Method and apparatus for forming splices in flexible, fusible material and material spliced accordingly
US5523139A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/197
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming diagonal splices in flexible, fusible material and the material spliced accordingly. The splice is formed by overlapping the material, tensioning the material at the area to be spliced, and heating a strip of the material under tension to its fusion temperature, thereby fusing and separating the material at the strip. The splice is nearly undetectable to the untrained eye.
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