Patent ID: 6722102
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B65B

Abstract:
A method of attaching an article to a thermoplastic layer of a laminate without using hot-melt adhesive, the method comprising the steps of:providing an article; heating a thermoplastic portion of the article to a temperature no higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic substance of said portion of the article; placing that heated portion of the article on a portion of the thermoplastic layer to heat said portion of the thermoplastic layer and thus convert said portion of the thermoplastic layer from a non-tacky condition to a tacky condition, said portion of the article having a thermal capacity higher than that of said portion of the layer; and one of allowing and causing the heated portions of the article and the layer to cool, to thereby become bonded together.