1. A method for making an elastic laminate, comprising:
providing a foil with a low density and a high porosity, with the foil having opposite first and second sides;
applying a first adhesive to the first side of the foil, with the first adhesive forming a polygonal reticulate film; and
adhering a first elastic layer to the first side of the foil by the first adhesive.
2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:
applying a second adhesive to the second side of the foil after adhering the first elastic layer to the first side of the foil, with the second adhesive forming a second polygonal reticulate film; and
adhering a second elastic layer to the second side of the foil by the second adhesive.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the foil includes providing the foil made of at least one material selected from a group consisting of polyurethane, polyolefin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide and polyester, and wherein adhering the first elastic layer to the first side of the foil includes adhering the first elastic layer made of at least one material selected from a group consisting of nylon, polyester, protein, cotton, rayon and polyurethane to the first side of the foil.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein applying the first adhesive to the first side of the foil includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of polygonal adhesive dots defined by a plurality of adhesive-free linear gaps to the first side of the foil.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of polygonal adhesive dots includes applying the first adhesive having the plurality of polygonal adhesive dots covering 30% to 60% of the first side of the foil.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of polygonal adhesive dots includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of polygonal adhesive dots each of which is triangular, quadrangular, or hexagonal.
7. The method according to claim 4, wherein applying the first adhesive defined by the adhesive-free linear gaps includes applying the first adhesive defined by the adhesive-free linear gaps being honeycombed with a plurality of hexagonal gaps.
8. The method according to claim 3, wherein applying the first adhesive includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units connected to one another, with each hollow polygonal adhesive unit enclosing a polygonal adhesive-free gap.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units includes applying the first adhesive having the plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units covering 30% to 60% of the first side of the foil.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units each of which is triangular, quadrangular, or hexagonal.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units being honeycombed with a plurality of hexagonal adhesive units each of which includes a pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines, a pair of second, parallel adhesive segment of lines at an angle with the pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines, and a pair of third, parallel adhesive segment of lines at an angle with both the pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines and the pair of second, parallel adhesive segment of lines to form a hexagonal adhesive-free gap between the pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines, the pair of second, parallel adhesive segment of lines and the pair of third, parallel adhesive segment of lines.
12. The method according to claim 8, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units being distributed by including a plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines and a plurality of second, parallel, continuous adhesive lines transverse to the plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines, forming a plurality of adhesive-free quadrangles between the plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines and the plurality of second, parallel, continuous adhesive lines.
13. The method according to claim 8, wherein applying the first adhesive having the plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units includes applying the first adhesive having a plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units being distributed by including a plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines, a plurality of second, parallel, continuous adhesive lines at an acute angle with the plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines, and a plurality of third, parallel, continuous adhesive lines at an acute angle with both the plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines and the plurality of second, parallel, continuous adhesive lines to form a plurality of adhesive-free triangles between the plurality of first, parallel, continuous adhesive lines, the plurality of second, parallel, continuous adhesive lines and the plurality of third, parallel, continuous adhesive lines.
14. An elastic laminate comprising:
a substrate with high porosity, with the substrate having opposite first and second sides;
two elastic layers respectively adhered to the first and second sides of the substrate; and
adhesive bonding the elastic layers to the substrate, with the adhesive forming a polygonal reticulate film between each of the two elastic layers and the substrate.
15. The laminate according to claim 14, wherein the substrate is made of at least one material selected from a group consisting of polyurethane, polyolefin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide and polyester, and the elastic layer is made of at least one material selected from a group consisting of nylon, polyester, protein, cotton, rayon and polyurethane.
16. The laminate according to claim 15, wherein the adhesive includes a plurality of polygonal adhesive dots defined by a plurality of adhesive-free linear gaps to form the polygonal reticulate film.
17. The laminate according to claim 16, wherein the adhesive-free linear gaps are honeycombed with a plurality of hexagonal gaps.
18. The laminate according to claim 15, wherein the adhesive includes a plurality of hollow polygonal adhesive units connected to one another, with each hollow polygonal adhesive unit enclosing a polygonal adhesive-free gap.
19. The laminate according to claim 18, wherein the hollow polygonal adhesive units are honeycombed with a plurality of hexagonal adhesive units each of which includes a pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines, a pair of second, parallel adhesive segment of lines at an angle with the pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines, and a pair of third, parallel adhesive segment of lines at an angle with both the pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines and the pair of second, parallel adhesive segment of lines to form a hexagonal adhesive-free gap between the pair of first, parallel adhesive segment of lines, the pair of second, parallel adhesive segment of lines and the pair of third, parallel adhesive segment of lines.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for curing an ultraviolet (UV)-curable coating material applied to a substrate surface, the apparatus comprising:
a curing head comprising:
a shroud defining an interior volume, the shroud forming an opening along one side, the opening positionable proximate the substrate surface; and
a UV radiation source attached to the shroud, wherein the shroud is configured to direct UV energy from the UV radiation source through the opening of the shroud and towards a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a first area of the substrate surface that is aligned with the opening; and
a supplemental light source attached to the curing head outside of the shroud, the supplemental light source configured to deliver light to a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a second area of the substrate surface that is located beyond the shroud and selected to reduce a curing potential of stray UV energy that escapes laterally beyond the shroud, wherein the supplemental light source comprises an incandescent light source, a halogen light source, a fluorescent light source, or an LED light source.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supplemental light source is configured to disrupt a wavelength of the stray UV energy escaping laterally beyond the shroud.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supplemental light source is configured to alter a molecular weight of the portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to the second area of the substrate surface.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supplemental light source comprises a 500 Watt halogen light bulb.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supplemental light source is movable between a use position and a storage position.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supplemental light source comprises a first supplemental light source located on a first lateral side of the curing head, and a second supplemental light source located on a second lateral side of the curing head.
