METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FURS AND FURS USING

THE SAME

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing furs and furs using the same, for reducing the use of furs, and more particularly, to a technology for greatly reducing the use of fur for a suit of furs compared to a conventional art and thus not only reducing a cost of the furs, but also reducing a weight of the furs and satisfying all consumer and manufacturer.

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Background Art

[3] In general, wearer wears thick garment to protect his/her temperature from cold weather all through the seasons in the South Pole and North Pole regions. Such a garment is made using woolen skin (that is, fur), which is obtained by catching, eating, and skinning fox, bear and the like, so that the wearer can overcome the cold weather.

[4] Since the fur is semi-permanent in lifetime, is soft and lustrous in quality, and has excellent thermal efficiency owing to its warmth retentivity and porousness, the wearer wears the garment made using the fur to keep out the cold. In recent years, even people, who inhabit in regions where it is cold only in winter unlike the Pole regions where it is very cold all through the seasons, popularly wear the garment using the fur obtained from mass-bred animals.

[5] The garment is obtained through the following process of skinning the animals, manually cutting the fur with knife at a predetermined size one by one, sewing the cut furs with one another, and finally processing and finishing the fur.

[6] However, the conventional fur is taken ten to thirteen sheets with a width of 15cm and a length of 40cm to obtain a suit of short coat and thus, its price increases and burdens consumer, a completed fur coat increases in weight, and separate process is required to form patterns.

[7] In order to overcome such defects, the fur is also used in such a method that it is cut slender and long and is made unitary fur and then, the unitary furs are attached at some intervals to a bottom plate of synthetic leather or fabric, thereby reducing an amount of use of fur by half or less.

[8] However, in the above method, the partially cut and attached unitary furs are not constant in interval. The furs are deteriorated in quality due to the absence of oneness caused by separation between the unitary furs. A part of the attached fur is disengaged, thereby often damaging the furs. Each unitary fur should be firmly adhered to the

bottom plate one by one at a constant interval and thus, work time and labor cost are much taken. [9]

Disclosure of Invention

Technical Problem

[10] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing furs and furs using the same that substantially overcome one or more of the limitations and disadvantages of the conventional art.

[11] One object of the present invention is to reduce an amount of use of fur raw- material for furs and a cost of the furs and thus, giving satisfaction to all manufacturer and consumer.

[12] Another object of the present invention is to not only reduce the use of fur raw- material while simplifying process and giving a sense of oneness to completed furs, but also prevent the disengagement of the furs raw-material from the completed furs.

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Technical Solution

[14] To achieve the above and other objects and advantages, and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a method for manufacturing furs for reducing an amount of use of fur. The method includes steps of drawing and marking with a predetermined length and shape of line on a leather surface of the fur; cutting the fur along the shape of the drawn line; fixing the fur at its one side to a fixing plate, and forcing and pulling the fur at the other side and extending the fur; firmly fixing the extended fur in an extended state at the other side to the fixing plate; moisturizing and extending the extended fur; and drying the fur.

[15] A cut section of the fur may be inclined at a degree of about 20° to 60° with respect to vertical direction.

[16] Some outer hairs of the fur may be drawn inside through through-hole provided while the cut section extending, so that hairs are all provided at both sides of the fur, thereby improving a feel.

[17] The furs may be connected in plurality in such a manner that contact portions are tied with each other by unity cloth and are adhered onto fiber paper.

[18] Adhesive cloth may be further adhered to a bottom of the fur to prevent contraction of the dried fur.

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Advantageous Effects

[20] Accordingly, the present invention can reduce an amount of use of fur raw-material

by 10% to 80% compared with conventional art, and can reduce weight by 10% to 80% compared with conventional fur, thereby reducing a cost of product. As one fur is extended, oneness can be provided as a whole and fur is naturalized in pattern, thereby providing more beauty in appearance.

[21] Further, since a connection portion is not damaged, repair is reduced, and satisfaction can be given to consumer.

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Brief Description of the Drawings

[23] Fig. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a method of manufacturing furs according to the present invention;

[24] Fig. 2 is a state of fur on which line is drawn according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[25] Fig. 3 is a state of fur cut along a drawn line according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[26] Fig. 4 is a state of fur expanded according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[27] Fig. 5 is a state and a plan exploded view of fur interconnected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[28] Fig. 6 is a state and a sectional exploded view of fur interconnected at its sleeve parts according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

[29] Fig. 7 is a photograph showing furs according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[31] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.

