Patent ID: 6994379
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tubular assembly comprising: (a) a first tube having interior arid exterior surfaces and a plurality of perforations having edges; (b) a second tube having interior and exterior surfaces and a plurality of perforations having edges; and (c) a plug residing within at least a portion of each of said first and second tubes, said plug having an exterior surface, said exterior surface having cavities therein, at least some of said cavities being separately aligned with the perforations of said first tube and the perforations of said second tube, wherein said tubular assembly is prepared by a process comprising molding plastic material through at least some of the perforations of said first tube into the cavities aligned therewith, and through at least some of the perforations of said second tube into the cavities aligned therewith, the edges of the perforations of said first and second tubes being embedded in the plastic material extending therethrough thereby fixedly attaching said first tube and said second tube to said plug, further wherein each of said first and second tubes have a terminal end superposed over said plug and the terminal ends of said first and second tubes superposed over said plug abut each other.