Patent ID: 7402222

Claim:
A method of producing an article of manufacture having a flocked surface; the method comprising: (a) supplying a flocked release sheet comprising a release sheet, a release adhesive adhered to the release sheet, and a plurality of flock fibers, with the flock fibers being adhered to the release sheet by the release adhesive; (b) supplying a pre-formed, solid and self-supporting thermosetting adhesive sheet; (c) thereafter contacting the flocked release sheet with the pre-formed, solid, and self-supporting thermosetting adhesive sheet, with the flock fibers being substantially perpendicular to an adjacent surface of the thermosetting sheet and the flock being positioned between the release sheet and release adhesive on the one hand and the thermosetting adhesive sheet on the other; (d) while the flocked release sheet is in contact with the thermosetting adhesive sheet, heating and applying pressure to the pre-formed, solid, and self-supporting thermosetting adhesive sheet to tackify the thermosetting adhesive and embed ends of the flock fibers in the adhesive, thereby adhering the thermosetting adhesive to the flock of the flocked release sheet.