US3236160A
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Method of bonding container closures
Assignee: Hupp Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-21
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1981-12-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas F Mullaney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:28
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B13/00; B29B13/02; B29B13/023; B29B13/024; B29B13/025; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/10; B29C65/78; B29C65/7858; B29C65/7879; B29C65/7882; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/431; B29C66/4312; B29C66/43121; B29C66/432; B29C66/4322; B29C66/49; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/7232; B29C66/72327; B29C66/72328; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/80; B29C66/83; B29C66/836; B65; B65B; B65B51/00; B65B51/10; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/08; B29C35/0805; B29C2035/0822; B29C35/04; B29C35/045; B29C65/14; B29C65/1403; B29C65/1412; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/712; B29L2031/7162; B29L2031/7166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
IN THE METHOD OF SEALING A CONTAINER OR THE LIKE HAVING ENCLOSURE DEFINING WALL STRUCTURE AND CLOSURE FORMING PORTIONS COATED WITH A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND FORMING PROLONGATIONS OF SAID WALL STRUCTURE, THE STEPS OF: (A) REDUCING SAID COATING TO A PLASTICIZED STATE BY POSITIONING THE CLOSURE DORMING PORTIONS ADJACENT THE RADIANT SURFACES OF A GAS-FIRED INFRARED GENERATOR; (B) DIRECTING A STREAM OF GAS SERIATIM ADJACENT SAID RADIANT SURFACE TO HEAT SAID GAS AND ENTRAIN THEREIN COMBUSTION PRODUCTS EMANATING FROM SAID GENERATOR AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID CLOSURE PORTIONS TO ADDITIONALLY HEAT THE COATING THEREON; (C) BRINGING SAID CLOSURE ELEMENTS INTO JUXTAPOSITION WHILE SAID COATING IS IN SAID PLASTICIZED STATE; AND (D) APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID JUXTAPOSED PORTIONS TO FORM A BOND THEREBETWEEN WHILE SAID COATING IS SOLIDIFYING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
IN THE METHOD OF SEALING A CONTAINER OR THE LIKE HAVING ENCLOSURE DEFINING WALL STRUCTURE AND CLOSURE FORMING PORTIONS COATED WITH A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND FORMING PROLONGATIONS OF SAID WALL STRUCTURE, THE STEPS OF: (A) REDUCING SAID COATING TO A PLASTICIZED STATE BY POSITIONING THE CLOSURE DORMING PORTIONS ADJACENT THE RADIANT SURFACES OF A GAS-FIRED INFRARED GENERATOR; (B) DIRECTING A STREAM OF GAS SERIATIM ADJACENT SAID RADIANT SURFACE TO HEAT SAID GAS AND ENTRAIN THEREIN COMBUSTION PRODUCTS EMANATING FROM SAID GENERATOR AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID CLOSURE PORTIONS TO ADDITIONALLY HEAT THE COATING THEREON; (C) BRINGING SAID CLOSURE ELEMENTS INTO JUXTAPOSITION WHILE SAID COATING IS IN SAID PLASTICIZED STATE; AND (D) APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID JUXTAPOSED PORTIONS TO FORM A BOND THEREBETWEEN WHILE SAID COATING IS SOLIDIFYING.
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