Patent ID: 6123891
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
A process for molding a closed elastomeric profile in a mold from a continuous, open, unprocessed strip of elastomeric material having two ends in a static operation, the process comprising:sequentially molding adjacent successive segments of the strip in the mold wherein each segment is displaced substantially by its same length to take a place of a previous segment after molding the previous segment by shifting the strip in the mold, wherein the first end of the strip is left unprocessed prior to molding a first segment, and wherein the second end of the strip is left unprocessed after successive operations of molding adjacent segments,abutting the first and second ends of the strip left unprocessed in the mold by juxtaposing the first and second ends of the strip to thereby form a last segment wherein the length of juxtaposition represents a length at least equal to a length of a segment, andmolding the last segment of the strip in the mold to form a joint between the first and second ends to thereby form the closed elastomeric profile.