Patent ID: 9487911
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B29C,B32B,B65H,D06H,D21F,F16G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A seaming element for an industrial textile having first and second ends, the seaming element comprising a body having a first end region, a second end region and an intermediate fold region, opposing first and second lateral edges, an outer first surface and an inner second surface, wherein (i) each end region comprises a plurality of slits extending from the outer surface through to the inner surface wherein adjacent pairs of the slits define land areas therebetween and selected ones of the land areas comprise protrusions extending from at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface to form a profile to the respective surface; (ii) the intermediate fold region comprises a fold line extending between the first and second lateral edges, and a plurality of apertures mutually aligned along the fold line to define a plurality of land areas therebetween such that when the body is folded along the fold line, the land areas form a plurality of loops defining a channel; (iii) the seaming element is constructed and arranged to be secured at each of the first and second end regions directly to the first end of the industrial textile; (iv) selected ones of the plurality of loops are alignable and interdigitatable with corresponding loops on a compatible seaming element provided to the second end of the industrial textile, to define a single aligned channel to receive a securing means; and (v) protrusions on the inner surface of the first end region are selectively secured to the inner surface of the second edge region, and protrusions on the inner surface of the second edge region are selectively secured to the inner surface of the first edge region.