US3359149A
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Method of making a plastic clothes protector
Assignee: H and H Plastics Mfg Co
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Filing: 1964-02-07
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1984-02-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond J Hummel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:18
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B13/00; A41B13/10; A41B2400/00; A41B2400/52; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1007; Y10T156/1015; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1054; Y10T156/1056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A METHOD OF RAPIDLY FORMING A LARGER NUMBER OF DISPOSIBLE PLASTIC BIBS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, UNROLLING AND CONVEYING A CONTINUOUS SHEET OF PLASTIC, CONTINUOUSLY FOLDING AN EDGE OF SAID SHEET OVER A PORTION OF ONE SIDE OF SAID SHEET TO FORM A FOLDED EDGE, CONTINUOUSLY FOLDING THE OPPOSITE CONTINUOUS SHEET EDGE OVER A PORTION OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SHEET TO FORM A SECOND FOLDED EDGE, LONGTIUDINALLY SLITTING ONE OF SAID FOLDS AND ADJACENT SHEET PORTION AT SPACED INTERVALS NEAR TO, PARALLEL TO, BUT SPACED FROM THE ADJACENT FOLDED EDGE; CUTTING SAID ONE FOLD AND SHEET PORTION TO A DEPTH PARTIALLY ACROSS SAID ONE FOLD AT SPACED INTERVALS INTERMEDIATE THE SPACED SLITS TO FORM SPACED INTERVALS INTERMEDIATE THE SPACED SLITS TO FORM SPACED OPENINGS; UNROLLING A CONTINUOUS NARROW STRIP OF PLASTIC FUSIBLE TO SAID PLASTIC SHEET, ALONG SAID CUT FOLD, BETWEEN THE SLITS AND ADJACENT FOLDED EDGE, AND TRANSVERSELY MELT SEVERING SAID SHEET, FOLDS, AND STRIPS INTO EQUAL SECTIONS ALONG SEVERANCE LINES SPACED BETWEEN THE CUTS ON THE SPACED SLITS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FUSING THE NEWLY CUT SHEET EDGES, FOLD EDGES, AND STRIP ENDS TOGETHER TO FORM A COMPLETE BIB HAVING A CATCH POCKET, HAVING A SLIPOVER COLLAR CONSTRUCTION WITH SAID CUTS, AND CAPABLE OF HAVING A PAIR OF TIES BY DIVIDING SAID STRIP IN THE CENTER, SAID TIES BEING EFFECTIVELY LENGTHENED BY SAID SLITS.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-18 | 1979-06-19 | 1979-12-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |