Patent ID: 9277787
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A43B,A43D,B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,C08J,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A system for affixing an Ethylene-vinyl acetate item to a rubber item, the system comprising: a chamber, the chamber comprising a first dielectric material with a cavity, the cavity configured to receive the Ethylene-vinyl acetate item and the rubber item in a layered fashion a chamber cover removably coupled to the chamber, the chamber cover having an aperture extending through the chamber cover, the aperture fully containing a second dielectric material, the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material having greater loss properties than the chamber cover when exposed to microwave energy; a pressure source that applies pressure to the second dielectric material in an orientation that compresses the Ethylene-vinyl acetate item and the rubber item together; and at least one source of microwave energy that applies microwave energy to both the Ethylene-vinyl acetate item and the rubber item through the second dielectric material.