US3239402A
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Edge banding method and apparatus
Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-23
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1982-07-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ecklund Oscar Frederick
- 👤 Wendricks Roland Norbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:11
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D51/00; B21D51/16; B21D51/26; B21D51/2676; B29; B29C; B29C63/00; B29C63/0026; B29C63/0034; B29C63/0039; B31; B31F; B31F5/00; B31F5/06; B31F5/08; B31F5/085; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1007; Y10T156/1008; Y10T156/1011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A METHOD OF EDGE BANDING A FLAT ARTICLE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FEEDING SAID ARTICLE CONTINUOUSLY ALONG A LINEAR PATH, PASSING A CONTINUOUS RIBBON OF FLEXIBLE, COHERENT, SEMI-MOLTEN PLASTIC IN THE DIRECTION OF FEED AND IN AN INTERSECTING PATH TOWARD A MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID ARTICLE, APPLYING FLUID PRESSURE SOFTLY AGAINST SAID RIBBON AND TOWARD SAID EDGE TO FRICTIONALLY CONFORM SAID RIBBON TO THE OPPOSITE MARGINAL SURGACES ALONG SAID EDGE, AND APPLYING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO SAID RIBBON TO FIRMLY BOND SAID RIBBON TO SAID MARGINAL EDGE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A METHOD OF EDGE BANDING A FLAT ARTICLE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FEEDING SAID ARTICLE CONTINUOUSLY ALONG A LINEAR PATH, PASSING A CONTINUOUS RIBBON OF FLEXIBLE, COHERENT, SEMI-MOLTEN PLASTIC IN THE DIRECTION OF FEED AND IN AN INTERSECTING PATH TOWARD A MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID ARTICLE, APPLYING FLUID PRESSURE SOFTLY AGAINST SAID RIBBON AND TOWARD SAID EDGE TO FRICTIONALLY CONFORM SAID RIBBON TO THE OPPOSITE MARGINAL SURGACES ALONG SAID EDGE, AND APPLYING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO SAID RIBBON TO FIRMLY BOND SAID RIBBON TO SAID MARGINAL EDGE.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
93 words
AN APPARATUS FOR EDGE BANDING A FLAT ARTICLE COMPRISING MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID ARTICLE ALONG A PREDETERMINED LINEAR PATH, MEANS FOR PASSING A CONTINUOUS RIBBON OF FLEXIBLE, COHERENT, SEMI-MOLTEN PLASTIC IN THE DIRECTION OF FEED AND IN AN INTERSECTING PATH TOWARD A MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID ARTICLE, MEANS ALONG SAID PATH FOR APPLYING FLUID PRESSURE SOFTLY AGANST SAID RIBBON AND TOWARD SAID EDGE TO FRICTIONALLY CONFORM SAID RIBBON TO THE OPPOSITE MARGINAL SURFACES ALONG SAID EDGE, AND CONTACTING PRESSURE MEANS OPERATIVE ALONG SAID PATH TO FIRMLY BOND SAID RIBBON TO SAID MARGINAL EDGE.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
93 words
AN APPARATUS FOR EDGE BANDING A FLAT ARTICLE COMPRISING MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID ARTICLE ALONG A PREDETERMINED LINEAR PATH, MEANS FOR PASSING A CONTINUOUS RIBBON OF FLEXIBLE, COHERENT, SEMI-MOLTEN PLASTIC IN THE DIRECTION OF FEED AND IN AN INTERSECTING PATH TOWARD A MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID ARTICLE, MEANS ALONG SAID PATH FOR APPLYING FLUID PRESSURE SOFTLY AGANST SAID RIBBON AND TOWARD SAID EDGE TO FRICTIONALLY CONFORM SAID RIBBON TO THE OPPOSITE MARGINAL SURFACES ALONG SAID EDGE, AND CONTACTING PRESSURE MEANS OPERATIVE ALONG SAID PATH TO FIRMLY BOND SAID RIBBON TO SAID MARGINAL EDGE.
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