US 11,730,217 B1
Methods of disassembling apparel products having cycloalkene adhesives
Caglar Remzi Becer, Rugby (GB); Daniel John Mackinnon, Great Yeldham (GB); and Yongqiang Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to CreateMe Technologies LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CreateMe Technologies LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,174.
Int. Cl. A41H 43/00 (2006.01); C09J 145/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41H 43/00 (2013.01) [C09J 145/00 (2013.01); C09J 2400/266 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of disassembling an apparel product, comprising:
heating an adhesive of the apparel product, the adhesive being disposed at least partially between a major component and a minor component of the apparel product, the adhesive comprising a material having a cycloalkene bond including a grafted polymer backbone functionalized at least partially with a diene group and crosslinked with a dienophile, the major component forming a base portion of the apparel product and configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer, and the minor component forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component with the adhesive; and
separating the major component from the minor component adjoined by the adhesive, the major component comprising a synthetic polymer, cellulose, or natural fiber.