Patent ID: 7959758

Claim:
A method for the manufacture of a supported, polymeric shell article comprising the steps of: a) providing a cured, liquid-impervious, polymeric shell produced by dipping a coagulant-coated former into an aqueous latex emulsion, gelling a latex layer on the former, and heating the gelled latex layer on the former to crosslink and cure the latex layer; b) providing a liner knitted or woven using fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, polyester, polypropylene, Kevlar™, Spectra™, steel wire, or a combination thereof; c) disposing a non-tacky, thermoplastic adhesive layer between the shell and the liner and disposing the shell, adhesive layer and liner on a skeletal support; d) inflating the shell placed over the skeletal support with air pressure to create intimate contact between the polymeric shell, the adhesive layer, and the liner; e) subjecting the shell with the adhesive layer and the dressed liner to infrared radiation, thereby melting the adhesive layer and creating a bond between the shell and the liner; and f) cooling the shell with the adhesive layer and the liner to create the supported, polymeric shell article.