US4532166A
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Welding of web materials
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1983-10-03
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Granted: 1985-07-30
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Expires: 2003-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A welded web comprising a first edge of a web having at least one aperture overlapping a second edge of a web comprising thermoplastic material on an exposed surface along the second edge to form a region of contiguous contact between the first edge and the second edge, at least a portion of the thermoplastic material at least partially filling the aperture thereby bonding the first edge to the second edge. The web may be formed by a process comprising providing a web having a first edge, providing a web having a second edge, forming at least one aperture in at least the first edge, overlapping the first edge over the thermoplastic material on the exposed surface along the second edge whereby the thermoplastic material on the second edge at least covers the aperture to form a region of contiguous contact between the first edge and the second edge, raising the temperature at least in the region of contiguous contact adjacent the aperture whereby thermoplastic material from the second edge at least partially fills the aperture thereby bonding the first edge to the second edge.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl V. Thomsen
- 👤 Richard W. Radler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:34
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/08; B29C65/48; B29C65/4805; B29C65/481; B29C65/4815; B29C65/50; B29C65/5042; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/02; B29C66/022; B29C66/0224; B29C66/02241; B29C66/02242; B29C66/024; B29C66/0246; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/114; B29C66/1142; B29C66/20; B29C66/21; B29C66/23; B29C66/232; B29C66/303; B29C66/3032; B29C66/30325; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/432; B29C66/4322; B29C66/4324; B29C66/49; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/729; B29C66/7292; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C65/04; B29C65/5007; B29C66/71; B29C66/80; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29K; B29K2009/00; B29K2009/06; B29K2031/00; B29K2031/04; B29K2069/00; B29L; B29L2009/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331; Y10T428/24339; Y10T428/24347
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt comprising a web having an outer coating of thermoplastic material along substantially the entire length of said web, said thermoplastic belt having a seam comprising a first edge of said web having a plurality of apertures overlapping an opposite edge of said web, said opposite edge comprising a portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material, to form a region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material on said opposite edge, said thermoplastic material substantially filling said apertures thereby bonding said first edge to said opposite edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt comprising a web having an outer coating of thermoplastic material along substantially the entire length of said web, said thermoplastic belt having a seam comprising a first edge of said web having a plurality of apertures overlapping an opposite edge of said web, said opposite edge comprising a portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material, to form a region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material on said opposite edge, said thermoplastic material substantially filling said apertures thereby bonding said first edge to said opposite edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt in accordance with claim 1 wherein said plurality of apertures are arranged in a plurality of rows.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt in accordance with claim 1 wherein said opposite edge of said web comprises a plurality of apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt in accordance with claim 1 wherein said apertures in said first edge are covered by thermoplastic material along said opposite edge free of any aperture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt comprising a web having an outer coating of thermoplastic material along substantially the entire length of said web, said thermoplastic belt having a seam comprising a first edge of said web having a plurality of apertures overlapping an opposite edge of said web, said opposite edge comprising a portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material, to form a region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material on said opposite edge, said thermoplastic material substantially filling said apertures thereby bonding said first edge to said opposite edge to form a seam having a thickness less than the thickness of the doubled thickness of said web.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt comprising a web having an outer coating of thermoplastic material along substantially the entire length of said web, said thermoplastic belt having a seam comprising a first edge of said web having a plurality of apertures overlapping an opposite edge of said web, said opposite edge comprising a portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material, to form a region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material on said opposite edge, said thermoplastic material substantially filling said apertures thereby bonding said first edge to said opposite edge to form a seam having a thickness less than the thickness of the doubled thickness of said web.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt comprising a web having an outer coating of thermoplastic material along substantially the entire length of said web, said thermoplastic belt having a seam comprising a first edge of said web having a plurality of apertures overlapping an opposite edge of said web, said opposite edge comprising a portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material, to form a region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material on said opposite edge, said thermoplastic material substantially filling said apertures thereby bonding said first edge to said opposite edge to form a seam, said apertures being tapered with the narrower end of said apertures located adjacent said region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said thermoplastic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
134 words
A welded, flexible, thermoplastic belt comprising a web having an outer coating of thermoplastic material along substantially the entire length of said web, said thermoplastic belt having a seam comprising a first edge of said web having a plurality of apertures overlapping an opposite edge of said web, said opposite edge comprising a portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material, to form a region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said portion of said outer coating of said thermoplastic material on said opposite edge, said thermoplastic material substantially filling said apertures thereby bonding said first edge to said opposite edge to form a seam, said apertures being tapered with the narrower end of said apertures located adjacent said region of contiguous contact between said first edge and said thermoplastic material.
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