[32] As first shown in Fig. 1, chain lines 11 are drawn by pen on a leather surface of well-processed fur 10, keeping an interval of about 1 cm to 5 cm from each other left/ right and up/down (Step 100). Each chain has a length of about 10 mm to 35 mm, and has various shapes such as straight line-shape, "V"-shape, "S"-shape, and "D"-shape. The chain lines 11 are drawn narrow and fine on a thick portion of the fur 10 considering a thickness of the fur 10. It is desirable that the chain lines 11 are drawn to mismatch with each other in zigzag shape.

[33] As shown in Fig. 2, the fur 10 is cut along the various shapes of the chain lines 11 using a laser or a cutter (Step 110). The fur 10 can be cut at approximately right angle and preferably, is cut at an inclination of 20° to 60° with respect to vertical direction to have a cut section 12. Thus, the fur 10 can be improved in its extension and in addition,

when extended, can be prevented from being torn and get smoother.

[34] The fur 10 cut in predetermined type is fixed at its edge of any one side of the left/ right with respect to the front/rear (direction of head to tail of haired animal, that is, hair flow direction), to a separate fixing plate 20 such as a wooden plate (Step 120). The fur 10 is forced and pulled at its edge of the other side without any damage and thus, gets wide between the respective cut sections 12 and provides through-hole 13 while extended (Step 130).

[35] The extended fur 10 is fixed at the other side on the fixing plate 20 to keep its extension state (Step 140). The fur 10 getting rough while extended is moisturized on its leather surface, using brush or sprayer (Step 150). An amount of moisture of about 0.2 liter to 0.5 liter is supplied considering size and extension state of the fur 10.

[36] The fur 10 is left for about thirty minutes at room temperature while dried to a temperature of about 3O ⁰ C to 6O ⁰ C using natural dry or fan heater (Step 160). If so, the moisture is naturally permeated into the leather surface while the fur 10 is kept in strain state. In order to prevent the contraction of the dried fur 10, a separate adhesive cloth (not shown) can be adhered to a bottom of the fur 10. The above processed fur 10 is expanded at its cut portion while providing the through-hole 13 and therefore, gets more smooth and light than the non-processed fur 10. Conventional mink fur having a size of 15cm in width and 40cm in length is taken about 10 to 22 sheets to produce a suit of short coat, but the inventive fur 10 is taken only 2 to 6 sheets to produce desired furs.

[37] As shown in an exploded view of Fig. 4, when air is sent from outer hair 14 of the fur 10 inside through the through-hole 13 provided while extending the cut section 12, some hairs 14 are drawn inside through the through-hole 13 and thus, the hair 14 is provided at both sides of the fur 10, thereby allowing a wearer to feel smooth at the inside and outside.

[38] Meantime, the inventive extended fur 10 is not uniform at its end edge and therefore, it is difficult to connect the furs 10 in contact with each other. Therefore, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, contact portions of the furs 10 are tied and connected by unity cloth 30. In order to prevent the unity cloth 30 tied at the contact portion from contacting and rubbing with human body, the unity cloth 30 is surrounded by and adhered to a predetermined width of fiber paper 40 known in the art.

[39] Accordingly, the contact portion of the fur 10 can be prevented from frequent damage and thus, a high quality of product can be provided to consumer.

[40] Accordingly, the present invention can reduce an amount of use of fur raw-material by 10% to 80% compared with conventional art, and can reduce weight by 10% to 80% compared with conventional fur, thereby reducing a cost of the product. As one fur is extended, oneness can be provided as a whole and the fur is naturalized in

pattern, thereby providing more beauty in appearance.

[41] Further, since the connection portion is not damaged, repair is reduced, and satisfaction can be given to the consumer.

[42]

Industrial Applicability

[43] The present invention can reduce an amount of use of fur raw-material by 10% to

80% compared with conventional art, and can reduce weight by 10% to 80% compared with conventional fur, thereby reducing a cost of product. As one fur is extended, oneness can be provided as a whole and fur is naturalized in pattern, thereby providing more beauty in appearance.

[44] Further, since a connection portion is not damaged, repair is reduced, and satisfaction can be given to consumer.

[45] While the present invention has been described and illustrated herein with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention that come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

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