Patent ID: 6295792
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L,B65B

Abstract:
Apparatus for processing a tube including an inner wall, a pair of attachment points extending along a length of said inner wall, a longitudinally extending intermediate wall having two sides and comprising flexible material attached between said attachment points, and a surplus of said flexible material with respect to a distance between said attachment points; said apparatus comprising orienting means for orienting said attachment points into predetermined positions, an applicator comprising a pair of probe tips carrying a corresponding pair of cam surfaces, whereby said probe tips can be introduced into said tube, one on each side of said intermediate wall, after said attachment points have been oriented into said predetermined positions, and whereby said cam surfaces can extend said intermediate wall and place said surplus against said inner wall; said apparatus further comprising attachment means for attaching said surplus to said inner wall.