Patent ID: 6033504
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A method of making a material structure, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a front section of material and at least one second material spaced a selected distance from said front section of material;(b) providing a curable liquid dispensably within an applicator;(c) providing means for allowing said liquid adhesive to exit said applicator;(d) positioning said applicator such that said liquid can be dispensed so as to form strands which contact and bond to said front section of material;(e) moving said applicator away from said front section of material so as to form an elongated strand between said front section of material and said applicator;(f) moving said applicator such that said strand contacts one of said at least one second material, and wherein said strand thereby connects said front section of material to said at least one second material; and(g) repeating steps (d) through (f) while indexing said applicator in a transverse direction such that any bonding point along said front section of material and said at least one second material is adjacent to a previous bonding point.