing portions of the trim such that the opposing portions are attached to each other through the non-ultrasonically bondable fabric.