US4604152A
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Method of making a stitched and bonded seam
Assignee: POLARSAFETY Oy
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Filing: 1984-09-11
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2004-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A method of making a seam in laminated textile fabric. The edges of a pair of sheets of fabric are separately stitched with reinforcing stitching and the stitched edges are then positioned in lapping relation. A layer of a thermoadhesive is interposed between the lapping edges and on the application of heat and pressure to the lapping edges the thermoadhesive layer will melt and permeate the fabric, as well as the stitching, to provide a tight and waterproof seam.
Inventors
- 👤 Lasse Liukko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:29
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06H; D06H5/00; A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/24; A41D27/245; B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/48; B29C65/50; B29C65/5057; B29C65/56; B29C65/62; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/729; C; C09; C09J; C09J5/00; C09J5/10; B29C65/4805; B29C65/481; B29C65/4815; B29C65/5007; B29C65/5021; B29K; B29K2313/00; B29K2313/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/24041; Y10T428/2405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of making a seam in laminated textile fabric, comprising the steps of separately stitching along the edges of a pair of sheets of fabric with reinforcing stitching, positioning the edge portions of the sheets in lapping relation and offsetting the stitched edges from each other, interposing a layer of thermoadhesive material between the lapping edges, maintaining the lapping edges free of interconnected stitching, and heating the thermoadhesive material to melt said thermoadhesive material and penetrate the molten thermoadhesive material into the fabric and into the stitching to provide a tight and waterproof seam.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of making a seam in laminated textile fabric, comprising the steps of separately stitching along the edges of a pair of sheets of fabric with reinforcing stitching, positioning the edge portions of the sheets in lapping relation and offsetting the stitched edges from each other, interposing a layer of thermoadhesive material between the lapping edges, maintaining the lapping edges free of interconnected stitching, and heating the thermoadhesive material to melt said thermoadhesive material and penetrate the molten thermoadhesive material into the fabric and into the stitching to provide a tight and waterproof seam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the thermoadhesive material is applied as a thermoadhesive tape to the edge of one of said fabric sheets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the thermoadhesive tape is fastened to the edge of said one sheet by said reinforcing stitches before positioning the sheets in lapping relation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the width of said thermoadhesive layer is less than the width of said overlapping edges so that said layer is unexposed in the completed seam.
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