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(11) EP 0 291 189 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/46

(21) Application number: 88303710.3

(22) Date of filing: 25.04.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: D04H 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 09.05.1987 GB 8711013

(71) Applicant: Pal International Limited
Oadby Leicester LE2 5LW (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Brucciani, Richard Louis
    Leicester (GB)

(74) Representative: Lawrence, John Gordon et al
McNeight & Lawrence Regent House Heaton Lane
Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1BS
Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1BS (GB)


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    (54) Method and apparatus for the production of thermally bonded fibrous articles


    (57) There is disclosed a method and apparatus wherein a thermally bondable mass of fibre is deposited on a mould surface shaped to conform with the articles, for example hats, to be produced. The mass is thermally bonded whilst held on the mould surface to form an integrated structure.







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