Patent ID: 7115151
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vacuum bag media comprising: a first layer that includes an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane; at least one second layer, having a first side and a second side, and comprising a first material and a second material, said first material comprising a plurality of bicomponent fibers comprising a first portion having a first melting point and a second portion having a second melting point that is higher than the first melting point, wherein the first material is in contact with said first layer and said second material of the second layer, the first portion of the bicomponent fibers is melted to attach the first layer to the first side of the at least one second layer; and a third layer comprising a third material having a third melting point that is higher than the first melting point, said third material selected from the group consisting of textile material and fabric, said third layer attached to the second side of the at least one second layer or said first layer.