Patent ID: 8708019
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29D,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for welding plastic tubes comprising: a first tube holder having first and second parallel tube holding areas; a second tube holder having first and second parallel tube holding areas which are alignable with said tube holding areas of said first tube holder whereby a first tube may be placed in the aligned first tube holding areas and a second tube may be placed in the aligned second tube holding areas, said first tube holder having a first tube clamp for clamping the first tube in the first tube holding area and a second tube clamp for clamping the second tube in the second tube holding area, said second tube holder having a third tube clamp for clamping the first tube in the first tube holding area and a fourth tube clamp for clamping the second tube in the second tube holding areas whereby a fluid free area is created in each of the first tube and the second tube, wherein each of said tube clamps in each of said first tube holder and said second tube holder comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw for pressing against the respective tube between said jaws, said jaws in said tube clamps of each of said first tube holder and second tube holders having smooth tube contacting walls at their respective tube clamping portion, and each of said smooth tube contacting walls being of a smooth continuous curved configuration facilitating fluid stripping from either or both sides of the first tube and the second tube, and