Patent ID: 6374893
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
A plastic welder that is attachable to a source of heated air for the purpose of welding crystalline thermoplastic materials, said plastic welder comprising:a) a tip, b) a hook, c) a nose, d) an eyelet vent, e) a body, f) a parabolic vent, g) a deflector, h) a flue entrance, and i) a base, wherein heated air is blown through the plastic welder from the source of heated air, with some of the heated air escaping through the parabolic vent which preheats the crystalline thermoplastic material to be welded, and the balance of the heated air being deflected into the flue entrance, wherein said balance of the heated air flows through the body of the plastic welder escaping through the eyelet vent, both melting said crystalline thermoplastic material to be welded and also heating the hook, nose and tip of the plastic welder.