7. An apparatus for curing an ultraviolet (UV)-curable coating material applied to a floor surface, the apparatus comprising:
a frame supported for movement over the floor surface;
a curing head supported by the frame, the curing head comprising:
a shroud comprising sidewalls defining a partially enclosed interior volume, the shroud defining an opening along a bottom side of the shroud, the opening positionable over the floor surface; and
a UV radiation source located within the interior volume of the shroud, wherein the shroud is configured to direct UV energy generated by the UV radiation source through the opening of the shroud and towards a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a first area of the floor surface that is located beneath the shroud and between the sidewalls; and
a supplemental light source attached to the curing head outside of the shroud, the supplemental light source configured to illuminate a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a second area of the floor surface that is located outside of the sidewalls of the shroud and further configured to disrupt a wavelength of stray UV energy that escapes beyond the sidewalls of the shroud, wherein the supplemental light source comprises an incandescent light source, a halogen light source, a fluorescent light source, or an LED light source.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the supplemental light source comprises a 500 Watt halogen light bulb.
9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the frame further comprises one or more wheels configured to support the curing head in rolling engagement with the floor surface.
10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the supplemental light source is configured to increase a molecular weight of the UV-curable coating material applied to the second area of the floor surface.
11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the supplemental light source is pivotable, relative to the curing head, between a use position and a storage position.
12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the UV radiation source comprises one or more bulbs configured to simultaneously emit the UV energy at wavelengths of both: 360 nanometers (nm) to 370 nm; and 250 nm to 260 nm.
13. A method for curing an ultraviolet (UV)-curable coating applied to a substrate surface, the method comprising:
passing a UV curing apparatus over a first area of the substrate surface covered by a UV-curable coating material, thereby curing the coating material on the first area of the substrate surface;
illuminating a portion of the coating material covering a second area of the substrate surface that lies beyond a lateral edge of the curing apparatus with a supplemental light source comprising an incandescent light source, a halogen light source, a fluorescent light source, or an LED light source; and
reducing, with the supplemental light source, a curing potential of stray UV energy that escapes beyond the lateral edge of the curing apparatus.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein reducing the curing potential of the stray UV energy comprises disrupting a wavelength of the stray UV energy.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein reducing the curing potential of the stray UV energy comprises increasing a molecular weight of uncured UV-curable coating material that lies in the second area.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein passing the UV curing apparatus over the first area and illuminating the portion of the coating material covering the second area occur simultaneously.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein passing the UV curing apparatus over the first area comprises illuminating the first area with a UV radiation source.
18. An apparatus for curing an ultraviolet (UV)-curable coating material applied to a substrate surface, the apparatus comprising:
a curing head comprising:
a shroud defining an interior volume, the shroud forming an opening along one side, the opening positionable proximate the substrate surface; and
a UV radiation source attached to the shroud, wherein the shroud is configured to direct UV energy from the UV radiation source through the opening of the shroud and towards a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a first area of the substrate surface that is aligned with the opening; and
a supplemental light source comprising a 500 W halogen light bulb, the supplemental light source attached to the curing head outside of the shroud, the supplemental light source configured to deliver light to a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a second area of the substrate surface that is located beyond the shroud wherein the supplemental light source is configured to disrupt a wavelength of stray UV escaping laterally beyond the shroud.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the supplemental light source is configured to alter a molecular weight of the portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to the second area of the substrate surface.
20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the supplemental light source is movable between a use position and a storage position.
21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the supplemental light source comprises a first supplemental light source located on a first lateral side of the curing head, and a second supplemental light source located on a second lateral side of the curing head.
22. An apparatus for curing an ultraviolet (UV)-curable coating material applied to a floor surface, the apparatus comprising:
a frame supported for movement over the floor surface;
a curing head supported by the frame, the curing head comprising:
a shroud comprising sidewalls defining a partially enclosed interior volume, the shroud defining an opening along a bottom side of the shroud, the opening positionable over the floor surface; and
a UV radiation source located within the interior volume of the shroud, wherein the shroud is configured to direct UV energy generated by the UV radiation source through the opening of the shroud and towards a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a first area of the floor surface that is located beneath the shroud and between the sidewalls; and
a supplemental light source comprising a 500 W halogen light bulb, the supplemental light source attached to the curing head outside of the shroud, the supplemental light source configured to illuminate a portion of the UV-curable coating material applied to a second area of the floor surface that is located outside of the sidewalls of the shroud wherein the supplemental light source is configured to disrupt a wavelength of stray UV energy that escapes beyond the sidewalls of the shroud.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the frame further comprises one or more wheels configured to support the curing head in rolling engagement with the floor surface.
24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the supplemental light source is configured to increase a molecular weight of the UV-curable coating material applied to the second area of the floor surface.
25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the supplemental light source is pivotable, relative to the curing head, between a use position and a storage position.
26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the UV radiation source comprises one or more bulbs configured to simultaneously emit the UV energy at wavelengths of both: 360 nanometers (nm) to 370 nm; and 250 nm to 260 nm.