Patent ID: 9724893
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B29C,B32B,C09J,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for bonding two parts together, comprising: providing first and second parts; placing a light curable adhesive between the first and second parts; placing a mesh of modified fiber optic filaments between the first and second parts such that the light curable adhesive is disposed above and below the mesh of modified fiber optic filaments, wherein the modified fiber optic filaments extends outwardly from the first and second parts in at least two directions and the modified fiber optic filaments each comprises a plurality of cuts disposed along the length of the modified fiber optic filament, each cut extending around the entire circumference of the modified fiber optic filament, but not severing the entire cross-section of the modified fiber optic filament; and irradiating the light curable adhesive by exposing the extensions of the modified fiber optic filaments to radiation, wherein the mesh of modified fiber optic elements is exposed to the radiation in the at least two directions, and the radiation extends through each of the plurality of cuts such that the light curable adhesive both above and below the mesh of modified fiber optic elements is exposed to radiation extending through each cut.