Patent ID: 6210508
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A01N,A41B,A43B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
The method of manufacturing an anti-microbial shoe lining comprising the steps of:providing a quantity of an admixture comprising a thermoplastic resin and a zinc pyrithione agent having a predetermined microbial inhibition characteristic;blending the thermoplastic resin/zinc pyrithione admixture with a polymeric resin having pre-determined physical characteristics to form an anti-microbial feedstock having a concentration of between 1000 and 4000 ppm of zinc pyrithione and having said predetermined physical characteristics;extruding said anti-microbial feedstock into relatively long, narrow, thin lengths of anti-microbial tapes; andknitting said anti-microbial tapes into an anti-microbial shoe lining.