Patent ID: 9731449
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A45C,B29C,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for applying an extruded, single-layer, thermoreactive seam tape to a seam, the seam comprising a first fabric surface and an adjacent second fabric surface, the method comprising: positioning the extruded, single-layer, thermoreactive seam tape adjacent to the seam, the extruded, single-layer, thermoreactive seam tape comprising: an interior planar surface that engages both the first fabric surface and the second fabric surface of the seam; and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface being a continually non-planar surface with respect to the interior planar surface along a length of the extruded, single-layer, thermoreactive seam tape, the exterior surface being an outwardly facing concave surface extending between a first side and a second side of the thermoreactive seam tape; and applying heat and pressure to the extruded, single-layer, thermoreactive seam tape, wherein the heat and the pressure facilitate adhesion of the extruded, single-layer, thermoreactive seam tape to the first fabric surface and the second fabric surface of the seam.