Patent ID: 6274076
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B29C,B29K

Abstract:
A method for postforming a length of polymer shaped cord that has been extruded onto an object and which rises a predetermined height above said object, which comprises applying on the cord a forming surface extending in a direction along the length of the cord, said forming surface having:(a) a first section extending along said direction for, at least in part, engaging said object;(b) a second section extending along said direction and disposed laterally of said first section for overlying said cord when said first section is in engagement with said object; and(c) said second section having first and second portions extending along said direction, said first portion being disposed at a first height above said object which is less than said predetermined height and said second portion being disposed at a second height greater than said predetermined height, said first and second heights being measured when said first section is in engagement with said object, thus postforming said cord.