METHOD FOR MAKING STRETCH LEATHER LAMINATES AND FINISHED ARTICLES CONTAINING SUCH LAMINATES

摘要

PURPOSE: A method for making a stretch leather laminate of stretch fabric and stretchable leather so that the high-stretch directions of the fabric and the leather are substantially aligned in a preselected region of the leather is provided. Finished articles containing such laminates are also provided. CONSTITUTION: A method for making a laminate of stretch fabric and stretchable leather comprises the steps of: (a) providing a piece of stretchable leather having at least one high stretch direction wherein the leather is pre-cut substantially to the size and shape of a component of a finished article; (b) providing one-way stretch fabric wherein the fabric is pre-cut substantially to the size and shape of a component of the finished article; (c) orienting the fabric to the leather such that the high stretch direction of the fabric and the high stretch direction of the leather are substantially aligned in at least one preselected region of the leather, the preselected region comprising at least 50% of the total area of the piece of leather and being preselected to produce a desired stretch characteristic in a finished article; and (d) laminating the fabric to the leather such that the fabric is undercut.