Patent ID: 7704579
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A41D,B29C,B29K,B29L,B64B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seam comprising: at least two opposing fabric sections, each having a facing surface; an adhesive layer disposed upon each said facing surface; and a tape disposed upon said adhesive layer, so as to join said at least two opposing fabric sections, wherein said tape comprises a tape fabric having yarns in a warp direction and yarns in a fill direction, wherein said adhesive layer impregnates said at least two opposing fabric sections and said tape fabric, and said adhesive layer underlying said tape is configured to have a non-uniform predetermined thickness profile formed from the application of at least one of heat and pressure, and wherein said non-uniform thickness profile, after bonding of said fabric sections to said tape, has a thin portion at a center of said tape and a thick portion at at least one edge of said tape.